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What's biting in Pennsylvania in November: walleye, black crappie, blue catfish and brook trout at their peak, with sauger, smallmouth bass and white perch around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Pennsylvania fishing across 2 waters, with 15 fish-by-water guides for 13 fish.

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What's biting in Pennsylvania in November

From the season calendar, best first

Where to fish in Pennsylvania

2 waters
Toledo to Buffalo — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York

Lake Erie

November: Fall steelhead peak; nearshore night walleye

Fished from Toledo, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Cleveland, Erie, Dunkirk, Buffalo.

2,073 charted public spots across the whole water — 882 seawall / riprap, 454 beach / shore access, 305 boat ramp. Open the map in the app to see them.

Lake Erie, month by month
The Susquehanna to the limestone creeks

Pennsylvania freshwater

November: Muskie

Fished from Susquehanna River, Spring Creek, Letort Spring Run, Raystown Lake, Allegheny River, Delaware River.

Pennsylvania freshwater, month by month

Rules and licence

Size and bag limits and seasons in Pennsylvania are set by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.

Statewide rules today

PFBC, where no local rule applies
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 7" TL minimum · 3 per person · changes Jan 1 · trout permit (or combination trout/lake erie permit), 16 and older, to fish for or keep trout
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 7" TL minimum · 3 per person · changes Jan 1 · trout permit (or combination trout/lake erie permit), 16 and older, to fish for or keep trout
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 18" TL minimum · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 20" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · changes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 40" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 24" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 7" TL minimum · 3 per person · changes Jan 1 · trout permit (or combination trout/lake erie permit), 16 and older, to fish for or keep trout
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · 6 per person · changes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · changes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 4 per person · changes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 20" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 6 per person · changes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source PFBC, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with PFBC before you keep a fish.

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