12 public waters in the Northwest PA region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 9 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.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania — Strawberry Lake is a 26-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.
Bessemer Lake, a 15-acre lake in Lawrence 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.
Cascade Quarry Lake (4 acres) sits in Lawrence 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.
In Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania, Connoquenessing Creek is a 70 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.
Shenango River runs 141 km through Mercer and Lawrence Counties, 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.
Lawrence and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania — Neshannock Creek is a 39 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.
North Fork Little Beaver Creek (53 km) flows through Lawrence and Beaver 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.
Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania — Beaver River is a 37 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 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Hickory Run is a 10 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.
Big Run runs 10 km through Lawrence 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.
Taylor Run (13 km) flows through Lawrence 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.
Lawrence and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania — Little Neshannock 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.
Across its mapped waters, Lawrence County holds 19 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Black Crappie and Channel Catfish.
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.