Ohio River
Fishing and stocking
Blue catfish, hybrid striped bass, and muskellunge water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 57,267 fish in the published allocation. One of 14 stocked waters on the Allegheny County record.
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What swims here
Blue catfish
Hybrid striped bass (wiper)
Muskellunge
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 1,093 |
| 2026 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 800 |
| 2026 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 1,100 |
| 2026 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 4,830 |
| 2026 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 8,250 |
| 2026 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 10,000 |
| 2026 season | Muskellunge | yearling | 454 |
| 2025 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 1,750 |
| 2025 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 1,500 |
| 2025 season | Blue catfish | yearling | 1,093 |
| 2025 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 11,350 |
| 2025 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 9,600 |
| 2025 season | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 5,447 |
When to fish Ohio River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:58-11:58 am and 10:21 pm-12:21 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:30-5:30 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:44 am-12:44 pm | 5:23-6:23 am and 4:54-5:54 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the catfish (blue catfish on the season program here)
| Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig | 2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up |
| Cut bait and prepared baits | fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything |
| Rod holders | catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal |
For the striped bass and hybrids (hybrid striped bass (wiper) on the season program here)
| Flutter spoons and swimbaits | match the shad; count down to suspended fish |
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Flaugherty Run | 2.6 mi | Mar 13 |
| Big Sewickley Creek | 3.7 mi | May 1 |
| North Fork Big Sewickley Creek | 4.8 mi | Apr 8 |
| Marshall Lake | 9.6 mi | 2025 season |
| North Park Lake | 10.0 mi | 2025 season |
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