Fishing near Morgantown, WV

Set in Monongalia County, Morgantown sits along the Monongahela River, which flows through downtown and gives the county its name. The area's on-water scene spans seven public fishing areas across 366 square miles, from the 1,730-acre Cheat Lake just east of town to the coldwater forks of the Cheat River in the Monongahela National Forest.

Top waters to fish near Morgantown

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Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Largemouth Bass

Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

Northern Hogsucker

Hypentelium nigricans

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

Rainbow Trout

Rock Bass

Ambloplites rupestris

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Walleye

Sander vitreus

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