Pittsburgh Creekside Summer Fishing Update

 Mid-summer is here and I wanted to share some of the nice  fish that I've landed so far this season.  These fish come from Pine Creek, Pittsburgh, PA, Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park, PA and Sanibel Island, Florida.  

My first Tiger Muskie at Lake Arthur, PA

Largemouth Bass at Lake Arthur, PA

16 inch Smallmouth Bass on Pine Creek, Wildwood, PA

Jack Cravalle - Sanibel Island, FL

Trout on Pine Creek, North Park, Pittsburgh

I spent the day on Pine Creek and played catch and release with two rainbow trout and a smallmouth bass. The recent torrential wet weather created some huge tree downfall which will most likely add more productive fishing holes and deep pockets in the creek.  Should make for a good summer of fishing.

Lure: Black and Yellow Spotted Panther Martin Spinner

2021 Trout Stocking Schedule for North Park and Pine Creek in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Here is the current Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission list of 2021 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!

North Park Lake   
Stocking: Rainbow Trout & Gold

03/08/21

04/24/21

05/10/21

12/14/21

                  
Pine Creek at N PARK LK DM BREAST
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold

03/26/21

04/14/21

Pine Creek at MOUTH OF WILLOW RN
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold

03/26/21

04/14/21

05/04/21

Pine Creek at ABANDON RR BRG T 575 AND DUNCAN
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold

02/25/21

04/14/21

10/19/21

Pine Creek at ABANDONED RR BRG
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Stocking: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Gold

03/26/21

04/14/21

05/04/21

Pine Creek, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Spring on Pine Creek, Wildwood, PA

Went looking for trout on Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and found a nice smallmouth bass and some Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica).

 

Pittsburgh Creekside in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Outdoors Fishing Report November 12, 2020

 

Pittsburgh Creekside in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Outdoors Fishing Report

Fall Smallmouth Bass in North Hills of Pittsburgh

I got some fishing in Monday afternoon on Pine Creek off of Wildwood Road (Hampton) outside of North Park in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. I landed 4 smallmouth bass with the biggest being 14 inches. The 14 incher was caught with a chartreuse trout magnet and the others with a Panther Martin spinner.

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!