Documented northern snakehead water in Charles County, Maryland. Lower Potomac drainage. 2 USGS specimen records (2018); status: established. Location verified from the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
Mallows Bay is one of those places where snakehead fishing feels like it was designed for the species — shallow, brushy, tidal water thick with the wood and sunken debris that give this bay its character, plus scattered grass and pad edges wherever light reaches bottom. Snakehead sit tight to that cover, ambushing baitfish along shadow lines and current seams, and they'll hold there through most tide stages, just at different depths and distances from the wood.
Because this is tidal water off Liverpool Point, tide stage matters. High water lets snakehead push shallow into flooded grass and brush, sometimes barely visible in a few inches of water. As the tide starts to ebb, baitfish get pulled out of that skinny cover and funneled along drains and current edges, and that's when snakehead turn aggressive and chase. Plan to fish the last couple hours of the fall.
Access here leans bank and kayak. There's no boat ramp mapped within about three miles, so this reads as a carry-in spot — kayak or canoe is the practical way to reach the scattered wood and grass. Shore anglers can work the margins too, with parking mapped roughly 1.23 miles from the water. Bring weedless frogs, buzzbaits, chatterbaits, and weedless soft plastics on 40-65 lb braid to horse fish out of the timber.
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Coordinates are approximate, for finding the general area. Snakehead is an invasive species — regulations on catching, keeping, transporting and killing it vary by state and change often. Never move a live snakehead between waters. Always confirm current rules with your state wildlife agency before you fish.
