Deep Creek Lake in 3-D at today's water level. Spot 1 (wind-blown bank) is open for everyone; the other 7 come with LakeScope PRO. Full screen
Deep Creek Lake today
Maryland · 5.6 sq mi · updated
Clear water, 50°F water, level falling, near normal, calm Monday morning.
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Where the fish are today
31% Slow for yellow perch today · 8–30 ft deep
- Water 50°F on top, much colder than they like, so they move slowly and stay deep.
- Best water today is 8–30 ft deep, mostly on channel edges.
- The lake is layered: warm water down to about 45 ft, cold below.
- Little oxygen below about 65 ft, so fish stay above it.
Best zone: channel edge, about 4% of them, 12–38 ft deep.
See the fish in 3-D Every fish, every zone and the heat map: LakeScope PRO.
Fishing spots
- 1Wind-blown bank · about 10 ft deep today
Today's northwest wind pushes bait into this bank across open water.
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7 more spots with LakeScope PRO: fish, depth band, water temperature, best time and bait for each.
Picked from the shape of the lake bed. A guide, not a promise.
Best fishing times
Friday Good
- 7:00 am – 8:00 amsunrise · wind 10 mph
- 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm bestsunset, moon overhead · wind 12 mph
Saturday Fair
- 6:30 am – 8:45 amsunrise · wind 10 mph
- 3:30 pm – 5:45 pm bestsunset, moon overhead · wind 15 mph
Based on sun and moon times and the wind forecast. A guide, not a promise. The app shows the whole week.
What's biting
- FairLargemouth bass
Cooling down. Try slow baits on points and deeper channel edges.
- FairSmallmouth bass
Picking up. Look on rocky points and gravel.
- GoodWalleye
Good cool-water bite, best at dusk and after dark.
- GoodYellow perch
Schooled near weed edges and soft bottom.
From the water temperature and the season. A guide, not a promise.
Water level
Falling 0.3 ft in 7 days. About normal for this time of year.
Latest reading .
Clarity and algae
Clear water No algae seen
Last clear view from above: .
Water temperature
At the surface, seen .
Ice
Open water
Estimate from weather and satellite, not a measurement. Check the ice yourself before going on it.
Weather and wind
Sunrise 6:59 am · sunset 5:03 pm · waxing crescent moon (lake time).
Recent catches
Shared by anglers in the LakeScope app. Spots are shown to about half a mile.
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