Youghiogheny River — Friendsville, Garrett County, MD
Rainbow Trout fishing today
Marginal conditions for Rainbow Trout.
41/100
Why today scores 41
- 58°F water — Right in Rainbow Trout's ideal range
- 6 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
- Thunderstorms — Get off the water immediately when storms approach
Right now at Youghiogheny River — Friendsville
- Water temp
- 58°F
- Air temp
- 74°F
- Wind
- 2 to 6 mph W
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:30 AM / 8:01 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 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
- Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
About Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss. The most heavily stocked trout in Maryland. Put-and-take fisheries across the state plus holdover/wild fish in Western MD streams (Savage, Youghiogheny tailwater, Gunpowder). Takes PowerBait, small spinners, and standard dry/nymph patterns.
Preferred water temp: 45–68°F (ideal 55°F). Preferred tide: either.
MD regulations
- Daily creel limit
- 2
Daily creel 2 in aggregate across all trout species; possession limit 4 in aggregate. No minimum size. Put-and-Take "Closure 1" areas are closed March 8–March 28, 2026 (10pm–6:30am) for pre-season stocking. Special Trout Management Areas (Catch-and-Return, Delayed Harvest, Trophy Trout) have their own regulations — verify per water. Trout stamp required in addition to the standard freshwater license.
Source: NTMD regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.