Region guide · MD
Southern Maryland Maryland
The tidal Potomac from the Wilson Bridge to Point Lookout, the Patuxent from Jug Bay to Solomons, Calvert Cliffs and Cove Point, Mattawoman Creek and Mallows Bay, and lakes such as St. Mary's, Wheatley and Myrtle Grove.
12 places in this region
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Places to fish
Fishing AreaCalvert Cliffs and Cove PointAt the southern end of the Calvert Cliffs, the Bay's western shore runs past the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and…BayMallows Bay and Nanjemoy CreekMallows Bay, a shallow cove on the Charles County shore of the tidal Potomac, is best known for its "Ghost Fleet": the h…RiverLower Potomac River (Route 301 Bridge to Piney Point)Below the Nice Memorial (Route 301) Bridge, the Potomac widens into a big, salty river whose steep channel edges hold st…LakeMyrtle Grove LakeMyrtle Grove Lake is a quiet 23-acre lake inside Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area, a 4,460-acre tract of forest and…RiverTidal Potomac River (Wilson Bridge to Fort Washington)Just downstream of Washington, D.C., the tidal Potomac from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge past National Harbor and Fort Wash…RiverMattawoman Creek and Smallwood State ParkMattawoman Creek, a long, winding tidal tributary of the Potomac in Charles County, is one of Maryland's healthiest wate…RiverPatuxent River (Jug Bay to Benedict)The middle and upper tidal Patuxent, from the Benedict bridge up through the wide marshes of Jug Bay, is a winding tidal…Fishing AreaSolomons and the Lower Patuxent (Route 4 Bridge to Cedar Point)Solomons sits at the mouth of the Patuxent, and the lower river beside it is one of the most consistent striped bass are…Pier/Access PointPoint Lookout State Park and Cornfield HarborPoint Lookout State Park fills the very tip of the Western Shore, where the Potomac meets the Chesapeake. The park's 710…LakeSt. Mary's LakeSt. Mary's Lake, in the middle of St. Mary's County, is a quiet, wooded, electric-motors-only lake inside St. Mary's Riv…RiverSt. Mary's RiverThe St. Mary's River, which winds south past Great Mills and St. Mary's City into the lower Potomac, is really two fishe…LakeWheatley Lake (Gilbert Run Park)Wheatley Lake is a 75-acre flood-control lake in Charles County's Gilbert Run Park, east of La Plata, and one of the lak…
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Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
American Shad
Plate 02Saltwater
Atlantic Croaker
Plate 03Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 04Saltwater
Black Sea Bass
Plate 05Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 06Freshwater
Channel Catfish
Plate 07Saltwater
Northern Kingfish
Plate 08Saltwater
Spot
Plate 09Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 10Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 11Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 12Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 13Saltwater
Bluefish
Plate 14Saltwater
Fluke (Summer Flounder)
Plate 15Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 16Freshwater
