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I fished Black Hill last Saturday. Only got one, a 2 pounder. I switched gear and fished for crappie. Got tons of small ones. I planned on keeping some for dinner. Put my stringer in the water, when I pick it up all of them has been chomped in half. I looked down in the water, a big snapping turtle was enjoying my dinner.

I've fished there when fish jumping everywhere but couln't get a hook up. My kids caught bluegills and crappies there. My neighbor said there are big carp there too.

I was there yesterday. The canal next to the parking lot is covered with slimy green stuff. If you walk a bit towards the power plant there are some open water but I didn't fish the canal. I fished a small stretch of the Potomac pretty much by myself until the DNR Police greeted & suprised the hell out of me from behind.

The recent DNR population survey confirmed why you all catching dinks at Rocky Gap: "Largemouth Bass were abundant, however the population was dominated by bass in the 9 - 11 inch range, and they tended to be thin. However, we did collect a few trophy Largemouth Bass greater than 20 inches. We will be exploring some fishery management options to improve the Largemouth Bass population."

Went to night fishing at BH yesterday. Managed to get 2 bites. Both on buzzbait. The bigger one was 19inch, 3.3 lbs.

That's a beast!

This one is a pay lake/ponds: http://www.fishinbarrel.com/ I've tried it. Mostly bluegils and catfish.

I wasn't as lucky as Scoob13 this morning. Fished Black Hills for 3 hrs. Got skunked. Water is high and muddy.

Awesome! Congrats!

Thanks rippin-lips! I'll try that.

I will be taking several youngsters fishing at Deep creek lake this weekend. Does anyone know a good shoreline or pier access at DCL?

Nice bass MARsSPEED! Allen, I was at Black Hill this morning. Didn't catch anything! Water is a bit cloudy. I fished from the bank where it's flat today. The fish probably more at drop offs. I caught this last week at steeper bank. Lendiesel22, I usually have good success with crankbait, senkos & spinnerbait there. Try the night fishing starting May. Look for the dates on its website.

I had good success with deep diving crankbait at Black Hill. I use several but the most productive one is Rapala Shad rap. In the past couple years, I gained confidence with spinnerbait. I noticed my most hits were at the bottom. So I cast out and wait for 10-12 secs before reeling in. Reel in slow, just enough to feel the vibration. Have fun spending that gift card Bill!

I fished Black Hill on Halloween. The bite was slow. I managed to get 3 in 2.5 hrs about 17-18 inch.

I've been getting skunked the last couple outings at Black Hill. I noticed the water is very low lately. Do they typically draw down the water around this time of the year? I can't remember it was this low last year.