10 public waters in the North Central PA (PA Wilds) region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 6 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.
Kettle Creek Lake (120 acres) sits in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A PFBC spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked over a resident Largemouth Bass and Panfish population; many also carry a Keystone Select or extended-season regulation.
McElhattan Reservoir, a 113-acre lake in Clinton 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.
Keller Reservoir, a 18-acre lake in Clinton 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.
Stellfox Pond, a lake in Clinton 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.
West Branch Susquehanna River (108 km) flows through Lycoming, Northumberland, Union and 1 more county in Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. The Susquehanna River — one of the great Smallmouth Bass rivers of the East, plus Walleye, Muskellunge, channel and Flathead Catfish and Rock Bass across its huge, shallow, ledge-strewn flats.
Clinton and Cameron Counties, Pennsylvania — Sinnemahoning Creek is a 25 km stream, 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 Clinton and Potter Counties, Pennsylvania, Kettle Creek is a 66 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Pennsylvania freestone Trout stream (Pine Creek, Kettle Creek, Slate Run, Loyalsock) — tumbling mountain water in the PA Wilds with wild Brook Trout up top and stocked and holdover browns and rainbows lower down.
In Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Young Womans Creek is a 17 km river or creek, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A Pennsylvania freestone Trout stream (Pine Creek, Kettle Creek, Slate Run, Loyalsock) — tumbling mountain water in the PA Wilds with wild Brook Trout up top and stocked and holdover browns and rainbows lower down.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania — Cooks Run 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 Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Hyner Run is a 5 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.
Across its mapped waters, Clinton County holds 17 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout and Brown Trout.
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.