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Piney Run Reservoir is located within Piney Run Park in southern Carroll county. The 300 acre lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1974. There are two boat ramps available for launching your vessel (entrance fee at park gate), however gasoline motors are prohibited. Boat rentals including canoes and kayaks are available at the boat ramp. Night crawlers are sold during the Park season. The park hours are 6 a.m. to sunset daily from April 1 to October 31. During the off season, November 1 to March 31, parking is permitted outside the entrance gate from sunrise to sunset. Floating piers, as well as, fishing platforms provide additional fishing possibilities. Maximum depth of the lake reaches 50 feet. Water clarity can be defined as clear. Artificial structures were placed in close relation to fishing piers. Piney Run Reservoir supports an incredible fishery, arguably, one of the best in the state. Quality size largemouth bass, redear sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish, and black crappie are common. The lake also affords the possibility to catch striped bass which have had limited natural reproduction. Tiger muskie were first stocked in 1996 and have now reached the legal size of 36 inches. Rainbow trout are stocked annually in Piney Run Reservoir as part of our Put-and-Take trout program. Other fish species you may encounter while visiting Piney Run are: pumpkinseed sunfish, redbreast sunfish, brown bullhead, smallmouth bass, white sucker, spotfin shiner, bluntnose minnow, banded killifish, golden shiner, creek chub, and tessellated darter. Restrictions - Gasoline motors are prohibited. No fishing from dam structure, wildlife management area, or any steep embankment. Ice fishing is prohibited. Swimming is prohibited. Directions - From Baltimore: From 695 take Exit 18 West (Rt 26). Continue on Rt 26 past Rt 32. Take left onto White Rock Road. Take left onto Martz Road to park entrance.