14 public waters in the North Central PA (PA Wilds) region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 10 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.
Lake Augusta (234 acres) sits in Northumberland 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.
Mcwilliams Reservoir (183 acres) sits in Columbia and Northumberland 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.
Bear Gap Reservoir (60 acres) sits in Northumberland and Columbia 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.
Zerbe Run Rgc Pond, a 2-acre lake in Northumberland 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.
North Branch Susquehanna River runs 232 km through Luzerne, Wyoming, Bradford and 3 more counties 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.
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.
Susquehanna River runs 596 km through Dauphin, Northumberland and Snyder Counties, 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.
In Northumberland, Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania, Mahantango Creek is a 28 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.
Penns Creek runs 34 km through Snyder, Union and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, managed by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission: A Pennsylvania limestone spring creek (Spring Creek, Penns Creek, the Letort, Big Spring, Falling Spring) — cold, alkaline, weed-rich water that grows large wild brown and Brook Trout, the birthplace of American fly fishing and among the most storied Trout water in the country.
Schwaben Creek (10 km) flows through Northumberland 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.
Little Shamokin Creek runs 7 km through Northumberland 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.
Columbia and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania — Mugser 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.
Columbia and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania — South Branch Roaring Creek is a 10 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.
Limestone Run (4 km) flows through Union and Northumberland 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.
Across its mapped waters, Northumberland County holds 21 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed 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.