Guidebook: Maryland Trout Fishing

The most detailed guide on trout fishing ever published for Maryland

  • 551 Pictures
  • 902 GPS Coordinates

To catch fish, you need to know where to fish

Maryland provides a startling array of trout fishing opportunities, ranging from some surprising locations on the Eastern Shore all the way to the wild and roiling rivers of Garrett County in the western mountains. This book covers 100% of the stocked trout water in Maryland along with the better known wild trout streams.

For each, Steve provides a description, directions and an itemized list of access points. Knowing anglers judge water by “how it looks,” he includes 551 pictures – at least one for each location – to allow you to make an informed judgment before burning the gas to visit any particular spot.

Given the availability of GPS technology on devices ranging from cell phones to car navigation systems, Steve includes 902 GPS coordinates to describe the stream boundaries as well as every known access point. Plug these into your navigation system for custom directions or into the Google™ satellite view for a bird’s-eye perspective of the water and the surrounding terrain

Beyond fishing, the book includes a chapter on “Blue Lining” with a methodological approach to finding your own wild streams as a well as an extensive discussion of stocked trout behavior distilled from many scientific studies. Understanding the movement dynamics of freshly stocked fish allows you to position yourself to maximize your catch!

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The coverage of trout fishing is absolutely comprehensive.  Steve covers every stocked location listed in the 2011 Maryland stocking plan plus many other locations that were stocked in the past just in case they are added back into the mix.

You have probably heard of the well know wild destinations such as Crabtree, Middle Fork and Beetree ….
The book includes them and a number of others!

From the low gradient eastern and central streams to the wild water of Garrett County…
this book gets you there!

Articles on this site are out of date since some go back to 2006. Regulations and property ownership may have changed since publication. It is your responsibility to know and obey all regulations and not trespass on private property.

Disclaimer and Warning:  The contents of this site reflect the opinion of the author and you, the reader, must exercise care in the use and interpretation of this information.  Fishing is a dangerous sport.  You can slip and fall on rocks and sustain severe injury.  You can drown.  You can get hooks caught in your skin, face, eyes or other sensitive places.  All sorts of bad things can happen to you when to go into the woods to visit the places documented here.  Forests, streams and lakes are wild areas and any number of bad things can happen.  You must make your own judgment in terms of acceptable behavior and risk and not rely on anything posted here.  I disclaim all liability and responsibility for any actions you take as a result of reading the articles on this site.  If you do not agree with this, you should not read anything posted on this site.

Disclaimer and Warning:  The contents of this site reflect the opinion of the author and you, the reader, must exercise care in the use and interpretation of this information.  Fishing is a dangerous sport.  You can slip and fall on rocks and sustain severe injury.  You can drown.  You can get hooks caught in your skin, face, eyes or other sensitive places.  All sorts of bad things can happen to you when to go into the woods to visit the places documented here.  Forests, streams and lakes are wild areas and any number of bad things can happen.  You must make your own judgment in terms of acceptable behavior and risk and not rely on anything posted here.  I disclaim all liability and responsibility for any actions you take as a result of reading the articles on this site.  If you do not agree with this, you should not read anything posted on this site.

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