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| Kinzua means Fishing |
| While you're here, don't miss the waterfalls just up the road from the dam Welcome to the site of the annual Pennsylvania Fishing Championship and the home of the state's record for Northern Pike and Walleye. Everyone predicts a record-setting Muskie will be caught here soon. But Kinzua has always been well known for the angling sport. Today a series of fortunate, or unfortunate events (depending on your point of view), has preserved the area and enhanced sporting opportunities. In the 1920s about 500,000 acres surrounding the area became the Allegheny National Forest, removing sources of pollution. When the Interstate Highway System was built in the 1950s, Warren was overlooked so the area remains remote and undeveloped. In 1965 the Kinzua Dam was finished, making Kinzua Lake, also known as the Allegheny Reservoir, the deepest inland body of water in Pennsylvania. The oxygen rich tailwaters of the dam have added to the fish population. This region is the largest block of natural land between Chicago and New York. The only problem is that you can't get here from there. And that's the way a lot of anglers like it. (continued on next page) |
| Drive-in fishing. Lots of parking right next to the fishing pier at the Kinzua Dam where you can catch trout standing right here. Take Hemlock Road from Warren's east side at the old Allegheny Hotel. Tailwaters of the Dam seen here make for the best fishing anywhere. This photo shows the pier under construction a few years ago. It now has substantial guide rails installed and clean outdoor toilets making this a popular destination for families and the handicapped. |
Trout, musky, walleye, northern pike. Welcome to Kinzua. The name itself means "fish." Depending on
whom you talk to about the translation of the Seneca name, it means "fish on a spear" or "waters of the big
fish." See some really big fish here.
The Kinzua region got its name from the old Seneca town under the present waters of the Allegheny
Reservoir (Kinzua Lake). This is where the Kinzua Dam got its name too. This is six miles east of Warren.
Across the water on the Route 59 side you can launch a canoe or boat at the Big Bend Visitor's center.
whom you talk to about the translation of the Seneca name, it means "fish on a spear" or "waters of the big
fish." See some really big fish here.
The Kinzua region got its name from the old Seneca town under the present waters of the Allegheny
Reservoir (Kinzua Lake). This is where the Kinzua Dam got its name too. This is six miles east of Warren.
Across the water on the Route 59 side you can launch a canoe or boat at the Big Bend Visitor's center.
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