See every public fishing venue in Maryland on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is a public lake in Montgomery County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. It is public water managed for fishing 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.
The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Dalecarlia Reservoir.
Boat ramps: 4 mapped — Boat ramp, Sandy Landing, Boat ramp, Rock Beach, water entry.
Camping: 3 sites mapped nearby — Marsden Tract Group Campsite, Lock 21 “Swains” Campground, Camp Fraser.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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.
Every water carries species, bank & boat access, current regulations and live water conditions — and members get Swim Mapper, Catch Logger and Trip Planner. It's the only US map with a dedicated carp-water layer.
View on Map Join PiscaMaps