Bush Kill at Shoemakers, PA
PA USGS
Bush Kill at Shoemakers, PA (01439500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01439500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 41.0882, -75.0377
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Fishing regulations
PA state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Shad Open · Catch & release only Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Size rule
- NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Pickerel No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bridle Shiner No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Chain Pickerel No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Eastern Blacknose Dace No season data
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Fallfish No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Ironcolor Shiner No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Margined Madtom No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Tessellated Darter No season data
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Pikes No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redbreast Sunfish No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Shield Darter No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Swallowtail Shiner No season data
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Tiger Muskellunge No season data
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Tiger Trout No season data
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Walleye No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Perch No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Limit details
- NO HARVEST
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBush Kill at Shoemakers, PA has 36 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Ironcolor Shiner (Alburnops chalybaeus), American Shad (Alosa sapidissima), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), and 31 others.
- Ironcolor Shiner Alburnops chalybaeus
- American Shad Alosa sapidissima
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Pikes Esox
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Tiger Muskellunge Esox masquinongy × lucius
- Chain Pickerel Esox niger
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus
- Margined Madtom Noturus insignis
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Shield Darter Percina peltata
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Tiger Trout Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 36 species
- from 140 individual records
- Observed
- May 12, 2012 – Jul 5, 2026
- 140 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 140 records