730 public fishing lakes and rivers in Maryland — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Striped Bass and White Perch.
See every public fishing venue in Maryland on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 730 public fishing venues across Maryland in 4 regions — 451 lakes and reservoirs and 212 rivers. The largest is Tangier Sound, at 22,668 acres. Pocomoke River is the longest mapped river, running 117 km. Eastern Shore has the most venues on file, with 318. 59 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Maryland's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Striped Bass and White Perch — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 206 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 85 have nearby camping, and 297 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Maryland's public fishing venues are spread across 4 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Maryland's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 or older needs a Maryland fishing licence — a nontidal freshwater licence is about $20.50 resident / $40 non-resident annual (with short-term options), while tidal Chesapeake Bay and coastal water needs a separate, free Chesapeake Bay & Coastal Sport Fishing registration. A Maryland trout stamp (~$5) is required in addition to fish for or possess trout on nontidal put-and-take waters. Residents 65 and older need no licence. Buy from DNR at dnr.maryland.gov. A Maryland fishing licence (tidal registration for Chesapeake/coastal water, nontidal licence inland) covers this water — it's a DNR-listed public fishing access site.
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