Fishing near Hagerstown, MD

Set in Washington County in western Maryland, Hagerstown sits within reach of the nontidal Upper Potomac River — the state's most popular freshwater fishing destination. The stretch from Dam 4 to Harpers Ferry runs wide and shallow over rock ledges and long pools, prime water for smallmouth bass. Antietam Creek flows right through the city, and the Conococheague Creek joins the Potomac near Williamsport.

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American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blueback Herring

Alosa aestivalis

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Chain Pickerel

Esox niger

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio carpio

Fallfish

Semotilus corporalis

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Fishing near Hagerstown, MD

Potomac River

Monocacy River

Shenandoah River

Lake Marburg

Conodoguinet Creek

Raystown Lake

Triadelphia Reservoir

Patuxent River

Lake Habeeb

Yellow Breeches Creek