Closest access points

Fishing near Bethesda, MD

In Montgomery County, MD, just north of the Potomac River. The C&O Canal segments of the Potomac are immediately south; the Catoctin trout streams are northwest; the Chesapeake Bay's western shore is east.

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Riverbend Park — Upper Potomac

7.9 mi · ~11 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

No species in harvest season here today.

Seneca Creek State Park — Clopper Lake

16 mi · ~23 min drive · Montgomery Co., MD
68/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — workable day for largemouth bass.

Triadelphia Reservoir

17 mi · ~24 min drive · Howard Co., MD
43/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — marginal conditions for largemouth bass.

Burke Lake Park

18 mi · ~26 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA
43/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — marginal conditions for largemouth bass.

Pohick Bay Regional Park

22 mi · ~32 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA
86/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — drop everything — ideal day for largemouth bass.

Occoquan Regional Park

22 mi · ~32 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA
61/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — workable day for largemouth bass.

Mason Neck State Park

24 mi · ~34 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA
86/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — drop everything — ideal day for largemouth bass.

Chapman State Park

25 mi · ~36 min drive · Charles Co., MD
86/100

Top today: Blue Catfish — drop everything — ideal day for blue catfish.

Jug Bay — Patuxent River

26 mi · ~38 min drive · Anne Arundel Co., MD
61/100

Top today: Northern Snakehead — workable day for northern snakehead.

Patapsco Valley State Park — Daniels Area

27 mi · ~40 min drive · Baltimore Co., MD
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Monocacy River — Buckeystown

29 mi · ~41 min drive · Frederick Co., MD
86/100

Top today: Channel Catfish — drop everything — ideal day for channel catfish.

Leesylvania State Park

29 mi · ~41 min drive · Prince William Co., VA
86/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — drop everything — ideal day for largemouth bass.

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