The Following Dates and Numbers Reflect the Spring of 2011 - The Table is Kept Online as a Reference

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Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
GARRETT COUNTY										Return to Top
1,4	Accident Pond	---	480	---	---	---	480	---	475		---	---	1435
1,3	Bear Creek	---	1925	1925	---	1445	---	1445	---		1445	---	8185
0	Broadford Lake	---	960	---	---	---	---	475	---		---	---	1435
0	Deep Creek Lake	---	1925	---	960	---	960	---	960		---	---	4805
0	Glade Park Pond, youth & blind	---	240	---	---	---	240	---	---		---	---	480
1,4	Herrington Creek	---	240	---	---	---	240	---	---		---	---	480
0	Herrington Lake	---	960	---	---	---	---	475	---		---	---	1435
0	Jennings Randolph Lake	---	960	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	960
1,4	Little Youghiogheny River	---	1925	---	---	---	960	---	---		---	---	2885
1,4	Mill Run	---	480	---	---	---	475	---	---		---	---	955
1,4	Muddy Creek	---	960	---	---	---	960	---	---		---	---	1920
1	New Germany Lake	---	960	---	---	960	---	---	960		---	---	2880
0	N. Br. Potomac River, Barnum ^{See Note - 1}	975	500	---	1000	---	---	960	---		1500	1000	5935
0	N. Br. Potomac River, Westernport	950	460	---	925	---	---	---	---		1390	1000	4650
0	N. Br. Potomac River, Gorman	480	---	480	---	---	---	---	475		---	---	1435
0	N. Br. Potomac River, Kitzmiller	1445	---	960	---	---	---	---	1000		---	---	3405
0	Parkview Pond, Grantsville (Youth and Blind)	---	240	---	---	---	240	---	---		---	---	480
0	Piney Reservoir	---	960	960	---	---	---	---	960		---	---	2880
2	Savage River	---	1445	1925	---	1445	---	1925	---		1445	---	8185
0	Savage River Reservoir	---	1445	---	1445	---	---	---	---		---	960	3850
0	Snowy Creek	---	---	---	475	---	---	---	---		960	---	1435
0	Youghiogheny River, Friendsville	480	---	480	---	475	---	---	---		---	475	1910
0	Youghiogheny River, Oakland	905	1500	---	960	960	---	---	---		---	960	5285
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
ALLEGANY COUNTY										Return to Top
0	Battie Mixon Ponds	960	960	---	---	960	---	---	---		---	---	2880
2	Cotton Cove Pond	---	280	---	280	---	---	---	---		---	---	560
0	Dans Mountain Pond	---	480	---	---	---	---	475	---		---	---	955
1,3	Evitts Creek	---	1445	1445	---	1445	---	---	---		1445	1445	7225
0	Evitts Creek Ponds	---	---	720	---	720	---	---	---		---	---	1440
1,4	Fifteen Mile Creek Watershed	---	1445	---	---	---	1445	---	1445		---	960	5295
1,3	Flintstone Creek Watershed	---	960	---	---	960	---	960	---		---	---	2880
1,3	Georges Creek	---	960	---	---	960	---	---	---		---	---	1920
2,3	Jennings Run	1445	1445	---	---	1445	---	960	---		960	---	6255
0	Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake)	960	960	---	---	960	---	960	---		---	---	3840
0	Laurel Run. under 16 over 65 and the blind	---	290	---	---	---	---	290	---		---	---	580
0	Lions Park Pond, Frostburg, under 16 - over 65 and the blind	---	---	---	385	---	---	---	385		---	---	770
0	Orchard Pond	---	---	---	480	---	---	475	---		---	---	955
0	White Sulfur Pond	---	---	---	480	---	---	475	---		---	---	955
1,3	Wills Creek	---	1445	---	1445	1445	---	---	1445		---	1445	7225
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
WASHINGTON COUNTY										Return to Top
0	Antietam Creek	960	480	480	480	475	475	475	475		475	---	4775
1,3	Beaver Creek	---	2410	---	---	1925	---	---	960		---	---	5295
0	Blairs Valley Lake	960	1925	---	1445	---	960	---	---		---	---	5290
0	Greenbrier Lake	1445	1445	---	1685	---	960	---	---		---	---	5535
2	Indian Springs Pond	---	240	---	480	---	---	---	---		---	---	720
0	Israel Creek	---	---	475	---	475	---	250	---		---	---	1200
1,3	Licking Creek Mainstem	---	960	---	---	960	---	475	---		---	---	2395
0	Lt. Antietam Creek, Youth & the Blind	290	---	240	---	290	---	---	---		---	---	820
0	Lt. Tonoloway Ck. Upper Section, 2/day	385	---	290	---	190	---	---	---		---	---	865
0	Lt. Tonoloway Ck., Youth & Blind Section	---	240	240	---	240	---	---	---		---	---	720
0	Pangborn Pond, Under 16 Over 65 and the Blind	---	---	240	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	240
0	Sharpsburg Pond	---	---	480	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	480
1,4	Sideling Hill Creek	---	1445	---	---	---	960	---	1445		1445	---	5295
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
FREDERICK COUNTY										Return to Top
0	Cunningham Falls Lake	960	1445	---	960	---	720	---	---		---	---	4085
1,4	Fishing Creek	---	1445	---	---	---	720	---	---		475	---	2640
2	Frank Bentz Pond	240	475	---	240	---	240	---	---		---	---	1195
1,4	Friends Creek Watershed	---	1685	---	960	---	960	---	---		1445	---	5050
2	Hamburg Pond	---	475	---	---	---	200	---	---		---	---	675
1,4	Middle Creek Mainstem	---	2200	---	1335	---	1795	---	---		---	---	5330
0	Middletown Comm. Pond	---	600	---	595	---	---	---	---		---	---	1195
1,4	Owens Creek Mainstem	---	1200	---	1925	---	960	---	---		1685	---	5770
2	Rainbow Lake	475	960	---	---	---	475	---	---		---	---	1910
0	Urbana Lake	---	475	---	245	---	---	---	---		---	---	720
2	Whiskey Springs Pond	---	475	---	340	---	200	---	---		---	---	1015
0	Woodsboro Comm. Pond	---	---	475	200	---	---	---	---		---	---	675
0	Carroll Creek, Youth & the Blind	---	---	675	---	720	---	---	---		---	---	1395
0	Brunswick Pond (2/day)	---	475	---	250	---	---	---	---		---	---	725
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
CARROLL COUNTY										Return to Top
1,3	Beaver Run	---	480	---	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	955
2	Farm Museum Pond	720	720	---	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	1915
1,3	Piney Run Mainstem	---	720	---	---	475	---	---	240		---	---	1435
0	Piney Run Reservoir	1445	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	1445
1,3	South Branch Patapsco River, upper	500	1925	---	---	2170	---	---	1200		---	---	5795
0	Taneytown Pond	240	720	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	960
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
BALTIMORE COUNTY & CITY										Return to Top
0	Avalon Pond, under 16 over 65 and the blind	---	240	---	---	240	---	---	---		---	---	480
1,4	Gunpowder Falls, Upper	---	2890	---	---	---	2410	---	---		720	---	6020
1,4	Gunpowder Falls, lower	---	2170	---	1925	---	1200	---	475		---	---	5770
0	Gwynn Oak Pond	---	720	---	---	---	---	---	240		---	---	960
0	Gwynns Falls	---	960	---	---	---	---	---	475		---	---	1435
0	Jones Falls Mainstem	---	475	---	---	---	---	---	290		---	---	765
1,4	Little Falls Mainstem	---	2170	---	---	---	1445	---	---		720	---	4335
1,4	Little Gunpowder Falls	---	1445	---	720	---	1200	---	960		---	---	4325
1,3	Patapsco River, Avalon Region	---	2170	---	---	1685	---	1685	---		---	---	5540
0	Patapsco River, Daniels, 2/day	2000	---	2500	---	---	---	750	500		---	---	5750
0	Stansbury Park Pond	725	---	---	475	---	475	---	---		---	---	1675
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
HOWARD/MONTGOMERY/PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES										Return to Top
0	Allens Pond	480	475	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	955
0	Centennial Lake	720	---	---	1685	---	---	---	---		---	---	2405
0	Cosca Lake	720	---	960	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	2155
0	Elkhorn Lake	720	---	---	1200	---	---	---	---		---	---	1920
1,3	Great Seneca Creek	---	2410	---	---	2170	---	---	960		---	---	5540
0	Greenbelt Lake	475	---	725	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	1675
2	Izaak Walton Pond	---	480	---	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	955
0	Lake Artemesia	475	---	725	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	1675
0	Lake Needwood	720	---	1445	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	2165
0	Laurel Lake	---	475	---	---	245	---	---	---		---	---	720
2	Martin Luther King, Jr. Pond	---	240	---	240	---	---	240	---		---	---	720
0	Melwood Pond	475	475	---	---	245	---	---	---		---	---	1195
2	Northwest Branch	---	1685	---	2170	---	---	1445	---		---	---	5300
1,3	Patuxent River, Laurel	---	720	---	---	720	---	---	---		---	---	1440
2	Pine Lake	---	475	---	475	---	---	245	---		---	---	1195
0	School House Pond	---	---	720	---	475	---	---	---		---	---	1195
1,3	South Branch Patapsco River, upper	---	1925	---	---	2170	---	---	1200		---	---	5295
0	Tucker Pond	480	---	475	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	955
0	Little Patuxent River, 2/day	1200	1925	---	---	1925	---	---	720		---	---	5770
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
CALVERT-CHARLES COUNTIES										Return to Top
0	Calvert Cliffs	240	---	---	---	240	---	---	---		---	---	480
0	Hughesville Pond	265	---	265	---	265	---	---	---		---	---	795
0	Hutchins Pond	480	---	475	---	300	---	---	---		---	---	1255
0	Myrtle Grove Ponds	475	---	720	---	720	---	---	---		---	---	1915
0	Wheatley Lake	960	---	960	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	1920
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY										Return to Top
1,4	Severn Run	---	1200	---	---	---	720	---	---		---	---	1920
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
HARFORD COUNTY										Return to Top
1,3	Deer Creek	---	4580	---	---	2650	---	---	1445		---	---	8675
2	Forest Hill Pond	---	475	---	---	245	---	---	---		---	---	720
1,4	Little Gunpowder Falls	---	1445	---	720	---	1200	---	960		---	---	4325
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
CECIL COUNTY										Return to Top
1,4	Big Elk Creek	---	2890	---	---	---	2400	---	1445		---	---	6735
0	Howards Pond	---	1010	---	---	---	340	---	---		---	---	1350
1,4	Principio Creek	---	960	---	---	---	475	---	---		---	---	1435
0	Rising Sun Pond, under 16 over 65 and the blind	---	475	---	---	---	245	---	---		---	---	720
Closure Number	Stream/Pond	Pre-season	The Week of March 6 to 26	The Week of March 27	The Week of April 3	The Week of April 10	The Week of April 17	The Week of April 24	The Week of May 1		The Week of May 8	The Week of May 15 to 31	Total Trout
EASTERN SHORE										Return to Top
0	Beaverdam Creek	475	---	720	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	1195
0	Shad Landing Pond	475	---	345	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	820
0	Tuckahoe Lake/Creek	1445	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	1445

Other Information

**All dates subject to change without notice due to weather, mechanical, personnel problems, etc.**

N. Br. Potomac River – Whitewater releases had not been set by the USCOE at the date of this publication, please call 410-962-7687 for up to date water release information. For additional release info go to http://www.nab-wc.usace.army.mil/northBranch.html. West Virginia stocks approximately 4000 trout in the Barnum area during February/early March.

2011 CLOSURE SCHEDULE FOR PUT-AND-TAKE TROUT FISHING AREAS

Put-and-Take Trout Fishing Areas listed above are closed to ALL FISHING from 10:00 p.m. of the first date, to 5:30 a.m. of the second date, during each of the closure periods listed in the following schedule of closures.
0 – No Closure, 1 – March 6 to March 26, 2 – March 20 to March 26, 3 – April 10 to April 16, 4 - April 17 to April 23

SPECIAL TROUT MANAGEMENT AREAS THAT ARE STOCKED WITH ADULT TROUT

Patuxent River	How. & Mont. Cos.	Catch-and-Return, Flies & Lures Only	3700
Middle Patuxent River	Howard Co.	Delayed Harvest, Lures & Flies, seasonally	1500
Morgan Run	Carroll County	Catch-and-Return, lures & flies only	2500
Big Hunting Creek	Frederick Co.	Catch-and-Return, flies only	1000
Casselman River	Garrett Co.	Delayed Harvest, lures & flies, seasonally	9195
Town Creek	Allegany Co.	Delayed Harvest, lures & flies, seasonally	4500
N. Br. Potomac River	Garrett Co.	Delayed Harvest, lures & flies, seasonally	5000
Youghiogheny River	Garrett Co.	Delayed Harvest, lures & flies, seasonally	4450
Catoctin River	Frederick Co.	Delayed Harvest, lures & flies, seasonally	500

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