18 public waters in the North Central PA (PA Wilds) region — 2 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.
Potter County, Pennsylvania — Lyman Run Reservoir is a 43-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.
Lyman Run Lake (41 acres) sits in Potter 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 Potter and Cameron Counties, Pennsylvania, First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek is a 44 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 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.
Oswayo Creek runs 46 km through Potter and McKean 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 Potter County, Pennsylvania, East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek 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.
Potter County, Pennsylvania — Genesee River is a 16 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.
West Branch Pine Creek runs 10 km through Potter County, Pennsylvania, 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.
South Woods Branch runs 11 km through Potter 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.
South Branch Oswayo Creek runs 6 km through Potter 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.
Potter County, Pennsylvania — Little Kettle Creek is a 5 km stream, 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.
Elevenmile Creek (5 km) flows through Potter 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 Fishing Creek runs 4 km through Potter 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.
Cross Fork Creek runs 5 km through Potter County, Pennsylvania, 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.
Freeman Run (4 km) flows through Potter 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.
In Potter County, Pennsylvania, Lyman Run is a 4 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.
Bailey Run (3 km) flows through Potter 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.
Potter and Cameron Counties, Pennsylvania — East Branch Cowley Run is a 3 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, Potter County holds 10 species on PiscaMaps, including Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Yellow Perch.
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.