Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir Fishing in Montgomery County, Maryland

• Overview

  Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir lies in Montgomery County, in Maryland. It sits in mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 10 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Some 1 mile away sits Montgomery Village, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Arlington, 22 miles distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Reported across Montgomery County: bluegill, largemouth bass and fantail darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 76°F, the coldest about 32°F. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It holds true on Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Blunt Road Local Park runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lake Whetstone, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Union Bridge Municipal Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.