Fishing Around The North Hills of Pittsburgh

Here are some photos of our summer fishing trips around the North Hills of Pittsburgh.  From the creek outside of the Ice Rink at North Park that leads to Lake Marshall, the pond at Marshall Elementary School and a few nice fishing holes on Pine Creek we had a few great trips.

Fourth of July Fireworks with Smallmouth Bass on Pine Creek in The North Hills of Pittsburgh

Pine Creek Fishing (North Hills Pittsburgh)

Fished Pine Creek off of Wildwood Road and landed 2 Smallmouth Bass (See photos 14 1/2 and 12 1/2 inches ) 1 late season rainbow trout and a half dozen sub-legal bass.  Floated nightcrawlers and used panther martin spinners.  Water was very low so we just found the deepest holes, cuts, logs and bends in the creek to find the fish.  We also saw a huge Bald Eagle fly over the creek, which we thought on Independence Day fishing was pretty cool.

Early Bass Fishing in North Park Pittsburgh

Headed out to North Park Lake in the North Hills of Pittsburgh for some early morning bass fishing on my restored Sea King row boat.  I caught this bass on a blue and chartreuse right angle lure while fishing the shoreline.

Trout Fishing in Pine Creek in North Park, Pittsburgh

We recently did some trout fishing on beautiful Pine Creek on the outside of North Park Lake in the North Hills of Pittsburgh.  We caught and released a few trout and some kind of sucker/bottom feeder.  There was a huge Palomino Trout sitting at the bottom of one of the deeper pools but he was not interested in our efforts to catch him. We were using Panther Martin spinners and Night crawler rigs.

Sasquatch Den in North Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Strolled right by a Big Foot den on while fishing Pine Creek in the outer perimeter of North Park, Pittsburgh.  I'm pretty sure it was a coyote den or something that ate meat as there were animals bones scattered around the den.  Or... Maybe it was the elusive Pennsylvania Sasquatch!

Pittsburgh Fishing During Coronavirus Pandemic

Headed out to go trout fishing on Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 18th and was met with this odd sign in the parking lot along Wildwood Road in Allison Park. I usually adventure out into the woods or water to get away from folks for a while, so this sign reinforced my philosophy. In all serious, please heed the signs message and social distance, wear a protective mask and just use commonsense during this time.

On a brighter note, I did catch a 10.5 inch Rainbow Trout on a yellow with red dotted Panther Martin spinner and yellow Power bait worm teaser.

Stay safe out there!

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2020 Trout Stocking Schedule for North Park and Pine Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

The opening day of 2020 Pennsylvania trout season in Western PA is Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8:00AM. Here is the current Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission list of trout stockings for North Park and Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. PA.  For other western Pennsylvania trout stocking information visit Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

Good luck and see you out there on Opening Day!

North Park Lake   
Stocking: Rainbow Trout & Gold
03/26/20
04/22/20
05/14/20
12/15/20
                  
Pine Creek at N PARK LK DM BREAST
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold
04/09/20
05/01/20

Pine Creek at MOUTH OF WILLOW RN
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold
04/09/20
05/01/20
05/15/20

Pine Creek at ABANDON RR BRG T 575 AND DUNCAN
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold
03/06/20
05/01/20
10/20/20

Pine Creek at ABANDONED RR BRG
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold
04/09/20
05/01/20
05/15/20

Pine Creek, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Campfire Coffee Break

Staying warm this winter with a campfire coffee break!  Percolated a pot of Tim Horton's ground coffee over an open fire.  Campfire coffee tastes best!

Pittsburgh Creekside in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January Fishing Report

Pine Creek (Allegheny County) During last week’s unseasonable 73-degree Saturday, Scott Kozelnik of McCandless released three trout, including a 13½-inch brown, on a Panther Martin spinner and Trout Worm teaser. - Read the full report here.

Fishing for Brook Trout in The North Hills of Pittsburgh on Pine Creek - North Park

Q) What do you do when it is 73 degrees outside in January? A) Go trout fishing on Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh.

I caught and released 3 Brook Trout on artificial lures ( Panther Martin Spinner and power bait worm teaser) with biggest being a 14 inches.

Merry Christmas from Pittsburgh Creekside

From Pittsburgh Creekside to you, Merry Christmas!  And nothing says Happy Holidays like a Christmas Yeti!  We found the wood carved yeti at Cabelas/Bass Pro Shop in Wheeling, West Virginia at Santa land on our way to Oglebay Resort for their Winter Light Festival.

Thanks for checking in on our Pittsburgh fishing and outdoors blog this year.  We really do appreciate you visiting us to see how our fishing trips are going around the Pittsburgh region.  Please continue to check back often to see our new posts.  Merry Fishing and a Happy New Year!