Pennsylvania trout water

How to read this map

Highlighted stretches run through, or along, land listed as open to the public: State Game Lands, state forests and parks, the Allegheny National Forest, the Delaware Water Gap, Army Corps land, county and local parks, and PFBC access areas. PFBC fishing easements (the strongly shaded strips) are private land where the public may fish along the stream. Dimmed stretches cross private land or land with no access information. Much private water in Pennsylvania is open to fishing by the owner's permission; respect posted signs.

This is a guide built from public data, not a legal determination of access. The public land data can miss narrow strips such as rail-trail corridors (for example along Pine Creek), and restricted-access land (shaded lightly) isn't counted as public.

Categories

• Special regulations: Trout special regulation areas such as catch-and-release fly-fishing only, Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only and trophy trout. Each section links to its rule in the Fishing Summary.
• Keystone Select: Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters, managed under Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only regulations.
• Wilderness Trout Stream: Managed to provide "a wild trout fishing experience in a remote, natural and unspoiled environment" (PFBC).
• Class A wild trout: "Streams that support a population of wild (natural reproduction) trout of sufficient size and abundance" (PFBC). A few are also stocked.
• Stocked: Stocked trout waters for 2026. Sections link to their rules in the Fishing Summary (statewide, year-round, or other).
• Wild trout (natural reproduction): "Stream sections supporting naturally reproducing populations of trout" (PFBC). Shown as a background layer.

Each section in the stream details links to its rule in the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary (PFBC)(checked 2026-10-12). Lake Erie tributaries (steelhead) follow their own rules; seePA Steelhead Alley.

Sources

• Stocked trout sections (2026), special regulation areas, Keystone Select waters, Wilderness Trout Streams, natural reproduction, access areas and PFBC properties: PA Fish & Boat Commission GIS, downloaded October 12, 2026.
• Class A wild trout streams: DCNR Conservation Explorer.
• Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (open and restricted access).
• Townships and counties: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb.
• Parking: PFBC access areas, plus public lots from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Private, customer-only and permit lots are left out; check signs before you park.
• Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap contributors.

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