Lake Needwood

Fishing and stocking

Trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread February to March, heaviest in March; 2,600 fish reported.

Montgomery County · Maryland · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 12 225 days ago

best window 10:08 pm-12:08 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

2,600 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Mar 1mo	Trout	catchable	500	stocked
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	800	completed
Mar 12	Trout	catchable	500	completed

When to fish Lake Needwood

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:45-11:45 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am	4:02-5:02 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:56 pm-12:56 am	5:09-6:09 am and 4:43-5:43 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Mar 12

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maryland fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Great Seneca Creek	11 mi	Oct 15
Lake Artemesia	13 mi	Mar 5
Laurel Lake	14 mi	Mar 10
Greenbelt Lake	14 mi	Mar 5
Middle Patuxent River	16 mi	Oct 19

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Records from Maryland DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Maryland fishing regulations.