Fishing Wherritts Pond in Saint Mary's County, Maryland

• Overview

  You will find Wherritts Pond in Saint Mary's County, Maryland. Height above sea level is 20 feet. Some 5.3 miles away sits Lexington Park, the nearest settlement. California is 8.6 miles and Solomons 8.8 miles. Nearby, in order: Page Pond 2.7 miles, Pond Number Three some 5.2 miles off, Saint Marys Lake 7.6 miles, Drum Point Pond some 9 miles off and Lake Charming 9.5 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wherritts Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Saint Mary's County records list striped bass, blueback herring and white perch among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Wherritts Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 36°F in January and 77°F in July. No part of the year shuts this water. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Anyone fishing Wherritts Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Leave the car at Parking Lot P, about half a mile from the bank. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Page Pond, 2.7 miles away. For Wherritts Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.