Region guide · MD
Western Maryland Maryland
Mountain lakes and trout water from Deep Creek Lake and the Youghiogheny, Savage and North Branch Potomac rivers to the Catoctin streams, plus smallmouth, walleye and muskie in the upper Potomac and the Monocacy.
16 places in this region
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Places to fish
ReservoirDeep Creek LakeDeep Creek Lake is Maryland's largest lake: a 3,900-acre, 13-mile-long mountain reservoir in Garrett County that the sta…RiverOwens CreekOwens Creek runs off the Catoctin Mountains north of Thurmont in Frederick County, from Catoctin Mountain Park down past…RiverBeaver Creek (Washington County)Beaver Creek, southwest of Hagerstown in Washington County, is Maryland's largest limestone spring creek: it rises cold…RiverBig Hunting CreekBig Hunting Creek tumbles down the Catoctin Mountains along Route 77 west of Thurmont in Frederick County, through Cunni…LakeBlairs Valley LakeBlairs Valley Lake is a small, fertile lake in Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area, north of Clear Spring in Washing…RiverCasselman RiverThe Casselman is a gentle, meandering river that flows north through the farm valley at Grantsville, in northern Garrett…LakeBroadford LakeBroadford Lake is the Town of Oakland's 140-acre water-supply lake and park in southern Garrett County, a family-friendl…LakeLake Habeeb (Rocky Gap State Park)Lake Habeeb is the 243-acre mountain lake at Rocky Gap State Park, just off I-68 east of Cumberland. It's clear, deep an…RiverNorth Branch Potomac RiverThe North Branch of the Potomac forms Maryland's border with West Virginia in Garrett and Allegany counties, and after d…LakeHunting Creek Lake (Cunningham Falls State Park)Hunting Creek Lake is the 42-acre lake at Cunningham Falls State Park, west of Thurmont in the Catoctin Mountains. It's…ReservoirPiney ReservoirPiney Reservoir is Frostburg's 120-acre water-supply lake in Garrett County, a shore-and-ice-only fishery where boats ar…RiverSavage RiverThe Savage River in Garrett County is two trout fisheries split by the Savage River Reservoir. Below the dam, the lower…RiverMonocacy RiverThe Monocacy River winds 58 miles through Frederick County from the Pennsylvania line to the Potomac, a shallow, wooded…RiverUpper Potomac River (Cumberland to Great Falls)The nontidal Potomac above Great Falls is Maryland's big smallmouth river, and it also holds walleye, channel and flathe…RiverTown Creek (Green Ridge State Forest)Town Creek flows south out of Pennsylvania through Green Ridge State Forest, Maryland's largest block of public land, to…RiverYoughiogheny RiverThe Youghiogheny ("the Yock" to locals) is a big, rocky mountain river in western Garrett County that flows north out of…
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Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 02Freshwater
Brook Trout
Plate 03Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 05Freshwater
Channel Catfish
Plate 06Freshwater
Common Carp
Plate 07Freshwater
Flathead Catfish
Plate 08Freshwater
Muskellunge
Plate 09Freshwater
Northern Pike
Plate 10Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 11Freshwater
Walleye
Plate 12Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 13Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 14Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 15Freshwater
