Fly fishing near Pittsburgh

6 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Pittsburgh, nearest first. The closest is PA Steelhead Alley, about 2 hr 30 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and Virginia.

Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Pittsburgh.

2 to 4 hours · a long day or an overnight · 3

Original watercolor painting of Elk Creek, Pennsylvania Steelhead Alley
Steelhead

PA Steelhead Alley

Erie County, Pennsylvania · USA

Fly into CLE, 1.5 hr

About 2 hr 30 min from Pittsburgh · 198 km

Guide, per angler
$300–325
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Original watercolor painting of Rocky River, Ohio Steelhead Alley
Steelhead

Ohio Steelhead Alley

Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers, Ohio · USA

Fly into CLE, 20–50 min

About 2 hr 40 min from Pittsburgh · 219 km

Guide, per angler
$250–275
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Painting of an angler tying a fly beside a wooded limestone creek in spring
Trout

Central PA Limestoners

Spring Creek, Penns Creek, Little Juniata · USA

Fly into MDT, 1.5 hr

About 3 hr 10 min from Pittsburgh · 224 km

Guide, per angler
$250
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium

4 to 6 hours · a weekend · 3

Original watercolor painting of Tulpehocken Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Trout

Tulpehocken Creek

Blue Marsh Lake to Reading, Pennsylvania · USA

Fly into ABE, 45 min

About 5 hr from Pittsburgh · 424 km

Guide, per angler
$188–238
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Original watercolor painting of Lehigh River, Pennsylvania
Trout

Lehigh River

White Haven to Jim Thorpe and Walnutport, Pennsylvania · USA

Fly into ABE, 45 min

About 5 hr 20 min from Pittsburgh · 421 km

Guide, per angler
$313
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor painting of Little Lehigh Creek, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Trout

Little Lehigh Creek

Allentown, Pennsylvania · USA

Fly into ABE, 15 min

About 5 hr 40 min from Pittsburgh · 456 km

Guide, per angler
$200
Public access
Good
Crowding
High

Trout maps near Pittsburgh · 6

State maps with water within about 120 miles of Pittsburgh

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