Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County, MD

Rainbow Trout fishing today

Rainbow Trout harvest is closed today.

41/100

Why today scores 41

  • 57°F water — Right in Rainbow Trout's ideal range
  • 8 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
  • Thunderstorms — Get off the water immediately when storms approach

Right now at Deep Creek Lake

Water temp
57°F
Air temp
71°F
Wind
8 mph W
Tide phase
incoming
Sunrise / sunset
6:29 AM / 8:01 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows today
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
Forecast
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

About Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss. The most heavily stocked trout in Maryland. Put-and-take fisheries across the state plus holdover/wild fish in Western MD streams (Savage, Youghiogheny tailwater, Gunpowder). Takes PowerBait, small spinners, and standard dry/nymph patterns.

Preferred water temp: 45–68°F (ideal 55°F). Preferred tide: either.

MD regulations

No regulations recorded for NTMD/non-tidal — check the appropriate state agency directly before fishing.