Upper Potomac Above Great Falls — smallmouth water

4 of 5worth the trip today

Mostly walleye and brown trout today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

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Best on Upper Potomac right now

Every spot on Upper Potomac

5 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there today.

North Branch Potomac River — LukeAllegany County, MDBrown trout

58° water · 16 mph wind

79Worth the trip
Potomac River — WilliamsportWashington County, MDWalleye

16 mph wind

78Worth the trip
Potomac River — Point of RocksFrederick County, MDWalleye

59° water · 18 mph wind

76Worth the trip
Riverbend Park — Upper PotomacFairfax County, VASmallmouth bass

15 mph wind

72Worth the trip
Conococheague Creek — WilliamsportWashington County, MDSmallmouth bass

16 mph wind

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About Upper Potomac

Above Great Falls the river turns non-tidal and becomes one of the great smallmouth fisheries of the East. Wadable sections, boat floats, and two-state regulatory coverage (MD and VA).

What people fish for here

What anglers are reporting

Maryland DNR, Nov 4

Freshwater Fishing. Although the fall trout stocking program has reached its end, there are still plenty of opportunities for put-and-take anglers in the many community ponds and reservoirs that were stocked. If anglers try switching from Powerbait and work the waters distant from the usual stocking locations with spinners, they might be surprised with the trout that are still there. The delayed harvest and catch-and-return trout management waters will provide catch-and-release fishing from now until June. At that time there will be dates when they revert to put-and-take for the summer months. More information about the special trout management areas is on the DNR website.

Quoted from the Maryland DNR weekly fishing report. Reports are what anglers and biologists saw that week, not a forecast.