Location · MD

North Branch Potomac River — Luke

Allegany County, MD · shoreline

The North Branch of the Potomac near Luke and Westernport is a recovering tailwater fishery below Jennings Randolph Dam. Stocked regularly with brown and rainbow trout; water quality has improved dramatically since paper-mill closures. Bank access along MD 135.

Water temperatures can be cold year-round thanks to deep reservoir releases — good for summer trout. Check MD DNR stocking reports for timing.

Right now

Water temp
47°F
Air temp
79°F
Wind
3 to 8 mph W
Tide phase
incoming
Sunrise / sunset
6:29 AM / 8:00 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
Forecast
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Best species to target today

  1. Brown Trout Salmo trutta
    29/100
  2. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
    29/100
  3. Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu · harvest closed
    0/100