Best rainbow trout lakes in Maryland
7 Maryland waters hold rainbow trout. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.
- Youghiogheny River Lake — 110 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Jennings Randolph Lake — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
- Savage River Reservoir — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
- Piney Run Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Gunpowder Falls — 4 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
- Rocky Gap Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Greenbrier Lake — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
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When to fish rainbow trout in Maryland
- Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
- Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
- Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
- Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.
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