Fishing near Portland, PA
Portland, Pennsylvania sits in Northampton County along the Delaware River, directly across from New Jersey. The Delaware is the marquee water here, drawing anglers for its mix of warmwater and coldwater species. Nearby streams and lakes on both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey sides round out the local fishing scene.
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Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Portland, Pennsylvania and what's needed to catch them.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
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