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State of the Waters · Old Line State

Maryland Water Levels & the Daily Bite

Live levels for Maryland's lakes and reservoirs — Deep Creek, the Corps lakes and Baltimore's water-supply reservoirs from the Alleghenies to the Piedmont. Every tube shows the normal pool, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Gunpowder & Savage trout tailwaters, the catfish rivers, and the Upper Potomac & Monocacy smallmouth floats.

Fetching live readings…
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Flood / above normal At normal pool Below normal Current level Bite gauge: slow → hot (solunar)

Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments

Each cylinder is scaled to its own operating band: the gold line is normal full (conservation) pool, the red line is the flood / above-normal line, and the blue water is the live reading. Where a Maryland reservoir has a live federal gauge it reads true lake elevation (ft MSL); utility & water-supply lakes show the most recent published pool. The colored bar at left is a solunar bite forecast for right now at each lake (red = slow, green = hot).

Trout Tailwaters — Cold Water Below the Dams

Maryland punches above its weight in trout: the wild-brown Gunpowder Falls below Prettyboy, the trophy Savage River, and the cold North Branch Potomac below Jennings Randolph. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.

Roughly 100–300 cfs wades best on the Gunpowder & Savage; always check the dam-release schedule before stepping in — generation raises the river fast.

River Catfish — Warm-Water Rivers

The tidal Potomac and the Susquehanna Flats are two of the country's top blue catfish fisheries. Live river stage (ft) from NOAA with the action and flood stages marked — moving, stained water turns the cats on. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.

Float Rivers — Paddle & Wade

The Upper Potomac is a premier smallmouth float from Hancock to Point of Rocks, joined by the Monocacy, the Lower Susquehanna and the mountain Youghiogheny. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT (minimum floatable), EXPERT (high water) and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.

These rivers are flashy — they jump fast after rain and drop just as quick; the Upper Potomac fishes best on a steady level.

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