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| "Map" only begins to describe what our interactive maps can do – they virtually serve as a complete guide for anglers and boaters for their respective topics. Pages generally start with a statewide map with options to zoom to areas of interest geographically or by water body. We started with our fishing and boating data and layered it on top of Google Maps, so you get the best of both worlds – invaluable fishing & boating information with all the functionality provided by Google (driving directions, street maps, aerial photography, etc.). [Learn more about PFBC GIS activities] |
| Map Features |
- County Guide—Zoom in to a county to find boat accesses, trout stocked waters, special fishing regulation waters, wild trout streams, Commission facilities.
- PA Lakes—Find publicly owned lakes, their boat access points and fishing/boating regulations; zoom in directly to lakes or counties.
- Biologist Reports—Lake and stream survey listing, waters can be located by name, county, year or region.
- Warmwater / Coolwater Fisheries—Find waters with good opportunites to catch bass, walleye, musky, panfish, catfish and other warmwater/coolwater species. Fishery rankings, stocking info, regulations.
- Fish Habitat Improvement Maps—See where habitat structures have been placed in lakes.
- Fishing Hot Spots—Publicly accessible fishing destinations for popular fish species.
- Fishing Special Regulation Areas—View all waters or view by regulation, statewide or zoom in to a county.
- Water trails—Locate PA water trails and get general information. Zoom to trails to find access points and USGS water gauge data.
- Ice/winter fishing—Ice fishing destinations, fish species present, winter trout-stocked waters, fishing regulations.
- Steelhead—Public fishing destinations for Lake Erie tributaries, regulations, stocking data.
- PFBC directory—Locations and contact information for Commission offices.
- PFBC hatcheries—Locations and contact information for Commission hatcheries.
- Trout in the Classroom—Locations of participating schools.
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| We also have a GIS application from 2005 that identifies waters
that contain a presence of wild trout (help). |
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| Important Note to Anglers: Many waters in Pennsylvania are on private
property, the listing or mapping of waters by the Fish and Boat Commission does not guarantee public access. Always
obtain permission to fish on private property. |
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