Fishing Guides In Pennsylvania

Hire a guide to take you fishing in PA

Fishing guides teach fishing skills Hire a fishing guide to fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, steelhead, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, bluegill, rock bass, white bass, white perch, yellow perch, coho salmon, chinook salmon, stripers, chain pickerel, muskie, northern pike and sauger in local lakes.

Pennsylvania Fishing Guides

Al Bradley Fishing Guide - 215 378-1523
Al Bradley - al@paoutdoorpals.com Focus Species: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, pickerel, pike and crappie. Fish on private and public lakes in my 18ft Crestliner bass boat.

Other Local Guides

For the ultimate fishing experience, hire a professional guide. They know the PA fishery inside out and have determined the best techniques for catching fish at various times of the year.

Acme Dam Fishing - 724 547-0363
Bill Lessman - bill@acmedamfishing.com
Focus Species: bass, pike, and musky. Guided Float Tube & Mid-Summer Early Evening Shore Fishing in the mountain lakes of Fayette, Somerset, & Westmoreland counties in Southwestern Pa.

Cross Current Guide Service
info@crosscurrentguideservice.com
We fish the Upper Delaware River System in NY & PA. Fly fish for wild brown and rainbow trout or fly & light tackle fishing for smallmouth bass.

Striper Lore Guide Service - 814 941-3007
Brian Keller info@striperlore.com
Fishing guide on Raystown Lake, specializing in live bait fishing for stripers.

Tri-State Angler - 336 957-4630
Marty Shaffner - info@tristateangler.com
Focus Species: trout , smallmouth and steelhead. Licensed fly fishing guide service serving North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia for trout and smallmouth bass on the Watauga, South Holston and New rivers.

Allegheny Guide Service - 814 723-5912
Red Childress - musky@westpa.net
Focus Species: musky, walleye, trout, panfish, pike. We provide guided fishing trips for trophy musky, walleye, trout and pike in Northwest PA and Southern Tier New York .

Troutfishers Guide Service - 423 360-1468
Randy Ratliff. Focus Species: trout, smallmouth, and steelhead. Licensed fly fishing guide service serving Eastern Tennessee, Western North Carolina, Southwest Virginia, and Northwest Pennsylvania for trout, smallmouth and steelhead.

Rivers Outdoor Adventures - 570 943-3151
Tim Skoraszewski - info@riversflyfishing.com
Focus Species: Brown, rainbow and brook trout, steelhead, smallmouth and largemouth bass. Offering trips for trophy bass, trout, and steelhead from Erie County to Philadelphia. Our guides are licensed professionals and are capable of providing productive fishing trips 24x7x365.

Keystone Connection - 724 902-6082
Jeff Knapp - info@keystoneconnection.com
Focus Species: Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, muskie. Jet boat fishing on the Middle Allegheny River for smallmouth, walleyes and muskies with veteran outdoor writer Jeff Knapp. Educational guide services on other select western Pennsylvania waters.

Fishing Guide Services

In addition to putting you on fish, professional guides provide hands-on instruction that can shape the way you fish for the rest of your life. A day on the water becomes a master class in selecting the right rods for specific techniques, such as graphite casting rods for jigs or composite rods for crankbaits, along with matching gear ratios in modern low-profile baitcasting reels and high-capacity spinning reels. Guides often explain the advantages of today’s braided superlines, fluorocarbon leaders, and advanced monofilaments, and demonstrate reliable knots like the Palomar, FG, and improved clinch for different applications. You’ll gain insight into hook styles, from extra-wide-gap worm hooks to drop-shot and circle hooks, as well as when to choose tungsten weights, finesse jig heads, or bladed jigs.

Beyond terminal tackle, many guides introduce clients to the latest marine electronics and boat control systems. You may learn how to interpret high-definition sonar, side-imaging, and forward-facing sonar to identify bait schools, brush piles, and individual fish in real time. GPS-enabled chartplotters and custom contour mapping reveal subtle depth changes and offshore structure that once went unnoticed, while shallow-water anchors and advanced trolling motors with spot-lock features allow precise boat positioning in wind or current. By spending the day in the boat with a knowledgeable local guide, you not only catch fish but also build confidence using cutting-edge equipment and refined techniques that dramatically improve fishing skills for years to come.

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