Shenango River near West New Castle, PA
Shenango River PA USGS
Shenango River near West New Castle, PA (03104490) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Shenango River in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 22 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 03104490
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 41.0181, -80.3633
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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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Banded Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller 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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European Carp No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Pike No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 24 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Stonecat No season data
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Striped Shiner No season data
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Variegate Darter No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 nearbyShenango River Near West New Castle, Pa has 22 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), European Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus), and 17 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Variegate Darter Etheostoma variatum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 22 species
- from 56 individual records
- Observed
- May 16, 2009 – Aug 9, 2026
- 56 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 56 records