SAVAGE RIVER RESERVOIR

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FISHING • MARYLAND

Savage River Reservoir


April 29, 2024

The Savage River Reservoir in Maryland is a popular fishing area known for its abundance of smallmouth bass, walleye, and trout. Visitors can also enjoy hiking and camping nearby in the Savage River State Forest. Fishing tips include using lures that mimic the natural prey of the fish, such as crawfish or minnows, and fishing in deeper waters during the summer months. The best time to visit is in the spring or fall, with temperatures ranging from 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit.



Fish Species
Image Alt Apache Trout
Image Alt Kelp Bass
Image Alt Smallmouth Bass
Image Alt Walleye

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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Staunton Dam Day Use Area

Apache Trout • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Green Sunfish • Largemouth Bass

Broadford Lake

Alligator Gar • Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Braley Pond Day Use Area

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Brook Trout • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Elkhorn Lake Day Use Area

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Largemouth Bass

Snowy Creek

Apache Trout • Bluegill • Brook Trout • Brown Trout • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Rainbow Trout

Briery Branch Day Use Area

Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Smallmouth Bass

Dry Fork

Apache Trout • Green Sunfish • Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass

Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Green Sunfish • Kelp Bass

Tomahawk Pond Day Use Area

Apache Trout • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill

Savage River Reservoir

Apache Trout • Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye
                                                                                                                       
                                               

Area Boat Ramps

BLUE TRAIL GARRETT COUNTY
Youghiogheny Watershed, Maryland
TUBS RUN
Youghiogheny Watershed, Pennsylvania
JOCKEY HOLLOW
Youghiogheny Watershed, Pennsylvania
MILL RUN ROAD GARRETT COUNTY
Watershed,
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL TRAIL ALLEGANY COUNTY
North Branch Potomac Watershed, West-Virginia
KOON LAKE BOAT ACCESS
North Branch Potomac Watershed, Pennsylvania
MOUNT ZION ROAD GARRETT COUNTY
North Branch Potomac Watershed, West-Virginia
SOMERFIELD NORTH BOAT RAMP
Youghiogheny Watershed, Pennsylvania
GORDON LAKE BOAT ACCESS
North Branch Potomac Watershed, Pennsylvania
SPRINGFIELD PIKE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
South Branch Potomac Watershed, West-Virginia

Rafting & Kayaking

STATE PARK BRIDGE TO NORTH FORK
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
NORTH FORK TO HICKORY LICK RUN
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
BEGINS AS RIVER PASSES UNDER THE HERRINGTON MANOR ROAD BRIDGE AT OAKLAND, MARYLAND TO THE CORPORATE BOUNDARY OF FRIENDSVILLE, MARYLAND
Youghiogheny Watershed, Maryland
BEGINS WHERE THE LOST RIVER BECOMES THE CACAPON RIVER TO WARDENSVILLE
Cacapon-Town Watershed, West-Virginia
CAPON BRIDGE TO ENDS JUST SOUTH OF LARGENT
Cacapon-Town Watershed, Virginia
BEGINS BELOW THE YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER LAKE DAM IN CONFLUENCE, PENNSYLVANIA TO ENDS IN SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Youghiogheny Watershed, Pennsylvania
HEADWATERS ADJACENT TO FDT 573 TO STATE ROUTE 622 BRIDGE
North Fork Shenandoah Watershed, Virginia
ENTER OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS TO EXIT OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
PERENNIAL STREAM AT FORKS TO DOLLY SODS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
BEGINS SOUTH OF LARGENT TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE POTOMAC AT GREAT CACAPON
Cacapon-Town Watershed, West-Virginia

Parks & Recreation

                                                       

Briarcliff Cliff Parcel 2

Allegheny Islands State Park

Beulah Frey Park

Penn Hills Community Park

Sardis Park

Squaw Valley Park

Trilium Trails Parcel 1

State Game Lands 279

Dark Hollow Park

Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve

                                                                                                                        
                                               

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