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Planning your next fishing trip in Pittsburgh, United States ? Today is a excellent day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
  • Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sits at the three-river confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio, creating one of the most diverse freshwater fishing destinations in the Northeast. Anglers here can target trophy-sized river smallmouth, hard-fighting hybrid striped bass, catfish, walleye, sauger, and more, all within minutes of downtown bridges and city parks. read more...

Some of the best fishing spots near Pittsburgh include: Point State Park, Allegheny River, Monongahela River, Emsworth Lock and Dam, North Park Lake, Lake Arthur, Herrs Island, Chartiers Creek, etc. see full list

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 15:6 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
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Next Full Moon in ~14 days on 29th June
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    363,721 km
    Proximity:
    98.6 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Pittsburgh
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul

Solunar Bite Times

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All times are displayed in the America/New_York timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -4 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a New Moon at 0% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. Currently we have a minor fishing time. The next best fishing time will be tomorrow. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/New_York • Mon, 15 Jun 21:42 • 40.441, -79.996
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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh fishing centers on the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, plus a network of smaller creeks, park lakes, and reservoirs around the metro area. This mix of big-river current, lock-and-dam systems, and quieter backwaters gives anglers year-round opportunity for bass, walleye, catfish, panfish, and powerful hybrid striped bass right in and around the city.

Seasonal patterns on Pittsburgh’s rivers revolve around water temperature and flow. In early spring, focus on warming back eddies, creek mouths, and slack water below dams where smallmouth bass, walleye, and sauger stack up. Jigs tipped with soft plastics or minnows, blade baits, and small crankbaits are staples. As water warms into late spring and summer, smallmouth and spotted bass shift to current seams on main-river points, bridge pilings, and riprap shorelines, while channel cats and flatheads turn on after dark along deep ledges and around barges and industrial structure.

Summer into early fall is prime for hybrid striped bass and white bass on the Ohio and lower Allegheny. Watch for surface feeding near dawn and dusk; cast swimbaits, lipless crankbaits, or 3–4 inch flukes into the frenzy and retrieve quickly. When surface action is quiet, work the same areas with heavy jigheads or live shad/fathead minnows near the bottom, especially around current breaks and drop-offs adjacent to main channels.

By late fall, fish slide deeper. Smallmouth, walleye, sauger, and drum concentrate below the city’s dams where current is predictable and baitfish congregate. Vertically jigging hair jigs, tubes, or metal blade baits on light braided line with a fluorocarbon leader is highly effective. Winter fishing can be excellent whenever flows are stable: target deep holes just off the strongest current, moving slowly and keeping presentations tight to bottom.

Pittsburgh’s habitat types are varied. The main rivers feature rocky banks, submerged ledges, barge tie-offs, bridge foundations, and scattered wood. Work crankbaits and jerkbaits along riprap, and drag football jigs or Carolina-rigged plastics across rocky points for smallmouth. In slack-water back channels and marinas, you’ll find largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and carp—perfect for finesse tactics like Ned rigs, small wacky worms, micro-jigs, and float-and-jig combos.

For catfish, focus on the outside bends of the rivers, the base of wing dams, and deep scour holes below locks. Use cut shad, live creek chubs, or chicken liver on slip-sinker rigs, setting up just upstream so your bait settles into the hole. Night fishing is especially productive from late spring through early fall. Heavy rods, abrasion-resistant line, and solid rod holders are essential when targeting trophy flatheads and big channels in the strong three-river current.

Several park and reservoir options around Pittsburgh—such as North Park Lake, Deer Lakes, and smaller municipal ponds—offer easier access for bank and kayak anglers. These waters are good for stocked trout in cooler months and panfish, bass, and catfish through the summer. Light spinning gear, 4–8 lb line, small jigs, spinners, and simple slip-float rigs with worms or minnows produce steady action, making them ideal for quick after-work trips or family outings.

Overall, success in the Pittsburgh area comes from reading current, targeting edges—rock to mud, deep to shallow, fast to slow—and adjusting lure size and weight to match flow. Pay attention to river levels and clarity, move frequently until you find fish, and note which type of current break is producing; the three rivers reward pattern-based, mobile fishing.

The Best Fishing Spots around Pittsburgh

Point State Park

At the iconic confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela forming the Ohio, this urban park offers current seams, eddies, and deep channels that hold smallmouth bass, walleye, sauger, channel and flathead catfish, and seasonal hybrid striped bass. Spring and late fall shine for walleye/sauger, summer evenings for catfish, and year‑round opportunities exist along the riverwalk and by boat; it’s also a great central launch point to explore adjacent stretches of the Allegheny River and Ohio River.

Allegheny River

From downtown upstream through Lawrenceville, Sharpsburg, and beyond, the Allegheny’s clear flows, island eddies, and lock pools produce smallmouth bass, walleye, muskellunge, catfish, and carp. Fish spring walleye and sauger near dams and current breaks, summer topwater for bronzebacks along riprap, and fall for musky on edges; shore access abounds at riverfront parks, while boaters can roam between pools and around Highland Park Dam.

Monongahela River

Flowing through the South Side and Hazelwood, the Mon’s industrial banks and barge channels hold smallmouth bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, sauger, and catfish. Spring and late fall are productive near lock walls and tributary mouths, summer mornings favor crankbaits for smallmouth along riprap, and evening cut bait produces cats; bank access is common at riverfront parks with ample room for boaters to work ledges and eddies.

Emsworth Lock and Dam

On the Ohio River just downstream of the city, Emsworth’s tailwaters are famed for hybrid striped bass, walleye, sauger, and catfish. Current breaks, eddies, and wall eddies produce in spring and fall for jigging and blade baits, while summer nights bring strong catfish bites on cut bait; shore anglers and boaters alike work the turbulent seams similar to tactics used at Highland Park Dam.

North Park Lake

A popular suburban lake in Allegheny County, it offers accessible banks and no‑wake boating for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, and seasonal trout. Spring panfish and stocked trout attract families, summer evenings bring steady bass along weed edges, and fall crappie school around structure; it’s a convenient alternative to big‑river fishing near Pittsburgh.

Lake Arthur

Within Moraine State Park north of the city, this expansive reservoir features coves, points, and weedlines that hold muskellunge, largemouth bass, crappie, yellow perch, and channel catfish. Spring crappie runs are a highlight, summer weed edges produce bass and musky, and fall turnover can trigger quality bites; shore access is plentiful with excellent small‑craft and kayak opportunities compared to urban stretches of the Allegheny River.

Herrs Island

Also known as Washington’s Landing on the Allegheny River, Herrs Island offers calm eddies, marina walls, and shoreline access for smallmouth bass, walleye, catfish, and carp. It fishes well in spring and fall around current edges and docks, while summer mornings are productive with finesse baits along riprap; a scenic city venue that pairs well with nearby Strip District access points.

Chartiers Creek

Winding through the western suburbs into the Ohio, this urban creek provides varied pools and riffles for smallmouth bass, rock bass, sunfish, and carp, with occasional walleye near the confluence. Late spring to early fall is prime at moderate flows, with wading anglers and small‑craft boaters finding action around bends, bridge abutments, and deeper holes close to Pittsburgh.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Pittsburgh area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 2 beaches and bays in this area.

Campbells Run - 8.64385707679km , Stony Camp Run - 12.05471274737km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Pittsburgh. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Allegheny River - 1.65460025886km , Monongahela River - 1.72423353004km , Lake Elizabeth - 1.94199947938km , Herrs Island - 3.20362164883km , Panther Hollow Lake - 4.06244197337km , Brunot Island - 4.72092691772km , Girtys Run - 4.78896703444km , Chartiers Creek - 5.54082141642km , Nelson Run - 7.20330867243km , Streets Run - 7.22016986184km , Ninemile Run - 7.40155702156km , Whiskey Run - 7.49719724846km , Glass Run - 7.76637602576km , McKnight Run - 8.20758292419km , Davis Island - 8.42112478011km , Carnegie Lake - 8.44781701631km , Sixmile Island - 8.57289110381km , Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two - 8.60250325134km , Campbells Run - 8.64385707679km , Guyasuta Run - 8.90105824285km , Park Lake - 9.06348472876km , Little Pine Creek - 9.16572533859km , Georges Run - 9.27098011656km , Homestead Run - 9.40319532553km , Lake Ottilie - 9.53545998276km , Scrubgrass Run - 9.83431359476km , Robinson Run - 10.01481967653km , Shades Run - 10.49602362107km , Emsworth Locks and Dam - 10.54709544963km , Emsworth Locks and Dams - 10.60087276095km , Lowries Run - 10.69136984387km , Coxtown Run - 11.04552888405km , Sycamore Run - 11.17906083668km , Emsworth Back Channel Dam - 11.29087123091km , Neville Island - 11.5153143131km , Harts Run - 11.79765415912km , Painters Run - 11.97228633049km , Stony Camp Run - 12.05471274737km , McLaughlin Run - 12.53951927628km , Sandy Creek - 12.74330253314km

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