Youghiogheny River — Friendsville, Garrett County, MD
Brown Trout fishing today
Marginal conditions for Brown Trout.
41/100
Why today scores 41
- 58°F water — Right in Brown Trout's ideal range
- 6 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
- Thunderstorms — Get off the water immediately when storms approach
Right now at Youghiogheny River — Friendsville
- Water temp
- 58°F
- Air temp
- 74°F
- Wind
- 2 to 6 mph W
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:30 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
- Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
About Brown Trout
Salmo trutta. Naturally reproduces in the Gunpowder River tailwater (Loch Raven below Prettyboy) and several Western MD streams; also heavily stocked. Typically more wary than rainbows. Classic mayfly hatches on the Gunpowder — sulphurs, BWOs, caddis. Streamer-eaters after dark.
Preferred water temp: 45–68°F (ideal 55°F). Preferred tide: either.
MD regulations
- Daily creel limit
- 2
Daily creel 2 in aggregate across trout species; possession 4 in aggregate. No minimum size. Same Closure 1 March 8–28 pre-season rule applies. Many brown trout fisheries (Gunpowder below Prettyboy, Savage River tailwater) are Catch-and-Return only or have elevated minimum size — check water-specific regs. Trout stamp required.
Source: NTMD regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.