25 public waters in the South Central PA region — 14 lakes/reservoirs and 11 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Pennsylvania licence.
See every public fishing venue in Pennsylvania on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Chester Octoraro Reservoir, a 623-acre lake in Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
Chester County, Pennsylvania — Marsh Creek Lake is a 500-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
Marsh Creek Reservoir spans 397 acres in Chester County and serves as a strong warmwater fishery managed by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. The reservoir's diverse panfish population—black crappie, white crappie, bluegill and pumpkinseed—pairs well with largemouth bass, walleye and white perch, offering Southeast Pennsylvania anglers multiple species opportunities year-round.
Struble Lake (141 acres) sits in Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
Chester County's Pickering Creek Reservoir covers 100 acres and specializes in brook and brown trout with a secondary crappie and bluegill fishery in its deeper zones. This intimate Southeast PA water also holds blue catfish, making it a year-round draw for trout and panfish enthusiasts.
Chester County, Pennsylvania — Chambers Lake is a 93-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
Fernhill Lake, a 69-acre lake in Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Coatesville Reservoir, a modest 53-acre Chester County lake, punches above its weight as a smallmouth and largemouth bass destination managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Bluegill beds round out the catch for anglers targeting panfish in shallow, weedy zones.
Chester County, Pennsylvania — Echo Lake is a 47-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Somerset Lake, a 26-acre lake in Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Quarry Ridge Lake, a 20-acre lake in Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Church School Farm Park Lake, a 12-acre lake in Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Nixon Park Pond Number One is a 3-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Nixon Park Pond Number Two is a 1-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Pennsylvania warmwater lake or pond — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch and Chain Pickerel, most with a PFBC access and a boat launch.
In Berks, Chester and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River is a 195 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A big Pennsylvania smallmouth river (Juniata, Allegheny, Monongahela, Conemaugh) — Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Muskellunge, Sauger and Channel Catfish in warm, wadeable-to-floatable water.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, West Branch Brandywine Creek is a 48 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, East Branch White Clay Creek is a 16 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
Middle Branch White Clay Creek (14 km) flows through Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
Chester County, Pennsylvania — East Branch Brandywine Creek is a 33 km stream, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
Chester County, Pennsylvania — Pocopson Creek is a 7 km stream, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Big Elk Creek is a 15 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Lake Erie Steelhead tributary (Elk Creek, Walnut Creek, Twenty Mile Creek and the rest of 'Steelhead Alley') — a huge fall-through-spring run of lake-run Rainbow Trout, plus some Brown Trout and fall salmon. A Lake Erie Permit (or combo Trout/Erie permit) is required.
Buck Run runs 5 km through Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
East Branch Octoraro Creek runs 26 km through Chester and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
In Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pickering Creek is a 13 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A PFBC-stocked Trout stream — part of the ~3.2 million adult Trout stocked into 690+ Pennsylvania streams each spring; rainbow, brown and Brook Trout, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches. Many carry Delayed Harvest, Catch-and-Release or Keystone Select special regulations.
East Branch Big Elk Creek runs 4 km through Chester County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Lake Erie Steelhead tributary (Elk Creek, Walnut Creek, Twenty Mile Creek and the rest of 'Steelhead Alley') — a huge fall-through-spring run of lake-run Rainbow Trout, plus some Brown Trout and fall salmon. A Lake Erie Permit (or combo Trout/Erie permit) is required.
Across its mapped waters, Chester County holds 29 species on PiscaMaps, including Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish and Black Crappie.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Pennsylvania map Join PiscaMapsOne Pennsylvania fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Raystown Lake and the Susquehanna River included — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $61, plus a Trout Permit (~$15) to fish for or keep trout and a Lake Erie Permit (~$11) for Erie waters. Under-16 fish free and residents 65+ can buy a discounted senior lifetime licence. Buy at HuntFish.pa.gov.