28 public waters in the Eastern Shore region — 11 lakes/reservoirs and 17 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Maryland licence.
See every public fishing venue in Maryland on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Part of the lower Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Tangier Sound is a premier light-tackle destination for striped bass, red drum and speckled trout. It holds Maryland's state record sheepshead (13.73 lb), caught in roughly 4 feet of water off South Marsh Island. Croakers arrive in numbers around Tangier and Smith Islands starting in mid-to-late May.
A shallow tidal sound on the lower Eastern Shore where the Pocomoke River meets Chesapeake Bay near the Virginia line. Maryland DNR fishing reports list it as a reliable striped bass and speckled trout area along marsh edges and cuts, with cobia showing up nearby in summer and legal-size flounder taken close to the sound.
Fishing Bay, a tidal marsh estuary spanning Dorchester and Somerset counties (within Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area), is most popular for striped bass, white perch and spotted seatrout, with red drum and even cobia also caught. A 9-mile marsh road and designated water trails provide access for canoes/kayaks alongside boat fishing.
Somerset County, Maryland — Pry Cove is a 351-acre lake, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Kedges Straits, a 289-acre lake in Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Somerset County, Maryland, Wicomico Creek is a 280-acre lake, managed by Maryland DNR. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Sheepshead Harbor, a 182-acre lake in Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Somerset County, Maryland — Little Monie Creek is a 74-acre lake, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Somerset County, Maryland — Horse Creek is a 41-acre lake, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Somerset County, Maryland, Tangs Creek is a 37-acre lake, managed by Maryland DNR. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Makitts Creek (17 acres) sits in Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Transquaking River runs 47 km through Dorchester and Somerset Counties, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A tidal Chesapeake Bay tributary — Striped Bass (rockfish), White Perch, channel and Blue Catfish and a spring American Shad run, all on a Maryland tidal fishing licence.
Little Annemessex River (6 km) flows through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Wicomico River runs 27 km through Somerset, Dorchester and Wicomico Counties, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
In Somerset, Dorchester and Wicomico Counties, Maryland, Wicomico River / Websters Cove is a 6 km river or creek, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
In Worcester and Somerset Counties, Maryland, Pocomoke River is a 117 km river or creek, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Marumsco Creek / Pocomoke Sound runs 10 km through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Saint Peters Creek (2 km) flows through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
In Somerset County, Maryland, Dames Quarter Creek is a 1 km river or creek, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Big Thorofare Creek runs 2 km through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Sheep Pen Gut/Hog Neck Bottom Creek (1 km) flows through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Jenkins Creek (1 km) flows through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Upper Thorofare Creek (1 km) flows through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Coulbourn Creek runs 1 km through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Tyler Cove runs 1 km through Somerset County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Somerset County, Maryland — Lower Thorofare Creek is a 1 km stream, managed by Maryland DNR: A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
In Somerset County, Maryland, Daugherty Creek Canal / Annemessex Canal is a 2 km river or creek, managed by Maryland DNR. A Maryland warmwater creek — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Sunfish.
Dividing Creek runs 23 km through Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Across its mapped waters, Somerset County holds 31 species on PiscaMaps, including Striped Bass, White Perch, Croaker, Flounder, Bluefish, Seatrout, Spot and Largemouth Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Maryland map Join PiscaMapsOne Maryland DNR fishing licence (a free tidal Chesapeake Bay & Coastal registration, or a nontidal licence inland) covers every public water in the state, Deep Creek Lake and every DNR-listed fishing access site included — the nontidal annual is about $21 resident / $40 non-resident, plus a ~$5 trout stamp on stocked put-and-take water. Maryland residents 65 and older need no licence. Buy at dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries.