Fishing near Pittsburgh, PA

Set in Allegheny County at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, Pittsburgh earns its 'City of Three Rivers' name with immediate urban access to warmwater fishing. Post-Clean Water Act recovery has restored species and drawn major tournaments. The Three Rivers Water Trail runs 75 miles with 30+ access points, while trophy waters like Lake Arthur and the coldwater Youghiogheny sit a short drive out.

Top waters to fish near Pittsburgh

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and what's needed to catch them.

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alewife

Alosa pseudoharengus

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

Bighead Carp

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Fishing guides near Pittsburgh

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