32 public waters in the Southwest PA region — 16 lakes/reservoirs and 16 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.
A 5,000-acre river pool in southwest Pennsylvania offering diverse warm- and coolwater fishing. Smallmouth bass are the primary draw, while walleye and sauger provide additional opportunities in deeper sections. The fishery is rounded out by channel and flathead catfish, largemouth bass, white bass, and hybrid striped bass.
In Fayette and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, Youghiogheny River Lake is a 2,168-acre lake, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. A large Pennsylvania reservoir (Allegheny/Kinzua, Wallenpaupack, Wilhelm, Arthur, Nockamixon, Glendale) — Walleye, Muskellunge, smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish and Crappie, most with a state boat launch.
At nearly 700 acres in Fayette County, Grays Landing Pool ranks among the larger Southwestern Pennsylvania river pools and supports a robust smallmouth and largemouth bass foundation. Walleye, sauger, saugeye and hybrid striped bass thrive here alongside white bass and rock bass, creating a complex, season-dependent bite that rewards local knowledge.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania — Lake Courage is a 254-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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania — PA-656 Reservoir is a 97-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.
Green Lick Reservoir (96 acres) sits in Fayette 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.
Indian Creek Reservoir (Mill Run Reservoir) (63 acres) sits in Fayette 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.
Bridgeport Reservoir (57 acres) sits in Fayette and Westmoreland 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.
This compact 57-acre Fayette County reservoir in Southwest PA punches above its weight with striped bass and tiger muskie stocking, attracting anglers seeking trophy potential alongside reliable largemouth and crappie action. Yellow perch and bluegill keep panfish enthusiasts engaged on the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission water.
In Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Dunlap Creek Lake is a 44-acre lake, 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania — Virgin Run Lake (virgin run dam) is a 32-acre lake, 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.
Virgin Run Lake, a 30-acre lake in Fayette 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.
In Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania, Acme Dam is a 25-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.
Filbert Pond (14 acres) sits in Fayette 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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Brownsville Luzerne Community Park Pond is a 5-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.
Pond Behind Jerome Townhouse, a lake in Fayette 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.
The Youghiogheny River below Youghiogheny Dam — a cold tailwater Trout fishery for stocked and holdover rainbow and Brown Trout, with Smallmouth Bass warming in below Ohiopyle.
Monongahela River runs 148 km through Fayette, Greene, Washington and 1 more county in Pennsylvania, 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.
Tenmile Creek (31 km) flows through Washington, Greene and Fayette 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.
Jacobs Creek (25 km) flows through Fayette and Westmoreland 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.
Greene and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania — Dunkard Creek is a 60 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.
Indian Creek runs 38 km through Fayette 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.
Whiteley Creek (18 km) flows through Greene and Fayette 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.
Washington and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania — Pike Run is a 12 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 Fayette and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, Dunlap Creek is a 24 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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Dunbar Creek is a 15 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.
Georges Creek (14 km) flows through Fayette and Greene 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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Meadow Run is a 18 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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Back Creek 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.
Mill Run runs 3 km through Fayette 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania — Chaney Run is a 5 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.
Big Sandy Creek runs 20 km through Fayette 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.
Across its mapped waters, Fayette County holds 34 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye and Chain Pickerel.
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.