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Big Hunting Creek, MD

Stream in Frederick County, Maryland. Mountain freestone trout stream through Cunningham Falls State Park. Maryland's first designated C&R stream.

82

Overall bite score

Scored 3 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady67
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 33% lit68
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA100
Cloud coverNOAA85
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

2 tracked species in Big Hunting Creek, with the months each fishes best.

Brown Troutcommon · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Rainbow Troutcommon · best Apr-Jun

Water facts

TypeStream
CountyFrederick
StateMaryland
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge01639000

Fly fishing and artificial lures only. Wild brown and rainbow trout.

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