Interactive Maps

Interactive Maps

Section of an interactive map - click to view highlights of interactive map features

"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 feature. We started with our 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]

Highlights of 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
Fishing hot spots — Publicly accessible fishing destinations for popular fish species
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 and hatcheries

We also have a GIS application from 2005 that identifies waters that contain particular species of fish. Pages also contain links to more information for the species selected. Simply choose which fish/category (listed below) you would like to start with.

For warm/coolwater species, once within the GIS page, other species can be added to the base map by selecting the check-boxes in right column. Be sure to select the "info" button in the left column to get detailed information about waters.

Coldwater Species -- Trout

Warm/coolwater Species

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.