Little Hunting Creek is a freestone river in Maryland, listed as Catch and release by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Maryland Fishing Guide, eRegulations edition).
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Little Hunting Creek is a freestone river in Maryland. Maryland has 2 waters named Little Hunting Creek in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Frederick County, the one the agency list names.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Little Hunting Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Little Hunting Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Little Hunting Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 3 restrooms near Little Hunting Creek
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 3 restrooms near Little Hunting Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Big Hunting CreekBig Gunpowder Falls from the Torrey C. Brown rail trail, Maryland. Photo: Henrysz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Hunting Creek.
Maryland · about 2 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Owens CreekThe Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Owens Creek.
Maryland · about 4 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Little Catoctin CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Catoctin Creek.
Maryland · about 8 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Beaver CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Beaver Creek.
Maryland · about 11 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Catoctin CreekThe Little Juniata River at the 1898 Birmingham Bridge, near Birmingham, Pennsylvania (black-and-white survey photograph). Photo: Jet Lowe, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Catoctin Creek.
Maryland · about 13 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Morgan RunSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Morgan Run.
Maryland · about 27 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
On the Catch-and-Return Trout Fishing Areas—Limited to the Use of Artificial Lures list (Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Maryland Fishing Guide, eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Little Hunting Creek, not only this reach.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
Mt Airy, MD · 21 mi
Fishing shop · Guided trips
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Little Hunting Creek”, halfway along its length in Maryland, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At MONOCACY RIVER AT JUG BRIDGE NEAR FREDERICK, MD (USGS 01643000). No gauge on Little Hunting Creek. Nearest: MONOCACY RIVER AT JUG BRIDGE NEAR FREDERICK, MD (13.3 mi away), on the river it flows into. Little Hunting Creek's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 01643000 · NWS FDKM2
No gauge on Little Hunting Creek. Nearest: MONOCACY RIVER AT JUG BRIDGE NEAR FREDERICK, MD (13.3 mi away), on the river it flows into. Little Hunting Creek's own flow is not measured.
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST; ranging 150 to 179 ft³/s; latest 171 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 171 | 1.61 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 168 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 168 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 168 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 168 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 168 | 1.6 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 165 | 1.59 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 162 | 1.58 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 150 | 1.54 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 150 | 1.54 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 150 | 1.54 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 150 | 1.54 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 162 | 1.58 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 153 | 1.55 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 156 | 1.56 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 159 | 1.57 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 159 | 1.57 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 159 | 1.57 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 159 | 1.57 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 159 | 1.57 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 159 | 1.57 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 162 | 1.58 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 165 | 1.59 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 165 | 1.59 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 165 | 1.59 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 168 | 1.6 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 171 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 173 | 1.62 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 170 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 170 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 170 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 170 | 1.61 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 173 | 1.62 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 173 | 1.62 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 173 | 1.62 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 173 | 1.62 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 176 | 1.63 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 176 | 1.63 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 176 | 1.63 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 176 | 1.63 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 176 | 1.63 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 179 | 1.64 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 179 | 1.64 |
Normal for Nov 5: 160–717 ft³/s (middle half of 97 years of record). Now: 171 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 171 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 97 years of record (1930–2026): 10th 110, 25th 160, median 331, 75th 717, 90th 1,190 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 62 ft³/s, highest 5,370 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+9.6% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.61 ft stage, 141 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST (NWS gauge FDKM2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 9:59 AM EST. Highest point: 1.7 ft, 165 ft³/s on Nov 6, 1:00 AM EST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 1.6 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 1.7 ft | 165 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 1.5 ft | 113 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 1.5 ft | 113 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Maryland DNR uses are 65°F and 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Little Hunting Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:22 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Big Hunting CreekBig Gunpowder Falls from the Torrey C. Brown rail trail, Maryland. Photo: Henrysz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Hunting Creek.
Maryland · about 2 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Owens CreekThe Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Owens Creek.
Maryland · about 4 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Little Catoctin CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Catoctin Creek.
Maryland · about 8 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Beaver CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Beaver Creek.
Maryland · about 11 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Catoctin CreekThe Little Juniata River at the 1898 Birmingham Bridge, near Birmingham, Pennsylvania (black-and-white survey photograph). Photo: Jet Lowe, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Catoctin Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Morgan RunSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Morgan Run.
