10 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Outdoor Morgan County Where you can get in the river The West Virginia Department of FISHER’S BRIDGE – Small HANCOCK – Parking lot and Natural Resources (DNR) maintains parking area and dirt access to Ca- paved boat ramp with Potomac several public river access locations capon River in western Morgan River access along C&O Canal in throughout Morgan County. County. Access point is 14 miles Hancock, Md. Boaters and anglers can launch west of Berkeley Springs at the end their boats, canoes and kayaks from of Hunter’s Camp Road. The West Virginia DNR maintains these points or fish there. a list of river access points and river GREAT CACAPON – Gravel float trips on their website under CHERRY RUN – Parking lot and parking lot and dirt access to Ca- fishing/public access tabs by county. paved boat ramp with Potomac capon River near the confluence Choose “Cacapon River” for spe- River access in eastern Morgan with the Potomac River under the cific information on trip lengths in What to Catch County. Reach the stream access Route 9 bridge into Great Cacapon. Morgan, Hardy and Hampshire from Householder Road, off River Access road is located upstream of counties. Road, 15 miles northeast of Berke- the bridge on the east side of the http://www.wvdnr.gov/fishing/ CACAPON ley Springs. river. Boats must be carried down to public_access the river. • Smallmouth bass POWERHOUSE ROAD – • Bluegills Gravel parking lot and dirt access to • Rock bass Don’t forget the Cacapon River off Powerhouse • Channel catfish Road in Great Cacapon. Easiest ac- • Largemouth bass your fishing or cess is off Cacapon Road just west of the Panorama Overlook, six miles • Carp west of Berkeley Springs. hunting license POTOMAC PAW PAW – Large parking lot Where you can get ’em and paved boat ramp with Potomac • Smallmouth bass River access in western Morgan • Channel catfish Cacapon State Park County. Located off Route 9 at the • Blue cats 818 Cacapon Lodge Drive Potomac River bridge. • Bluegills Berkeley Springs CACAPON LAKE – Parking lot • Rock bass and dirt access to Cacapon State • Carp Roy’s Service Center Park lake in southern Morgan 404 South Washington Street County. Suitable for kayaks, canoes Berkeley Springs and small boats. PONDS/LAKES • Largemouth bass West Virginia Others nearby: Division of Natural Resources SLEEPY CREEK LAKE – • Bluegills Parking lots and boat ramps into www.wvhunt.com • Catfish Sleepy Creek Lake located southeast www.wvfish.com • Stocked trout of Berkeley Springs in Berkeley Full state hunting and fishing County. Lake accessible from dirt regulations available roads off Shanghai/Hampshire for download. Grade Road. Online game checking. District II, Romney Law Enforcement & Wildlife Resources 304-822-3551

Boats on Cacapon Lake.