Monocacy River — Buckeystown, Frederick County, MD
Largemouth Bass fishing today
Skip the Largemouth Bass trip today.
33/100
Why today scores 33
- 39°F water — Below Largemouth Bass's active range (55–85°F)
- 6 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Monocacy River — Buckeystown
- Water temp
- 39°F
- Air temp
- 80°F
- Wind
- 2 to 6 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:22 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny
About Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides. Most popular gamefish in MD non-tidal waters. Ambush predator around cover — lily pads, submerged timber, docks, grass edges. Hits plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs, and topwater across the season.
Preferred water temp: 55–85°F (ideal 72°F). Preferred tide: either.
MD regulations
- Minimum size
- 12"
- Daily creel limit
- 5
Non-tidal MD: 12-inch minimum, 5 per day in aggregate with smallmouth bass. Harvest season is June 16 through the last day of February. March 1–June 15 is catch-and-release only to protect the spawn. Some waters have special regulations (slot limits, lower creel) — check the water-specific page.
Source: NTMD regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.