13 public waters in the North Central PA (PA Wilds) region — 4 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.
Walker Lake (229 acres) sits in Snyder 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 Snyder County, Pennsylvania, Faylor Lake is a 128-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.
Pa-638 Reservoir, a 27-acre lake in Snyder 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.
Mill Run Lake (16 acres) sits in Snyder 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.
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.
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.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania — Middle Creek is a 46 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.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania — North Branch Mahantango Creek is a 9 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 Snyder and Juniata Counties, Pennsylvania, West Branch Mahantango Creek is a 7 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.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania — South Branch Middle Creek is a 0 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 Branch Middle Creek runs 5 km through Snyder 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 Snyder County, Pennsylvania, Kern 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.
Swift Run runs 4 km through Snyder 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, Snyder County holds 22 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass and Pumpkinseed.
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.