State
Maryland
75 public access points across 10 water bodies.
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Maryland covers four distinct fishing regions: the western mountains in Garrett and Allegany counties (Deep Creek Lake, Savage River tailwater, upper Potomac main stem), the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, the tidal Potomac under PRFC jurisdiction, and a ~31-mile Atlantic coast at Assateague Island and Ocean City. Striped bass is the state fish (designated 1965); current MD striped bass regulations include slot limits and an August recreational closure to reduce thermal-stress mortality.
Water bodies
- Chesapeake BayThe defining estuary of the mid-Atlantic — striper country.
- Upper ChesapeakeSusquehanna inflow, Bay Bridge, shallow flats.
- Mid ChesapeakeKent Island, Eastern Shore, Choptank country.
- Lower Maryland ChesapeakePatuxent confluence, Solomons, Point Lookout.
- Tidal PotomacDC to Point Lookout — PRFC jurisdiction.
- Upper PotomacAbove Great Falls — smallmouth water.
- Patuxent RiverJug Bay through Solomons.
- Deep Creek LakeMaryland's largest freshwater lake.
- Maryland ReservoirsWatershed lakes near Baltimore and the DC suburbs.
- Maryland Trout StreamsGunpowder, Savage, Patapsco — cold water.
All Maryland fishing locations
- Sandy Point State Park — Anne Arundel
- Deep Creek Lake — Garrett
- Savage River Reservoir — Garrett
- Jennings Randolph Lake — Garrett
- Youghiogheny River — Friendsville — Garrett
- Rocky Gap State Park — Lake Habeeb — Allegany
- North Branch Potomac River — Luke — Allegany
- Potomac River — Williamsport — Washington
- Antietam Creek — Burnside Bridge — Washington
- Conococheague Creek — Williamsport — Washington
- Prettyboy Reservoir — Baltimore
- Loch Raven Reservoir — Baltimore
- Liberty Reservoir — Carroll
- Triadelphia Reservoir — Howard
- Gunpowder Falls — Big Falls — Baltimore
- Patapsco Valley State Park — Daniels Area — Baltimore
- Monocacy River — Buckeystown — Frederick
- Big Hunting Creek — Catoctin — Frederick
- Potomac River — Point of Rocks — Frederick
- Seneca Creek State Park — Clopper Lake — Montgomery
- Conowingo Dam Tailrace — Harford
- Susquehanna Flats — Cecil
- Havre de Grace Fishing Pier — Harford
- Rocky Point Park — Essex — Baltimore
- North Point State Park — Baltimore
- Kent Narrows — Public Fishing Pier — Queen Anne's
- Romancoke Pier — Queen Anne's
- Matapeake Pier — Queen Anne's
- Choptank River — Cambridge — Dorchester
- Blackwater NWR — Fishing Area — Dorchester
- Jug Bay — Patuxent River — Anne Arundel
- Solomons Island Fishing Pier — Calvert
- Point Lookout State Park — St. Mary's
- Flag Ponds Nature Park — Calvert
- Chesapeake Beach — Rod N' Reel Pier — Calvert
- Assateague Island — MD Surf — Worcester
- Ocean City Inlet — North Jetty — Worcester
- Mariner Point Park — Harford
- Chapman State Park — Charles
- Breezy Point Beach — Calvert
- Betterton Beach — Kent
- Assateague State Park — Worcester
- Assateague Island National Seashore — Worcester
- Fort Smallwood Park — Anne Arundel
- Mayo Beach Park — Anne Arundel
- Beverly Triton Nature Park — Anne Arundel
- Downs Park — Anne Arundel
- Rock Hall Beach — Kent
- Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum — Calvert
- Martinak State Park — Caroline
- Public Landing Beach — Worcester
- Assawoman State Wildlife Area — Worcester
- Kings Landing Park — Calvert
- Deal Island Wildlife Management Area — Somerset
- Flying Point Park — Harford
- North East Community Park — Cecil
- Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach) — Cecil
- Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP) — Baltimore
- Miami Beach Park — Baltimore
- Cox's Point Park — Baltimore
- Elms Beach Park — St. Mary's
- Myrtle Point Park — St. Mary's
- Greenwell State Park — St. Mary's
- Friendship Farm Park — Charles
- Great Marsh Park (Gerry Boyle Park) — Dorchester
- Roaring Point Waterfront Park — Wicomico
- Greenbrier State Park — Washington
- Chapel Point State Park — Charles
- Broadford Lake Park — Garrett
- Snow Hill Farm Park — St. Mary's
- Rolph's Wharf — Queen Anne's
- Tyaskin Wharf — Wicomico
- Cove Road Beach — Wicomico
- North Beach (Calvert) — Calvert
- Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park (Perryville) — Cecil