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Trout provide lots of action at North Park Lake,
Allegheny County, throughout the year, as a
Stocked Trout Water Open to Year-Round Fishing.
North Park Lake, like many of the trout-stocked lakes in the southwestern corner
of Pennsylvania, is also a good place to target Largemouth Bass. The fish are
plentiful and reach nice sizes.
The lake's warmwater fishing is also good.
It's a nice place to target Largemouth Bass. A PFBC
survey done 4 years after the lake refilled found more
bass overall than any of the previous surveys. What's
more, three out of four bass were longer than 12 inches,
and one of four was longer than 15 inches. Those, too,
were records.
Anglers can always count on North Park Lake's bass,
especially around the near-shore fish habitat structures
placed before the lake refilled.
Catfish are another highlight. The PFBC annually
stocks Channel Catfish, as fingerlings or yearlings.
Anglers not only regularly catch Channel Catfish but
impressive ones, with fish 20 inches and longer.
There are Brown Bullheads available as well, and some
yellow ones.
The panfish at North Park Lake remain a work in
progress. Bluegills and White Crappies stocked in the lake
when it was brought back to life are small, on average.
But, they are at least plentiful, and you can chase
them from a boat and shore. The Irwin Run boat launch
located on Babcock Boulevard just north of Pearce
Mill Road is free to use. Only non-powered boats are
permitted. Venture Outdoors rents canoes, kayaks, and
paddleboards from spring through late September.
North Park encompasses 3,094 acres in Hampton,
McCandless, and Pine townships, north of Pittsburgh
with lots to do. It has an archery range for those with
their own gear, hiking trails, picnic tables and
pavilions, a nature center, a disc golf course,
pool, and more.
A map is available online from the county
parks department, and it outlines all offerings.
North Park Lake remains the park's
centerpiece, though. It's a great place to fish
and boat, unique for being old yet new.
For more information on
North Park Lake:
North Park Lake is popular among stocked trout waters in southwestern
Pennsylvania. It draws crowds and gets the fish to support that attention.
alleghenycounty.us/parks/north-park/index.aspx
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