Put-and-Take Trout Fishing Areas
Trout Stocking Locations and Maps:
During the stocking season, updates are posted daily on the trout stocking web page, social media, and through the department's email subscription service. Anglers may also call 800-688-3467 to get a recorded update.
View trout stocking schedules and updates on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources trout stocking page.
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Put-and-Take Trout Fishing Areas
The following restrictions apply to the areas listed:
- Creel limit (brook) – 0 Daily/0 Possession – all brook trout must be immediately released.
- Creel Limit (all other species of trout) combined 5 Daily/10 Possession.
- Minimum Size—no minimum size.
- Season—areas are closed to all fishing from 10 p.m. of the first date, to 6:30 a.m. of the second date, except as provided for by special regulation or where more restrictive fishing hours are posted.
- On March 28, 2026, the start time in all Closure 1 areas is 6:30 a.m.
2026 Closure Schedule
- Closure 0 — No Closure.
- Closure 1 — March 8–March 28, 2026
Areas Subject to Provisions of this Section:
Allegany County
Battie Mixon Ponds - 0
Cotton Cove Pond in Glendening Recreational Complex at Frostburg - 1
Dans Mountain Pond - 1
Evitts Creek—mainstem upstream of Interstate Route 68 - 1
Evitts Creek Ponds - 0
Fifteen Mile Creek Watershed - 1
Flintstone Creek Watershed - 0
Georges Creek—mainstem from the upper boundary of Town Park in Westernport upstream to Neff Run - 0
Jennings Run—mainstem downstream of the confluence of North Jennings Run - 1
Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake) - 0
Lions Park Pond, Frostburg (area subject to user restrictions by the City of Frostburg) - 0
North Branch Potomac River mainstem—from Allegany County line downstream to the upper Potomac River Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge in Westernport - 0
North Jennings Run Watershed - 1
Orchard Pond - 0
Sideling Hill Creek Watershed - 0
White Sulfur Pond - 0
Wills Creek—mainstem upstream of the US Army Corps of Engineers Flood Control Project at The Narrows above Cumberland - 1
Anne Arundel County
Severn Run—mainstem upstream of MD Route 3 - 1
Baltimore County and Baltimore City
Gunpowder Falls—mainstem from the red post located 1.6 miles downstream of Corbett Road downstream to the hiker/biker bridge located approximately one mile downstream of Phoenix Road; and from Cromwell Bridge downstream to the Interstate Rt. 95 bridge - 1
Gwynn Oak Park Pond - 0
Gwynns Falls—mainstem below MD Route 140 - 0
Little Falls—mainstem from Wiseburg Road upstream to Valley Mill Road - 1
Little Gunpowder Falls—mainstem from Jericho Road upstream to Route 165 - 1
Patapsco River—mainstem from the B&O Viaduct upstream to Ilchester Road - 1
Stansbury Park Pond - 0
Calvert County
Calvert Cliffs Pond - 1
Hutchins Pond - 1
Caroline County
Tuckahoe Creek & Lake - 0
Carroll County
Farm Museum Pond - 1
Little Pipe Creek - 0
South Branch Patapsco River—mainstem from West Friendship Road (Howard County side) and Main Street (Carroll County side) at Sykesville downstream to its confluence with the North Branch Patapsco River - 1
Piney Run—mainstem downstream from Arrington Road - 1
Piney Run Reservoir - 0
Robert’s Mill Pond - 0
Westminster Pond - 0
Cecil County
Big Elk Creek—mainstem from the bridge at MD Route 277 upstream to the Pennsylvania state line - 1
Howards Pond - 0
Principio Creek—mainstem upstream of MD Route 7 - 1
Charles County
Hughesville Pond - 1
Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management area—all ponds - 0
Wheatley Lake - 0
Frederick County
Cunningham Falls Lake - 0
Fishing Creek—mainstem upstream of Fishing Creek Reservoir including Steep Creek - 1
Frank Bentz Pond - 0
Friends Creek Watershed - 1
Hamburg Pond - 1
Middle Creek—mainstem from the MD Route 17 bridge near the junction of Bittle Road upstream to the confluence of Spruce Run - 1
Middletown Pond - 0
Owens Creek—mainstem from Buck Lantz Road downstream to Roddy Road (catch and return only from June 1 through last day of February) - 1
Rainbow Lake - 1
Urbana Lake - 0
Whiskey Springs Pond - 1
Woodsboro Community Pond - 0
Garrett County
Accident Pond - 1
Bear Creek—mainstem from the corner of Fish Hatchery Road and Rabbit Hollow Road downstream to the confluence with the Youghiogheny River at Friendsville - 1
Broadford Lake - 0
Deep Creek Lake - 0
Herrington Creek—mainstem - 0
Herrington Lake - 0
Jennings Randolph Lake - 0
Little Youghiogheny River—mainstem from MD Route 219 downstream to the Youghiogheny River - 0
Mill Run—mainstem downstream of uppermost bridge on Mill Run Road - 1
Muddy Creek—mainstem - 0
New Germany Lake - 0
North Branch Potomac River mainstem—from Jennings Randolph Lake upstream approximately 6 miles to the lower boundary of Potomac State Forest; from the uppermost boundary of Potomac State Forest at Wallman upstream approximately 8.5 miles to the bridge at Old Wilson Road; from the red post located approximately 100 yards above the upstream concrete abutments at Barnum, West Virginia, downstream to the red post located below a pool known as Blue Hole, approximately 1⁄3 mile upstream of Bench Mark 1110 on the Westernport United States Geological Survey Quadrangle, and from Piney Swamp Run downstream to the Allegany County line - 0
Piney Reservoir - 0
Savage Reservoir - 0
Savage River—mainstem from Savage Reservoir upstream to Poplar Lick - 1
Snowy Creek mainstem - 0
Youghiogheny River—mainstem upstream of the junction of Muddy Creek and from the upstream side of the MD Route 42 bridge downstream 0.4 miles to the confluence of Minnow Run, 50 yards downstream from Maple Street. - 0
Harford County
Deer Creek—mainstem from 1 mile south of Rocks State Park upstream to the bridge at MD Route 23 - 1
Bynum Pond - 0
Little Gunpowder Falls—mainstem from Jericho Road upstream to MD Route 165 - 1
Howard County
Centennial Lake - 0
Lake Elkhorn - 0
Patuxent River—mainstem from base of Rocky Gorge Reservoir Dam in Laurel downstream to the Railroad crossing - 1
South Branch Patapsco River—mainstem from West Friendship Road (Howard County side) and Main Street (Carroll County side) at Sykesville downstream to its confluence with the North Branch Patapsco River - 1
Warfield Park Pond - 1
Montgomery County
Great Seneca Creek—from MD Route 28 upstream to MD Route 355 - 1
Izaak Walton Pond - 0
Lake Needwood - 0
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Pond - 1
Northwest Branch Watershed—upstream of MD Route 410 to Norwood Road - 0
Pine Lake - 1
Prince George’s County
Allen’s Pond - 0
Cosca Lake - 0
Greenbelt Lake - 0
Lake Artemesia - 0
Laurel Lakes - 0
Melwood Pond - 0
Schoolhouse Pond - 0
Tucker Pond - 0
Washington County
Antietam Creek—mainstem from upstream boundary of Devil’s Backbone Park to the mouth of Beaver Creek - 0
Beaver Creek—from the upstream side of the bridge at the I-70 West on-ramp downstream to Black Rock Creek; and from the downstream side of the bridge at U.S. Route 40 downstream to the confluence with Antietam Creek - 1
Blairs Valley Lake - 0
Greenbrier Lake - 0
Indian Springs Pond - 0
Israel Creek - 0
Licking Creek Mainstem - 1
Sharpsburg Community Pond - 0
Wicomico County
Beaverdam Creek—in Salisbury from Schumaker Dam downstream to the bridge crossing at Memorial Plaza Road - 0
Worcester County
Brook Trout
Eastern brook trout are Maryland's only native trout and are a management and conservation priority for the department. Brook trout have strict habitat requirements and have been declining throughout the state primarily due to changing land use practices.
Learn about brook trout conservation and management efforts on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources brook trout page.
