American Eel
Catadromous: lives in freshwater and spawns in saltwater, the Sargasso Sea.
American Shad
Anadromous: Lives in saltwater and spawns in freshwater.
Sea Lamprey
Sea Lamprey on Lake Trout.
Largemouth Bass
PA State Record11 lbs. 3 oz.
Smallmouth Bass
PA State Record8 lbs. 8 ozs.
White & Black Crappie Bass
Brown BullheadPA State Record:4 lbs. 10 oz.
Channel Catfish
Weight: Max 40 to 50 pounds.
PA State Record:35 lbs. 2.5 oz.
Flathead CatfishLength: Max 61 inches
Weight: World record 123 lbs. 9 oz.
PA State Record:48 lbs. 6 oz.
Common Carp
The largest carp caught by an angler was in Bordeaux, France weighing 94 pounds.
PA State Record:52 lbs.
Brook TroutOfficial State Fish of Pennsylvania.State Record: 7 lbs.
Genetically a Char not a trout.
Rainbow Trout
Introduced from the Rocky Mountain states in the early 1900’s.
PA State Record:15 lbs. 6.25 oz.
Steelhead Trout
Anadromous version of Rainbow Trout.
Male
Female
Golden Rainbow Trout
Pennsylvania record Golden Trout was 13 pounds.
Not a Palomino
West Virginia Fish Hatchery in 1954 foundone female with the genetic mutation
First Stocked in 1967.
Tiger Trout – Cross between a Brown Trout & a Brook Trout.
Officially discontinued in 2005.
Brown TroutIntroduced from Germany in 1886.
PA State Record:19 lbs. 10 oz.