Fly fishing inMaryland
Gunpowder Falls and Big Hunting Creek offer quality trout fishing near Baltimore and DC.
Maryland waters
7 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Antietam Creek
A freestone stream in western Maryland with consistent trout stocking and some wild trout sections; notable for accessible bank fishing and historical scenery.
Flows, flies & reports→creekCatoctin Creek
A scenic Frederick County creek with both stocked and wild trout reaches, offering technical nymphing and pocket-water dry-fly opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeDeep Creek Lake
The largest lake in Maryland supporting year-round fly fishing for smallmouth bass, largemouth, and stocked trout in fall/winter; offers boat and shore angling.
Flows, flies & reports→riverGunpowder Falls
A top trout stream in central Maryland with mixed wild and stocked trout; holds excellent dry-fly and nymph fishing in the Hereford Zone and lower reaches for stocked trout.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSavage River (Reservoir Tailwater)
Cold tailwater trout fishery below Savage River Reservoir known for healthy populations of wild and stocked trout in a remote western Maryland setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSusquehanna River (Conowingo Dam Tailrace)
A premier Chesapeake Bay tributary fly destination for American shad runs, striped bass, and strong smallmouth populations below Conowingo Dam.
Flows, flies & reports→riverYoughiogheny River (Upper & Middle Yough)
Western Maryland freestone river known for both trout (upper sections) and excellent smallmouth bass fishing in the lower freestone runs; popular with wading and float anglers.
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