Closest access points

Fishing near Washington, DC

On the tidal Potomac River, which forms DC's southwestern border. Main-stem tidal Potomac waters are governed by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC) — separate from the MD DNR and VA VMRC tidal jurisdictions on either side.

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Riverbend Park — Upper Potomac

13 mi · ~18 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

No species in harvest season here today.

Burke Lake Park

17 mi · ~25 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Pohick Bay Regional Park

18 mi · ~26 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Mason Neck State Park

20 mi · ~28 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Occoquan Regional Park

20 mi · ~28 min drive · Fairfax Co., VA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Jug Bay — Patuxent River

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Anne Arundel Co., MD
78/100

Top today: Northern Snakehead — great day to fish for northern snakehead.

Chapman State Park

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Charles Co., MD

Top today: Blue Catfish — skip the blue catfish trip today.

Triadelphia Reservoir

22 mi · ~31 min drive · Howard Co., MD

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Seneca Creek State Park — Clopper Lake

22 mi · ~32 min drive · Montgomery Co., MD

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Leesylvania State Park

25 mi · ~36 min drive · Prince William Co., VA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Kings Landing Park

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Calvert Co., MD
43/100

Top today: Spotted Seatrout — marginal conditions for spotted seatrout.

Beverly Triton Nature Park

29 mi · ~42 min drive · Anne Arundel Co., MD
53/100

Top today: Blue Catfish — marginal conditions for blue catfish.

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