Folks, I am looking for a rather encompassing checklist of fish that inhabit Maryland, from chubs to rockfish if that makes sense.

My goal is to cross out as many of these fish as I can in a year (not counting saltwater fish).

Does anybody either have one or know of where I can find one?

Does anyone on here do any winter Kayak fishing? Preferably on the bay or Susquehanna? My buddy who I used to fish with all of the time recently moved and looking for someone to tag along with for some winter trips.

I’m fishing in the little patuxent river in Odenton. What should I use in the winter and what species is their to catch?

This was the largest brown I have pulled from the Gunpowder. Caught him on an olive sculpin streamer. Put up a great fight, jumping out of the water multiple times.

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I'm thinking of buying a pair of Chest waders or maybe hip waders that I can use on the kayak in colder weather and to do some tributary fishing by foot.

I'm not sure if I should get the lug boot that's connected or get neoprene stocking feet. I'm not sure what I would wear on my feet if it's just the neoprene though if I'm doing the river fishing on foot I need a pair of boots anyways that won't get filled with water. I'm also worried that the boots will be too heavy and awkward on the kayak.

If you do the neoprene feet what do you wear to keep yourself from slipping on rocks?

What do you all wear and recommend I'm looking at the Frog Togs. Looking for something between 80 and $120.

The boy and I got a little bit of early morning action at little seneca lately , but it seems slow.

1. Still worth going out this time of year?

2. Any suggestions where else to try (canoe or shore) near Montgomery County? Where do you go on the Monocacy? (dm me? I won't tell)

3. Any other suggestions for some action (any kind, anywhere) this time of year?

4. Recommend any boats or guides for this time of year?

5. Should these be separate posts? :-)

TYA

What low life miserable fuck steals a man's roller from his trailer ? Sunday between 10 and 4, we launch, we fish, come back to retrieve, back down as normal, power boat up trailer, then i realized I've got no roller. What the fuck ? I've launched from there 100 times, sketchy ? Yes. Any problems, no. Able to MacGyver a temporary fix to get her home. Left with deep scratches on the hull, trailer needs to be bent back into shape, new roller, obviously, and lost if faith in humanity. So, if you launch from there, be careful, be safe.

Got this beauty in Boonsboro, MD this afternoon.

Where within a 30 minute radius of Glen Burnie is THE BEST fishing spot in the area overall with frequent bites and just generally the most fish? I'm not very experienced in fishing yet but I don't like sitting around and not getting bites. Any help would be much appreciated!

Looking to match the local hatch. What color should I buy?

Caught on gunpowder near Belfast Rd

Hi I am willing to drive and I am in the Howard county area. I was thinking to drive past the bay bridge to a beach to surf fish for some big strippers? Any recommend spots for me? I was planning to use a paddle tale for a lure. Any recommendations/tips to catch big strippers?

Hi folks,

Pretty new to all this, so please excuse the basic question. My goal is to catch some decent sized blue catfish (EDIT: to eat, not looking for trophies), and it seems like having fresh mud/gizzard shad or bunker/alewife/menhaden is a good way to start.

Anglers seems to be hit or miss when it comes to fresh bunker or mud shad, so I'm interested in learning how to reliably net them myself. I normally fish from a little jon boat in the West or the Rhode, though I could trailer it somewhere else within reasonably driving distance if needed (coming from the Bowie area). From what I understand, mud shad should be an easier target for cast netting in these rivers compared to bunker, so that's what I'm looking for. I've (briefly) tried what is suggested in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzyGGqNXDM but all I've landed are a bunch of tiny ~2-3 inch fish, not big enough to use for catfish bait (that video is from TN, but I assume the same idea should apply in MD).

Any advice would be appreciated. If the best advice is "look for bigger splashes, and keep throwing the cast net" that's fine. But if there's any other pointers in terms of the types of areas to look I'm all ears.

Also worth mentioning I don't have any sort of fish finder yet, so I can't sonar my way to victory yet. Feel free to comment your recommendations for fish finders if you think that's the real solution.

Thanks for reading and for any help you can offer.

Hey yall! As the title says, I want to spend time with my brothers. As the eldest brother, I feel like we are not as close as I wanted to. Any tips where we can have the most fun catching fish? I am in Towson but I am willing to drive 30 mins. Wanted to go to loch raven but it’s too late. Maybe Daniel’s dam but I’m not sure.

Thanks!

Anyone ever have any luck trout fishing in Frederick or Montgomery county? I’m new to trout fishing but have been giving it a go this season after I saw they recently stocked some ponds and creeks near me. Been to a few different spots around sunset the past few weeks and have had no luck. Seen fish at some of the spots but wasn’t able to tell if they were trout or not. I’ve been throwing small spinners and jigs. Any tips or location recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Me and my girlfriend are trying to get into fishing, bought some cheap ugly sticks and replaced the line, learned some knots and rigs etc. Weve went out a couple times but havent caught anything other than when we made the drive down to fort amistead (right where that bridge collapsed) and caught tons of little white perch under the pier (Which tho wasnt something to brag about, was still fun as hell lol).

Im currently living in Westminster MD, so northern Maryland.

Im mostly getting discouraged for two reasons:

The time of year: i heard that fishing slows alot thus time of year. Which sucks bc im just getting into it. Tho ive been reassured that theres always something biting, like catfish...just dont know where to fish for them lol

Then the fact that we have little clue where to go. Liberty reservoir is 30 mins away, same with prettyboy. Though i heard fishing from the bank from both can be hard. I saw liberty had a bridge with space off the side to fish from the middle so might try that. Willing to go an hour out if anyone had some spot recommendations. It just sucks making that trip just to get skunked and feel like an idiot lol.

TLDR/My Question: Any spot reccomendations for bank fishing around northern MD?

Thinking of trying to get some fishing in before it gets too cold. It was 45 this morning but is in the 70s all week . Do any of you go on the Potomac or tribs for smalmouth in Dec or Jan?

I have a kayak and not sure I'm comfortable taking it out with water this cold. If I later up I'd be fine but be worried if I fall in and can't get up in time.

Haven't yet hit down by great falls yet might try that. I've been going way north lately.

New to fishing, trying to learn, and looking for some advice. First time attempting to catch crappie and putting together a combo.

Recently picked up a Pflueger 25 mainly to see if spending a little more made a difference. I instantly love the reel. Now I am looking for a rod to pair it with as recommendation on what kind of line would be good for this setup.

TIA

Does anyone know of any good fishing spots near Mount airy Md? Just loved around here and looking.

Didn't catch anything at the bay 😝

Went to school house pond in pg county , dead as the Wild West .

Decided to roam around free in the Upper Marlboro area

My family will be staying at a house over New Year's that backs up to the Saint Martin River (close to Ocean Pines). I'm from out of state so I'm hoping to get some first hand experience on what, if anything, will be biting that time of year.