Allegheny River Fishing Conditions
Updated 1 hour ago · 9 attached data sensors
Tomorrow looks better for fishing logistics
Today is 76/100 and tomorrow is 87/100. The forecast improves enough to favor waiting if your schedule is flexible. The tomorrow comparison changes forecast weather while carrying forward the latest measured water context, so recheck the gauge or tide before leaving.
Current streamflow is 21,200 cfs. Flow is falling by about 19% over 24 hours.
Wind should be relatively manageable for most fishing logistics.
- No authoritative species evidence is attached yet, so this page deliberately does not recommend specific fish species.
- No qualified multi-year monthly flow baseline is available yet, so the current flow cannot be labeled high or low for the season.
Current score drivers
- Streamflow is down 19% versus roughly 24 hours ago.
- Current wind is about 0 mph.
- Current precipitation probability is 19%.
Best planning windows
light wind · near dawn/dusk
1 mph wind · 38% rainlight wind · near dawn/dusk
6 mph wind · 45% rainlight wind · low rain risk · near dawn/dusk
3 mph wind · 17% rainThese rank weather/light/tide logistics only. They are not bite forecasts.
Weather-based trip planning
Future scores primarily reflect forecast weather while using today's water conditions as the baseline. Recheck before the trip because river flow, tides and water temperature can change.
Confirmed fish targets
No authoritative species occurrence evidence is attached to this water yet, so the site deliberately does not recommend trout, bass or any other target merely because the temperature looks compatible.
Species recommendations require stored authoritative/editor-confirmed occurrence evidence. Broad temperature compatibility is not enough.
Useful starting points
Multi-weight jig assortment
Multiple weights let you adjust to current speed and depth.
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Where this page gets its facts
- USGS: Allegheny River At Natrona, Pa (sensor ID 03049500)
- USGS: Allegheny River At Lock & Dam 5 Near Freeport, Pa (sensor ID 03039040)
- USGS: Allegheny River Bl Lock & Dam 5 Near Freeport, Pa (sensor ID 03039041)
- USGS: Allegheny River At Lock & Dam 6 At Clinton, Pa (sensor ID 03039035)
- USGS: Allegheny River Below Lock & Dam 6 At Clinton, Pa (sensor ID 03039036)
- USGS: Allegheny River At Kittanning, Pa (sensor ID 03036500)
- USGS: Allegheny River At Lock & Dam 8 Nr Templeton, Pa (sensor ID 03036150)
- USGS: Allegheny River Near Rimer, Pa (sensor ID 03033000)
- USGS: Allegheny River At Parker, Pa (sensor ID 03031500)
Water data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Weather forecasts/alerts: National Weather Service (NWS). Coastal tide/observation data: NOAA CO-OPS where applicable. Derived scores are site calculations, not official agency products.
Verify before you fish
Licensing and exemptions vary.
USFWS license finder →Seasons, limits and special reaches can change.
Verify official rules →A sensor coordinate is not proof of legal public access.
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What this score means
This is a planning score based on measurable conditions. It is not a bite forecast and cannot guarantee catches. Missing facts are left unavailable rather than invented.