Location · MD

Conowingo Dam Tailrace

Harford County, MD · shoreline

The tailrace below Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River is one of the most productive fisheries on the East Coast. Stripers, walleye, white perch, and catfish concentrate below the dam. Access via Fisherman's Park on the west bank.

Parking at Fisherman's Park (west bank, Harford County). Flow and access vary with dam generation schedule — check Exelon's generation forecast. High water after storms can make the area unfishable.

Right now

Water temp
58°F
Air temp
78°F
Wind
2 to 7 mph NW
Tide phase
outgoing
Sunrise / sunset
6:17 AM / 7:48 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
Forecast
Sunny

Best species to target today

  1. White Perch Morone americana
    84/100
  2. Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
    80/100
  3. Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu · harvest closed
    74/100
  4. Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
    74/100
  5. Walleye Sander vitreus · harvest closed
    74/100
  6. Striped Bass Morone saxatilis · harvest closed
    68/100
  7. Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus · harvest closed
    33/100