LivewellFish consumption advisories
Maryland
Maryland publishes advisories for 106 waters, covering 1416 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Chlordane, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS
Waters with advisories in Maryland
106 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Coastals 7
Lakes 27
- Blair Valley Lake
- Broadford Lake
- Cash Lake
- Centennial Lake
- Clopper Lake
- Cunningham Falls Lake
- Deep Creek Lake
- Greenbelt Lake
- Lake Artemesia
- Lake Bernard Frank
- Lake Habeeb
- Lake Kittamaquindi
- Lake Lariat
- Lake Linganore
- Lake Needwood
- Lake Roland
- Little Seneca Lake
- Myrtle Grove Lake
- Piney Run Lake
- Smithville Lake
- Stemmers Lake
- Tuckahoe Lake
- Unicorn Lake
- Urieville Community Lake
- Wilde Lake
- Wye Mills Community Lake
- Youghiogheny River Lake
Ponds 3
Reservoirs 9
Rivers 60
- Anacostia River
- Antietam Creek
- Atlantic Ocean
- Back River
- Big Pool - Washington County
- Bird River
- Bohemia River
- Bush River
- Bynum Run
- C & D Canal
- Chester River
- Choptank River
- Conococheague Creek
- Elk River
- Gunpowder River
- Jones Falls
- Lower Patuxent River
- Magothy River
- Maryland's Atlantic Coastal Waters
- Mattawoman Creek
- Middle Patuxent River
- Middle River
- Millington Wildlife Management Area
- Monocacy River
- Nanticoke River
- Nanticoke River: Marshy Hope Creek
- Non-Tidal Piscataway Creek
- Northeast River
- Patapsco River - Middle Branch
- Patapsco River - North of Ellicott City
- Patapsco River: S. Hanover Bridge to Annapolis Road
- Patapsco River:Non-Tidal Gwynns Falls
- Pocomoke River
- Port Tobacco River
- Potomac River - 301 Bridge to DC Line
- Potomac River - Dam #4 to Dam #5
- Potomac River - DC line to Dam #3
- Potomac River Hancock
- Potomac River Little Orleans
- Potomac River near Paw Paw WV
- Potomac River Town Creek
- Potomac River: Dam #3 to Dam #4
- Potomac River: Mouth to 301
- Rewastico Creek
- Rhode & West Rivers
- Rock Creek (Montgomery County)
- Sassafras River
- Savage River
- Severn River
- South River
- St. Mary's River
- Susquehanna River - Above Conowingo Dam
- Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam
- Tidal Headwaters of Piscataway Creek
- Tred Avon River
- Upper Choptank River: Greensboro Branch
- Upper Choptank River: Tuckahoe Branch
- Upper Patuxent River
- Wicomico River
- Winters Run
Maryland statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 15" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Muskellunge | 30" min | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | 24" min | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | 8" min | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Maryland — Maryland DNR