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Patuxent River, MD
River in Calvert County, Maryland. Central MD river from Piedmont to Chesapeake Bay. Excellent largemouth bass, blue catfish, striped bass.
86
Overall bite score
Scored 14 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady67
Flow vs medianUSGS100
Tide phaseNOAA70
SolunarComputedmoon 40% lit74
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA100
Cloud coverNOAA100
PrecipitationNOAA100
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
4 tracked species in Patuxent River, with the months each fishes best.
Blue Catfishcommon · best May-Sep
Largemouth Basscommon · best May-Jun, Sep-Oct
Striped Basscommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov
Yellow Perchcommon · best Feb-Apr
Water facts
TypeRiver
CountyCalvert
StateMaryland
WaterFreshwater, tidal
USGS gauge01594440
Upper sections stocked with trout. Tidal reach below Jug Bay.
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