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All about fishing in the Old Line State
Being a coastal state, Maryland offers a wide variety of fishing including both saltwater and freshwater. We concentrate on the freshwater, and primarily on the lakes and reservoirs. There are many additional fishing opportunities in the creeks, streams and rivers throughout Maryland as well. Here, you can fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill, redear sunfish, rock bass, warmouth, white perch, yellow perch, stripers, chain pickerel, muskie, northern pike and tiger muskie in local lakes, rivers, ponds and/or streams.
Major Maryland Lakes & Species

Lake & Fish Chart
This chart shows angling destinations, cross referenced with the major fish species found in each. For a detailed list of primary fish species in MD, plus state fish records, see the list below.
Fishing lake sizes and locations in the state.
Big Pool Lake is a 92-acre lake in the north-central of the state, 2 miles south of Indian Springs.
Broadford Lake is a 140-acre lake in the northwest corner of the state, on the eastern outskirts of Oakland.
Clopper Lake is a 90-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, 2 miles south of Germantown.
Deep Creek Lake is a 3,800-acre lake in the northwest corner of the state, 8 miles northeast of Oakland.
Jennings Randolph Lake is a 950-acre lake in northwest Maryland, 12 miles east of Oakland.
Lake Habeeb is a 243-acre lake in the northwest part of the state, 10 miles northeast of Cumberland.
Lake Lariat is a 72-acre lake in the southeast part of the state, 3 miles northeast of Johnstown.
Liberty Reservoir is a 3,100-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, south of Finksburg.
Little Seneca Lake is a 500-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Boyds.
Loch Raven Reservoir is a 2,400-acre lake in the northeast part of the state, 1 mile west of Glen Arm.
Piney Run Lake is a 300-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, on the western outskirts of Eldersburg.
Prettyboy Reservoir is a 1,500-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 4 miles west of Parkton.
Rocky Gorge Reservoir is a 770-acre lake in the central part of the state, 1 mile south of Fulton.
St. Mary's Lake is a 250-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Callaway.
Triadelphia Reservoir is a 800-acre lake in the central part of the state, 2 miles south of Dayton.
Youghiogheny River Lake is a 2,800-acre lake on the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, 2 miles north of Friendsville.
Fish Species & State Records in Maryland
Bass
Largemouth bass
World record: 22 lbs 4 oz
State Record: 11.4 lbs 6 oz
Smallmouth bass
World record: 11 lbs 15 oz
State Record: 8.2 lbs
Catfish
Channel catfish
World record: 58 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 27.9 lbs
Flathead catfish
World record: 123 lbs 9 oz
State Record: 40.0 lbsz
Blue catfish
World record: 143 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 84.0 lbs
White catfish
World record: 22 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 7.0 lbs
Crappie
Black crappie
World record: 6 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 4 lbs 7 oz*
White crappie
World record: 5 lbs 3 oz
State Record: 4 lbs 7 oz*
Walleye
Walleye
World record: 25 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 14.3 lbs
Trout
Rainbow trout
World record: 42 lbs 2 oz
State Record: 14.2 lbs
Brook trout
World record: 14 lbs 8 oz
State Record: 6.1 lbs
Brown trout
World record: 40 lbs 4 oz
State Record: 18.2 lbs
Cutthroat trout
World record: 41 lbs 0 oz
State Record: 7.6 lbs
Panfish
Bluegill
World record: 4 lbs 12 oz
State Record: 3.4 lbs
Redear sunfish
World record: 5.4 lbs
State Record: 2.3 lbs
Rock bass
World record: 3.0 lbs
State Record: 1.5 lbs
Warmouth
World record: 2.4 lbs
State Record: 0.7 lbs
White perch
World record: 4.6 lbs
State Record: 1.9 lbs
Yellow perch
World record: 4 lbs 3 oz
State Record: 3.3 lbs
Striped bass
Striper
World record: 81 lbs 14 oz
State Record: 47.1 lbs
Other species
Chain pickerel
World record: 9 lbs 6 oz
State Record: 8.0 lbs
Muskie (Muskellunge)
World record: 69 lbs 9 oz
State Record: 32.5 lbs
Northern pike
World record: 55 lbs 1 oz
State Record: 24.8 lbs
Tiger muskie
World record: 51 lbs 2 oz
State Record: 29.3 lbs
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State of MD Fishing Information
Visit the website of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for regulations and additional information regarding fishing in Maryland.
Get a Maryland fishing licence online.

Visit AA-Boats-Boating.com to find information about fishing boats in Maryland and other boating information.

Fish for big bass
Excellent largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing opportunities are available to anglers.
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