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PFBC LOCATIONS/TABLE OF CONTENTS
The mission of the Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC)
is to protect, conserve and enhance
the Commonwealth’s aquatic
resources, and provide shing and
boating opportunities.
State Fish Hatcheries
Region Offices: Law Enforcement/Education
For More Information:
Contents
Regulations by Location
(All Fish Species)
Commonwealth Inland Waters.................... 10
Py matuning Res ervoir................................. 12
Conowingo Reservoir.................................. 12
Delaware River and Estuary
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12
Lake Erie and Tributary Streams.................. 14
Catch and Release Lakes.............................. 15
Miscellaneous Waters.................................. 16
Regulations by Species
Big Bass Program........................................ 11
Catch and Release Bass................................ 11
Brood Stock Lakes....................................... 15
Panfish Enhancement................................. 15
Reptiles and Amphibians
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18
Trout Fishing Regulations
Notice of Stocking (NOS)............................. 22
Trout Fishing Regulations........................... 23
Trout Fishing Southeast Region
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25
Trout Fishing Southcentral Region
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26
Trout Fishing Southwest Region
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28
Trout Fishing Northwest Region
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30
Trout Fishing Northcentral Region
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32
Trout Fishing Northeast Region.................. 35
Requirements and Law
Fishing Licenses.............................................
4
Permits.........................................................
5
General Fishing Regulations......................... 8
Tackle, Equipment and Bait
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8
Unlawful Acts
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9
Boundary Waters
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12
Saltwater Angler Registry
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12
Endangered/Threatened Native Species
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18
Boat and Gear Cleaning Requirements
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19
General Boating Regulations
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20
Accessibility Resources
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20
Public Health Advisory
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37
Reporting Pollution.................................... 40
© Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Headquarters
1601 Elmerton Avenue
P.O. Box 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
Phone: 717-705-7800
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
• Bellefonte
1115 Spring Creek Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-355-3371
• Corry
13365 Route 6
Corry, PA 16407
814-664-2122
• Fairview
2000 Lohrer Road
P.O. Box 531
Fairview, PA 16415
814-474-1514
* Includes visitor center. Visitors are welcome from
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.
Groups should make advance arrangements.
• Benner Spring
1735 Shiloh Road
State College, PA 16801
814-355-4837
• Huntsdale*
195 Lebo Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-486-3419
• Linesville*
13300 Hartstown Road
Linesville, PA 16424
814-683-4451
• Oswayo
96 State Route 244 East
Coudersport, PA 16915
814-698-2102
• Pleasant Gap
450 Robinson Lane
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-359-5132
• Pleasant Mount
229 Great Bend Turnpike
Pleasant Mount, PA 18453
570-448-2101
• Reynoldsdale*
162 Fish Hatchery Road
New Paris, PA 15554
814-839-2211
• Tionesta
172 Fish Hatchery Lane
Tionesta, PA 16353
814-755-3524
• Tylersville
43 Hatchery Lane
Loganton, PA 17747
570-725-3965
Northwest Region
11528 State Highway 98, Meadville, PA 16335
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
814-337-0444 814-336-2426
Fax 814-337-0579 Fax 814-337-0579
Counties: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie,
Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren
Southwest Region
236 Lake Road, Somerset, PA 15501
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
814-445-8974 814-443-9841
Fax 814-445-3497 Fax 814-445-3497
Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset,
Washington, Westmoreland
Northcentral Region
595 East Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
814-359-5250 814-359-5127
Fax 814-359-5254 Fax 814-359-5153
Counties: Cameron, Centre, Cleareld,
Clinton, Elk, Jeerson, Lycoming, McKean,
Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder,
Tioga, Union
Southcentral Region
1704 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
717-486-7087 717-705-7919
Fax 717-486-8227 Fax 717-705-7831
Counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lebanon, Miin, Perry, York
Northeast Region
5566 Main Road, Sweet Valley, PA 18656
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
570-477-5717 570-477-2206
Fax 570-477-3221
Counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia,
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan,
Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming
Southeast Region
P.O. Box 9, Elm, PA 17521
Law Enforcement:
Outreach and Education:
717-626-0228 215-968-3631
Fax 717-626-0486
Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery,
Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill
Centre Region Oce
595 East Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Lobby Phone: 814-359-5124
Fisheries Admin. Phone:
814-359-5110
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Fishing Licenses:
Phone: 877-707-4085
Boat Registration/Titling:
Phone: 866-262-8734
Publications:
Phone: 717-705-7835
Boating Safety
Education Courses
Phone: 888-723-4741
Contact Law Enforcement for information about regulations and shing and boating
opportunities.
Contact Outreach and Education for information about shing and boating
programs and boating safety education.
Office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you see anything suspected to be pollution, a
disturbance or poaching on any waterway, regardless of how seemingly insignificant, report it immediately by calling
the local PFBC Region Law Enforcement office listed above during business hours or call the PFBC toll-free hotline:
855-Fish-Kil to leave a message. A pollution or disturbance may also be reported to the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection at 1-800-541-2050 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
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MENTORED YOUTH TROUT DAY
March 30 (statewide)
FISH-FOR-FREE DAYS
May 26 and July 4
TROUT OPENER
April 6
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Fishing licenses are sold by license issuing
agents through an electronic point-of-sale
(P.O.S.) system. This system brings increased
efficiency, more options and easier upgrades
for anglers. Fishing licenses are sold online.
A current license, on their person, is required
of persons age 16 and over to fish or angle for
any species of fish and to take fishbait, baitfish
and species of amphibians and reptiles from
Commonwealth waters by those legal methods
described in this booklet.
FISHING is defined as the act of angling, or to
catch, take, kill or remove, or the attempt to catch,
take, kill or remove, from any waters or other
areas within or bordering this Commonwealth
any fish by any means or method for any purpose
whatsoever. CASTING and/or RETRIEVING,
whether by rod, reel and line, or by handline, for
oneself or for others, requires a current license,
unless specifically exempted by law. See “As-
sistance to Children” on page 8 for specifics on
when a license is required when assisting a child
(15 years of age and under).
OBTAIN YOUR LICENSE:
a) at more than 700 license-issuing agents
b) at county treasurers
c
) at PFBC offices
d) at HuntFish.PA.gov
Lost fishing licenses or replacements – A lost
fishing license can be replaced at any issuing agent
at cost or reprinted online for free. All replacement
licenses include permits or privileges previously
purchased by the customer. The total cost for a
replacement license and previously purchased
permits or privileges that were printed on the
base license is $6.97.
You qualify for a RESIDENT fishing license
if you are a bona fide resident of Pennsylvania.
When purchasing a resident fishing license, you
must show positive proof of permanent residency
by presenting one of the following documents:
a) valid Pennsylvania driver’s license
b) valid non-driver photo identification card
c) previous year’s Pennsylvania state income
tax return showing proof of payment of per-
sonal income tax as a resident of Pennsylvania
d) previous year’s local earned income tax return
showing tax paid to a Pennsylvania municipality
e) a current Pennsylvania voter registration card
All issued resident fishing licenses will remain
valid for the year or years for which issued,
regardless of whether the license holder is no
longer a bona fide Pennsylvania resident.
National Guard and Armed Forces Reserve
licenses are available only at the PFBC and county
treasurers to those persons who provide docu-
Fishing Licenses
POSSESSION AND DISPLAY OF LICENSES
The license shall be kept about the person
while fishing and shown upon the request of
any waterways or other officer designated by
the Commission. In addition to showing the
license to the officer, the holder thereof shall,
upon demand, establish further identification
to the satisfaction of the officer by producing
some other positive means of identification.
mentation that within the previous 24 months
the person was deployed overseas as a member
of the reserve component of the armed forces for
a period of 60 consecutive days or more or was
released early from service because of an injury
or disease incurred in the line of duty.
POW licenses are available to persons who
p
rovide military documentation stating the person
is a former Prisoner Of War. Initial licenses are
available only at the PFBC and county treasurers.
After providing verification of eligibility, annual
licenses may then be obtained at any issuing agent
or online.
Senior resident and senior lifetime licenses
are available to those persons at anytime during
the year in which they will become age 65.
• Persons who possess a SENIOR RESIDENT
LIFETIME license dated before January 1, 1991
are not required to purchase a trout permit. How-
ever, a Senior Resident Lifetime license holder who
purchased a trout permit or a Combination trout/
Lake Erie permit before January 1, 2015, remains
exempt from the requirement to purchase a trout
permit annually.
Disabled Veterans Licenses – Any disabled
veteran who has a disability incurred in any war
or armed conflict that consists of the loss of one
or more limbs or the loss of use of one or more
limbs, or total blindness, or who is 100 percent
disabled as certified by the United States Veterans
Administration and is a resident of this Com-
monwealth may obtain a free resident fishing
license upon application to the Commission or
county treasurers. After providing verification of
eligibility, annual licenses may then be obtained
at any issuing agent or online.
Disabled Veterans Reduced Licenses – Any
disabled veteran who has a disability incurred in
any war or armed conflict who is between 60 and
99 percent disabled as certified by the United States
Veterans Administration and is a resident of this
Commonwealth may initially obtain a reduced
fee resident fishing license upon application to
the PFBC or county treasurers. After providing
verification of eligibility, annual licenses may
then be obtained at any issuing agent or online.
Military personnel are required to purchase
a fishing license. Those who are stationed in
Pennsylvania under permanent change of station
(PCS) orders for a duration of 6 months or more,
who produce documentation proving the same,
qualify for a resident fishing license. All others
must obtain a tourist or non-resident license.
Certain active duty military personnel are exempt
from Pennsylvania’s fishing license requirement.
To be eligible for the military waiver, an angler
must be a bona fide Pennsylvania resident, be on
active duty, be stationed outside Pennsylvania and
be here on authorized leave. While in the act of
fishing, the military personnel must carry proof
of each of these requirements, such as a Penn-
sylvania driver’s license, a military ID, and valid
military orders showing the place of assignment
and leave status.
Under the law, a qualifying soldier, sailor, airman
or Marine does not receive a free Pennsylvania
fishing license. Instead, eligible active duty mili-
tary personnel can legally fish without a license
under the limited circumstances outlined in the
law. They must have on their person while fishing
evidence of Commonwealth residency, proof of
their assignment to a facility outside this Com-
monwealth and a copy of their orders assigning
them to temporary leave.
The law does not exempt military personnel on
leave from any other requirements of fishing or
boating laws and regulations.
Students from out of state who are attending
school in Pennsylvania but who have not become
residents of Pennsylvania are not eligible to pur-
chase a resident license and must obtain a tourist
or Non-Resident PA Student fishing license.
Social Security Number requirements – Since
1998, federal and state laws require purchasers
of a Pennsylvania fishing license to provide their
Social Security Number when applying to purchase
a fishing license.
Vouchers - A voucher may be purchased as a
gift for another individual that can be redeemed
for a license and/or permit. A voucher may be
redeemed at any issuing agent. The voucher is non-
refundable and expires as noted. A voucher is not
a fishing license and individuals using a voucher to
fish are in violation of the Fish and Boat Code and
may be subject to legal action. Individuals wish-
ing to purchase vouchers for Christmas presents
need to wait until December 1 of that year before
purchasing a voucher.
1-Day Tourist and 1-Day Resident licenses –
1-Day Tourist and 1-Day Resident licenses are not
valid for fishing during the period from March 15 to
April 30 of any year. 1-Day Tourist or 1-Day Resident
licenses issued to be used on March 14 will expire
at 11:59 p.m. on March 14, regardless of what time
the license begins.
FISHING LICENSES
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All anglers fishing in
the waters of Lake Erie,
Presque Isle Bay and their
tributaries including waters that ow into those
tributaries are required to possess a valid Lake
Erie permit or Combination trout/Lake Erie
permit. See page 14 for a list of main tributaries
that require a permit.
LAKE ERIE PERMIT
In many cases, an angler may need both a trout
permit and a Lake Erie permit to fish in waters
in the Erie area. Rather than purchasing these
individually, a combination Trout Lake Erie permit
may be purchased.
COMBINATION
TROUT LAKE ERIE
PERMIT
PERMIT EXEMPTIONS: The following
persons are NOT required to possess a trout
permit or Lake Erie permit:
• Persons under 16 years of age.
• Disabled persons and other individuals who
are exempt from fishing license requirements,
or who are authorized to fish using an
institutional license.
• Persons who possess a 1-Day Tourist license.
CHARTER BOAT/
FISHING GUIDE PERMITS
For additional information about Charter Boat/
Fishing Guide permits, contact the Bureau of Law
Enforcement at 717-705-7861.
ANGLERS:
To find a charter boat operator or fishing guide
for a fish species or location you wish to fish, go
to the Commission’s website.
MULTIYEAR FISHING LICENSES
A 3-year fishing license is valid through 2026,
a 5-year fishing license is valid through 2028, and
a 10-year fishing license is valid through 2033.
Customers who buy multi-year licenses save money
by not having to pay agent/transaction fees each
year. Anglers can also purchase multi-year trout,
Lake Erie, and combo permits and experience
similar savings or purchase single year trout, Lake
Erie, and combo permits.
VOLUNTARY PERMITS
Voluntary Permits are designed to help maintain
funding levels for several key fishing-related pro-
grams. Revenues generated from the sale of these
permits will be reinvested into the Habitat/Water-
ways Conservation, Musky, Wild Trout & Enhanced
Waters or Bass programs. The Wild Trout & En-
hanced Waters Permit does not meet the require-
ment to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
TROUT PERMIT
A current Pennsylvania
trout permit is required to
fish for trout in Pennsylvania
waters. Permits are printed
on the license. An angler “fishes for trout” when
the angler:
• Takes, kills or possesses, while in the act of
fishing, a trout from any Pennsylvania or bound-
ary waters.
• Fishes in waters under special trout regulations.
• Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or
Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
• Fishes in streams and rivers designated as
stocked trout waters on February 19 through May 31.
(See page 10).
Charter boat operators and fishing guides are
required to obtain a permit when conducting
business on the waters of the Commonwealth
including the boundary waters. The annual fee for
the permit is $101.97 for residents and $401.97
for non-residents. Pricing includes issuing agent
fee of $1.00 and $0.97 transaction fee.
PERMITS
VOLUNTARY YOUTH
FISHING LICENSE
To participate in a Mentored Youth Fishing Day,
anglers 16 years of age or older (adult anglers) must
possess a valid Pennsylvania fishing license
and
be accompanied by a youth (less than 16 years of
age) who has obtained a Mentored Youth Permit
OR a Voluntary Youth Fishing License. In addi-
tion to a valid fishing license, the adult angler
(mentor) must posses a valid trout permit when
the Mentored Youth Fishing Day relates to trout.
While mentors will be permitted to fish for trout,
they are not permitted to harvest trout and must
release them unharmed. Youth may harvest up to
two trout (combined species) with a minimum
size of 7 inches. All other Commonwealth Inland
Water Regulations apply.
• The Mentored Youth Permit is free, and the
Voluntary Youth Fishing License is $2.97 ($1.00
cost plus $1.97 in agent/transaction fee).
• While both the permit and the Voluntary
Youth Fishing License provide the opportunity
for youth to fish on Mentored Youth Fishing Days,
the Voluntary Youth Fishing License provides an
extended return for both Pennsylvania’s youth
and the Commission. For each license purchased
for $2.97, the Commission receives $5 back in
funding as a federal reimbursement. The same
applies for each Voluntary Youth Fishing License
Voucher, once it is redeemed. The Commission
receives no federal reimbursement for Mentored
Youth Permits.
• The funds received from the sales of the license
reimbursement are then dedicated toward invest-
ment in youth outreach and education programs.
• While both the permit and the license provide
the opportunity to participate in Mentored Youth
Fishing Days, the Commission encourages anglers
to purchase either a Voluntary Youth Fishing
License or a Voluntary Youth Fishing License
Voucher—for the future of fishing!
For permit application and issuance
of Charter Boat/Fishing Guide permits:
HuntFish.PA.gov
For the cost of fishing licenses and permits
or to purchase fishing licenses and permits:
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No matter where you drop your line in
Crawford County, the fish are sure to bite.
Whether you’re a lake lover or a creek catcher,
you can find plenty of spots to cast your line
here. Woodcock Dam offers 333 acres of lake
stocked with musky, Walleye and bass. Find
your new favorite fishing spot on one of our
eight lakes or cast a line in French Creek and
our other streams. With so much to do in
Crawford County, you can bring the whole
family and enjoy relaxing fishing
time.
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greatly impact agricultural crops such as grapes, hops and hardwoods. It is also reducing
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If you are in the quarantine area, please “Look Before You Leave.” Inspecting your
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General Fishing Regulations
NURSERY WATERS are closed to fishing at
all times.
FIELD DRESSING AND DISPOSAL OF FISH – It
is unlawful to possess a fish in any form or condi-
tion other than in the whole or having the entrails
removed while on shore, along the waters of the
Commonwealth, onboard a boat or on a dock, pier,
launch area, or parking lot adjacent thereto. Fish
may be processed fully if they are being prepared for
immediate consumption on site. This does not apply
to fish processed at a fish cleaning station officially
recognized by the Commission or by a permitted
charter boat/fishing guide operation.
It is unlawful to discard any fish carcass or parts
thereof into the waters of the Commonwealth or upon
any public or private lands contiguous to the waters
unless disposal is on lands with permission from the
landowner or it is where fish are properly disposed
into suitable garbage or refuse collection systems or
at an officially recognized fish cleaning station.
TAGGED FISH – The PFBC and agencies in adjacent
states apply tags to fish for special research purposes. If
an angler catches a tagged fish and wishes to keep the
fish, the tag number and location of the catch should
be reported to the address or phone number on the
tag or to the PFBC. If the angler doesn’t wish to keep
the fish, no attempt should be made to remove the
tag unless special instructions have been posted at
access areas, by the media or elsewhere. For example,
sometimes the PFBC uses two-part tags, and parts
of or all of the tags should be removed in some cases
with scissors or a knife. This type of tag typically
resembles rubber spaghetti, and information such
as tag numbers and toll-free phone numbers can be
easily read. Tagged fish that are not kept should be
returned to the water immediately after removing
the tag or recording the information from the tag. In
no case should tags be pulled from a fish as this will
cause significant injuries.
It is unlawful for a person to implant tracking devices
in or to tag, brand, mark or fin clip any fish taken from
Commonwealth waters unless the fish are purchased
from an authorized commercial aquaculture facility,
are part of a Commission-recognized and sanctioned
stocking by a cooperative nursery, are authorized by a
scientific collector’s permit issued by the Commission,
are part of a tagged fish contest in a boundary lake
for which the Commission has issued a permit, or are
part of a Commission-partnered tagged fish contest.
Tackle and Equipment
R
ODS, LINES AND HOOKS. An angler may use
a maximum of three lines fished either by rod or
hand when fishing for gamefish, baitfish or both. An
exception to this rule exists for those fishing through
ice in winter (see Ice Fishing Equipment below). On
open water (not covered by ice), it is unlawful for
a person to fish with more than three fishing rods
at a time. There is no restriction on the number of
hooks used on each fishing line. All rods, lines and
hooks shall be under the immediate control of the
person using them.
SNAGGING HOOKS may not be used or possessed
while in the act of fishing. A snagging hook is a device
designed or modified to facilitate the snagging of
fish and may be a hook with a single barb, weighted
on a shank below the eye and above the barbs, or a
hook otherwise designed or modified to make the
snagging of fish more likely than it would be with
a normal hook.
ICE FISHING EQUIPMENT. It is unlawful while
ice fishing to use more than five fishing devices,
which may consist of rods, hand lines, tip-ups or any
combination. Each device shall contain a single fishing
line with no restriction on the number of hooks used
for fishing, except when fishing in the Pymatuning
Reservoir, where no more than three hooks shall be
attached to each line. Self-hooking devices such as
jaw jackers and automated fisherman are allowed.
Holes cut in ice may not exceed 10 inches between
the farthest points as measured in any direction. All
lines, rods or tip-ups shall be under the immediate
control of the person using them. On PFBC lakes,
shelters or shanties must be removed when through
fishing for the day.
GAFF OR LANDING NET. A gaff or landing net
is permitted to assist in landing fish caught using a
lawful device (see page 13 for exception). Nets of
all types can be no larger (excluding the handle)
than 4 feet square or 4 feet in diameter. The use of a
cast net or throw net in any Commonwealth waters
except waters listed on the Commission's website
are a violation of the Fish and Boat Code. These
waterways require permits. Cast net and throw net
permits are available online. It is unlawful to use
any type of net or seine to catch or take gamefish.
SPEARS OR GIGS. Spears or gigs may be used to
take ONLY snakeheads, carp, suckers and catfish.
Spears or gigs may not be mechanically propelled,
may not have more than five barbed points and may
not be used in stocked trout waters.
BOW AND ARROW (including compound
bows and crossbows) may be used for taking
ONLY snakeheads, carp, suckers and catfish on
all Commonwealth waters, day or night, with the
following exceptions: (1) bowfishing is strictly
prohibited in stocked trout waters during the closed
season, (2) bowfishing is strictly prohibited in special
regulations trout waters, (3) it is unlawful to cast
direct rays of a spotlight, mounted headlight or any
other kind of artificial light from any watercraft
upon any occupied building or another watercraft
and (4) it is unlawful to use generators on board a
watercraft while bowfishing with a noise level that
exceeds 90 db.
ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN
An adult who assists a child (15 years of age and
younger) by casting or retrieving a fishing line or
fishing rod is not required to possess a valid fishing
license provided that the child remains within arms’
reach of the assisting adult and is actively involved
in the fishing activity. An adult may assist a child by
baiting hooks, removing fish from the line, netting
fish, preparing the fishing rod for use and untangling
the line without possessing a valid fishing license. An
adult is required to possess a fishing license if they
intend to set the hook for the child. An adult may
not fish or set the hook for their child in a designated
Children/Special Population Area.
Bait
BAITFISH includes all forms of minnows;
suckers, chubs, Fallfish, lampreys; Gizzard Shad 8
inches or less; and all forms of darters, killifishes
and stonecats (except those listed as threatened or
endangered species). Legally taken gamefish may
be used as bait. It is unlawful to use or possess
goldfish, comets, koi and Common Carp as baitfish
while fishing.
FISHBAIT includes crayfish, crabs and the
nymphs, larvae and pupae of all insects spending
any part of their life cycle in the water.
For all craysh species, the head must be im-
mediately removed behind the eyes upon capture
unless used as bait in the water from which taken.
A person shall not release or dispose live bait-
fish into any water of this Commonwealth, ex-
cept live baitfish baited on a hook for angling
purposes. A person may collect live baitfish for
angling. A species of baitfish collected for use as
bait may not be transferred from waters in this
Commonwealth into another drainage of this Com-
monwealth where this particular species does not
already exist.
SEASON, SIZE, LIMIT: No closed season (except
as noted below) and no minimum size. The daily
limit and possession limit is 50 combined species.
When purchasing bait, obtain and keep the sales
slip or receipt. The receipt authorizes the posses-
sion of the fishbait or baitfish so purchased for a
period of 15 days after its date of issue. Fishbait or
baitfish purchased from a licensed dealer do not
have a possession limit and do not count toward
your daily limit of fishbait and baitfish taken from
Commonwealth waterways. Stocked trout waters are
closed for taking fishbait and baitfish from February
19 to the opening day of trout season. Most specially
regulated trout waters are closed to taking fishbait
and baitfish at all times.
TAKING AND KEEPING BAIT is permitted using
rod and reel or handline, dip net or minnow seine
not over 4 feet square or in diameter, or a minnow
trap with no more than two openings that shall not
exceed 1 inch in diameter. All devices must be under
the immediate control of the person using them.
Unattended minnow traps or baitfish containers left
in Commonwealth waters must be identified with
the owner’s or user’s name, address and telephone
number. If fishing in a group and the total number
of fishbait or baitfish taken exceeds the possession
limit (50), separate containers must be provided
for the fishbait and baitfish. Total possession limit
in any one container may not exceed 50 baitfish or
fishbait combined.
MUDBUGS (dragony nymphs): No daily limit
from lakes, ponds, swamps or adjacent areas; the
daily limit from rivers and streams is 50.
FROGS AS BAIT: Except for those listed as en-
dangered or threatened or those with zero possession
limit, frogs may be used as bait. Certain seasons and
possession limits apply.
GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS
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• To possess, introduce or import, transport, sell,
purchase, offer for sale, or barter the following live spe-
cies in the Commonwealth: snakehead (all species),
Black Carp, Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, Zebra Mussel,
Quagga Mussel, European Rudd, Ruffe, crayfish (all
species), Round Goby and Tubenose Goby.
• To fish with more than three fishing lines at any
time when fishing for gamefish, baitfish or both.
• To not have immediate control of all rods, lines,
and hooks.
• To fish (includes taking baitfish and fishbait) from
February 19 to 8:00 a.m. on the opening day of trout
season in any stocked trout water. Exceptions are certain
specially regulated waters and Stocked Trout Waters
Open to Year-round Fishing.
•To cast repeatedly into a clearly visible bass spawning
nest or redd in an effort to catch or take a bass.
•To take or attempt to take fish or keep fish acciden-
tally caught by snatch-fishing, foul hooking, or snag
fishing. Handfishing is not permitted.
• To catch, kill or possess more than one day’s limit
of any fish, except: (a) at your residence and (b) you
may possess two days’ limit while traveling to your
residence from an overnight fishing trip of two or more
consecutive days.
• To have on a stringer or in a container or otherwise
in possession, while in or along waters of the Common-
wealth or immediately returning therefrom, more than
the daily creel limit of any fish for one person.
• To fail to immediately return unharmed to the
waters from which it was taken any fish caught out of
season, undersize or over the daily creel limit. Any fish
placed on a stringer, in any container or given away
counts toward the possession limit of the person having
caught it and the person to whom it was given.
• To kill any fish and fail to make a reasonable effort
to lawfully dispose of it.
• To fish in or within 100 feet of the entrance or exit
points of any fishway, including fish ladders and other
fish passage facilities.
• To use gamefish as bait except when taken by rod
and reel or handline in conformance with seasons, sizes
and creel limits or when purchased from an authorized
bait dealer.
• To sell baitfish or fishbait taken from waters of the
Commonwealth, except that licensed and authorized
commercial fishermen may take and sell baitfish from
Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay.
• To sell baitfish or fishbait within the Commonwealth
or transport same out of the state except by authorized
and licensed commercial bait dealers.
• To sell any species of fish, reptile (with the excep-
tion of Snapping Turtles) or amphibian taken from
the Commonwealth.
• To sell, offer for sale, purchase, or barter any fish
parts or fish eggs obtained from fish taken from waters
of this Commonwealth including boundary waters. This
prohibition does not apply to fish parts or fish eggs (1)
lawfully taken or sold or offered for sale by holders of
Lake Erie commercial fishing licenses if the particular
species of fish is authorized for taking by commercial
licensees or (2) those obtained from fish taken lawfully
from waters outside of this Commonwealth.
• To release any species of fish except those listed
as
approved by the PFBC in Commonwealth waters
without written permission from the executive director
of the PFBC.
• To release fish from another state, province or
country into Commonwealth waters without written
permission from the Commission.
• To transfer fish from one Pennsylvania watershed
to another where that species is not always present
without written consent from the Commission.
•To introduce (stock) fish into waters of the Com-
monwealth without submission of a Notice of Stocking
to the Commission (see page 22).
• To place an obstruction in any waterway that
blocks the free movement of fish.
• To use or have in possession while on or along
Commonwealth waters nets larger than 4 feet square
or in diameter except with a special permit issued by
the PFBC.
• To conduct an organized fishing tournament
in which there are 10 or more participants without
a permit issued by the Commission. Applications
must be submitted 60 days before the date of the
proposed tournament. Fishing tournaments may not
be conducted for a species of fish during the closed
season for that species. Unless a special exemption is
granted, fishing tournaments may not be conducted
on the opening day of the season for any species of
gamefish. Contact the nearest region office (page 3)
for more information and permit applications. Ap-
plications are also online.
• To conduct an organized fishing tournament and
fail to submit an accurate fishing tournament catch
report when required.
• To conduct a tagged fishing tournament in bound-
ary waters without a permit issued by the PFBC.
• To throw, leave, discard, or deposit litter, debris, or
trash of any kind in or along waters or lands adjacent
to or contiguous to waters of the Commonwealth.
• To obstruct the ingress, egress or regress to a
person’s property, cattleways or fields.
• To dig in or drive upon any lands.
• To cut or damage trees or shrubs.
• To build or tend open fires without permission.
• To run any vehicle except fording in the most
direct manner in any stream.
• To interfere with officers authorized to enforce
the Fish and Boat Code in the performance of their
duties or to refuse to accompany any officer after
having been arrested for a violation of the Fish and
Boat Code.
If a Violation Occurs . . .
Persons accused of violating the Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Code or rules and regulations may be issued a citation
and have a right to a hearing before a district justice. Law
enforcement personnel have the authority to confiscate
or seize as evidence fish and fishing equipment that are
illegal or used to violate fishing laws or regulations. The
PFBC may, upon proper notice, suspend or revoke the
fishing privileges, boating privileges, or other permits
of any person convicted (or acknowledging guilt) of a
violation of the Fish and Boat Code or PFBC regulations.
If you have been convicted of or plead guilty to a second
or subsequent violation within a 12-month period, you
may be assessed an additional fine of $200 for those
offenses classified as summary offenses.
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COMMONWEALTH INLAND WATERS-2024
SEASONS, SIZES AND CREEL LIMITS –
Except for trout season,
which begins at 8 a.m., all regulatory periods in the fishing regula-
tions are based on the calendar day, one of which ends at midnight
and the next of which begins immediately thereafter.
* Except those species in waters listed in the Brood Stock Lakes
Program. Tiger Muskellunge is a muskellunge hybrid.
** Unlawful to take, catch or kill American Shad in the Susque-
hanna River and all its tributaries. River Herring (Alewife and
Blueback Herring) has a closed year-round season with zero
daily limit applied to Susquehanna River and tributaries, Lehigh
River and tributaries, Schuylkill River and tributaries, West Branch
Delaware River, Delaware River, Delaware estuary, Delaware
River tributaries upstream to the limit of the tidal influence and
Conowingo Reservoir.
*** Lehigh River upstream of the first dam in Easton, Pennsylvania
and its tributaries and the Schuylkill River upstream of the I-95
Bridge and its tributaries.
Minimum Size
7 inches
15 inches
12 inches
40 inches
18 inches
24 inches
15 inches
12 inches
No minimum
No minimum
9 inches
20 inches
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
Daily Limit
3 (combined species)
4 (combined species)
6 (combined species)
1 (combined species)
4
2
6
6
3
50 (combined species)
25
2 (combined species)
50 (combined species)
50 (combined species)
Unlimited if taken from lakes, ponds, swamps
and adjacent areas. 50 per day if taken from
moving waters (rivers and streams).
Seasons
Extended Season: Stocked trout waters
Jan. 1 through Feb. 18 and Sept. 3 through Dec. 31
Jan. 1 through April 12 and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31
April 13 through June 7
June 8 through Sept. 30
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 4 through Dec. 31
NOTE:
It is not a violation of the bass regulations if a bass is imme-
diately returned unharmed to the waters from which it was taken. It
is unlawful for an angler to cast repeatedly into a clearly visible bass
spawning nest or redd in an effort to catch or take bass.
NOTE:
For bass regulations, power dam pools and recreational dam
pools on the Susquehanna River and navigational dam pools on the
Ohio River drainage are “rivers.” It is unlawful to conduct a fishing
tournament on the North Branch, West Branch or main stem of the
Susquehanna River that allows a tournament angler to harvest bass.
NOTE:
Stocked trout waters are closed to fishing from February 19
to the opening day of the regular trout season in April, unless
included in the
Stocked Trout Waters Open to Year-Round
Fishing Program.
NOTE:
Landlocked Alewife less than 8 inches in length taken from
inland ponds, lakes or reservoirs that are collected by legal means
may be harvested for use as baitfish.
NOTE: It is legal to fish for trout in Class A streams year-round, with
no harvest beginning the day after Labor Day to the opening day of
trout season the following year. The exception is those stream
sections designated as both Class A Wild Trout Streams and
Stocked Trout Waters (Miscellaneous Special Regulations–see
pages 16 and 17). These stream sections are closed to fishing
from February 19 until 8 a.m. on the opening day of trout.
**** BAITFISH includes all forms of minnows; suckers,
chubs, Fallfish, lampreys; Gizzard Shad 8 inches or less; and
all forms of darters, killifishes and stonecats (except those
listed as threatened or endangered species). Legally taken
gamefish may be used as bait. It is unlawful to use or possess
goldfish, comets, koi and Common Carp as baitfish while
fishing. FISHBAIT includes crayfish, crabs and the nymphs,
larvae and pupae of all insects spending any part of their life
cycle in the water.
For all crayfish species, the head must be immediately
removed behind the eyes upon capture unless used as bait in
the water from which taken.
Species
ALL SPECIES OF TROUT
BASS - Lakes, Rivers and Streams
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge*
Pickerel*
Northern Pike*
Walleye and Saugeye (Hybrids)
Sauger
American Shad**
American Shad
American Shad
River Herring**
Hickory Shad**
Herring, Gizzard Shad
American Eel
Striped Bass and Striped Bass/
White Bass Hybrids
Sunsh, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Crappies,
Catsh, Rock Bass, Suckers, Carp, White Bass
,
Bown and other gamesh not otherwise listed
Baitsh/Fishbait****
(except Mudbugs/includes Craysh)
Mudbugs (Dragony
Nymphs)
Mussels/Clams
Paddlesh, Spotted Gar, and other
threatened and endangered species
Additional regulations may apply- see Pansh
Enhancement Special Regulations-page 15
-
Lehigh River, Schuylkill River*** and tributaries
Open year-round
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season - April 6 at 7 inches 5-streams, lakes and ponds
8 a.m. through Sept. 2 (combined species)
NO HARVEST -
Catch and immediate release only
(no tournaments permitted).
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Susquehanna River and tributaries
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Additional regulations may apply-
see Trout Regulations-pages 23-36. See pages 16-17
for stream sections that are both Stocked Trout
Waters and Class A Wild Trout Waters.
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Additional regulations may apply-
see page 11
Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 4 through Dec. 31
NO HARVEST -
Catch and immediate release only
Extended Season: Waters not managed as stocked trout waters.
Jan. 1 through Feb. 18 and Sept. 3 through Dec. 31
NO HARVEST -
Catch and immediate release only
COMMONWEALTH INLAND WATERS
NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m.
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Big Bass Program
Special Regulations
These special regulations apply to Largemouth Bass,
Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass in the waters listed below.
Stocked trout waters (lakes) that are in the Big Bass Program
are closed to all shing from February 19 until the opening day
of the trout season. is closure does not pertain to stocked
trout waters (lakes) open to year-round shing. For all other
species, inland regulations apply.
Wate r
Upper, Middle and Lower Deer
Lakes
Marshall Lake
North Park Lake
Keystone Lake
Bradys Run Lake
Blue Marsh Lake
Carsonia Lake
Hopewell Lake
Kaercher Creek Dam
Shawnee Lake (State Park)
Canoe Creek Lake (State Park)
to include two small ponds
and raceway adjacent to
Canoe Lake
Lake Towhee
Nockamixon Lake (State Park)
Lake Arthur
(Moraine State Park)
Beaverdam Run Reservoir
Duman Lake
Hinckston Run Reservoir
Wilmore Dam
County
Allegheny
Allegheny
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Berks
Berks
Berks
Berks
Bedford
Blair
Bucks
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Cambria
Cambria
Cambria
WATERS GOVERNED BY THESE REGULATIONS
LAKES
Season
Jan. 1 through
April 12 and
June 8
through Dec. 31
April 13 through
June 7
Minimum Size
15 inches
NO HARVEST- Catch and immediate release only
(no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m.
Daily Limit
4 (combined species)
Wate r
Mauch Chunk Lake
Colyer Lake
Chambers Lake
Marsh Creek Lake
(State Park)
Sugar Lake
Opossum Lake
Indian Creek Reservoir
(Mill Run Reservoir)
Bridgeport Reservoir
Yellow Creek Lake
(State Park)
Lackawanna Lake
(State Park)
Speedwell Forge Lake
Leaser Lake
Frances Slocum Lake
(State Park)
Harris Pond
Lily Lake
Rose Valley Lake
Shenango River Lake
Gouldsboro Lake
County
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Chester
Crawford
Cumberland
Fayette
Fayette/
Westmoreland
Indiana
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lehigh
Luzerne
Luzerne
Luzerne
Lycoming
Mercer
Monroe/Wayne
Lake Chillisquaque
Little Bualo Lake (Holman Lake)
Quemahoning Reservoir
Lake Nessmuk
Two Mile Run Reservoir
(Justus Lake)
Cross Creek Lake
Peters Twp. Lake (Res. #2)
Lower Woods Pond
Indian Lake
Keystone Lake (State Park)
Twin Lakes Number One
Reservoir (lower)
Mammoth Dam
Northmoreland Lake
Twin Lake Number Two
Reservoir (upper)
Stevens Lake
Lake Marburg
(Codorus State Park)
Lake Redman
Lake Williams
Pinchot Lake (State Park)
Montour
Perry
Somerset
Tioga
Venango
Washington
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York
York
York
York
For the latest information and regulation updates, please consult the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s website: fishandboat.com.
FOR MORE BOATING INFORMATION:
SMALLMOUTH BASS AND LARGEMOUTH BASS–CATCH AND RELEASE
Counties Waters Season/Special Regulations
Dauphin,
Juniata, Perry
January 1 to December 31: NO HARVEST CATCH AND IMMEDIATE
RELEASE ONLY. It is unlawful for an angler to cast repeatedly into a
clearly visible bass spawning nest or redd in an effort to catch or take
bass as with Commonwealth Inland Waters fishing regulations.
From January 1 to April 12 and June 8 to December 31:
Catch-measure-immediate release tournaments permitted
(see fishandboat.com for tournament requirement details).
From April 13 to June 7: No tournaments permitted.
Susquehanna River (98.0 miles) from the
inatable dam near Sunbury downstream to
Holtwood Dam, including all tributaries to a point ½
mile upstream from the conuence.
Juniata River (31.7 miles) from SR0075 bridge at Port
Royal downstream to the mouth, including all tributaries
to a point ½ mile upstream from the confluence.
Cumberland, Dauphin,
Juniata, Lancaster,
Northumberland,
Perry
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Spotted Bass
Closed to fishing from February 19
until 8 a.m. on opening day of trout.
(partial drawdown)
See catch-and-release guidelines on page 15.
BIG BASS PROGRAM
=NEW ADDITION
Wate r
County
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Anglers who target or catch
shad, striped bass, and river
herring from the Delaware
River below Trenton Falls or
in the Delaware Estuary are
required to register for free
with the PFBC using the QR
code on this page, register, for a
fee, with the National Saltwater
Angler Registry administered by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), or meet the
saltwater angler registration requirements of another
state. Anglers do not need to register if they meet one of
the following exceptions:
• Are under the age of 16.
• Hold a Highly Migratory Species Angling Permit.
• Fish commercially under a valid license.
• Possess a valid registration with the National
Saltwater Angler Registry.
• Registry administered by NOAA or from another
exempted state.
Pennsylvania fishing license holders may choose
to register for free with the PFBC. Go online for
registration details.
Anglers may also register with the National Saltwater
Angler Registry website at www.countmyfish.noaa.gov
with NOAA by clicking on the National Saltwater
Angler Registry link
. Please note that registered anglers
must still possess a valid state fishing license.
Species
Walleye and Saugeye (Hybrids)
Bass: Largemouth, Smallmouth
Muskellunge and
Tiger Muskellunge (Hybrids)
Crappie**
All Other Species
Baitsh/Fishbait*
Frogs and Tadpoles
Snapping Turtles
Turtles (all species other
than Snapping Turtles)
Mussels/Clams
Threatened and endangered
species
Seasons
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
July 1 through Oct. 31
July 1 through Oct. 31
Open year-round
Minimum Size
15 inches
12 inches
30 inches
9 inches
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
Daily Limit
6 (combined species)
5
2 (combined species)
20
None
None
15
15 daily limit
30 possession limit
2
PYMATUNING RESERVOIR
Fishing Privileges in
Boundary Waters
e following shing license agreements apply to
boundary waters. You must abide by all other rules
and regulations of the state in which shing and
where you launch or retrieve your boat.
A PENNSYLVANIA or MARYLAND LICENSE is
valid on the Conowingo Reservoir or Youghiogheny
River Lake when shing from a boat (excluding coves and
tributaries). DOES NOT INCLUDE SHORE FISHING.
A PENNSYLVANIA or NEW YORK LICENSE is
valid on the Delaware River (including West Branch)
between New York and Pennsylvania when FISHING
FROM A BOAT OR FROM EITHER SHORE.
A PENNSYLVANIA or NEW JERSEY LICENSE
is valid on the Delaware River between New Jersey
and Pennsylvania when FISHING FROM A BOAT
OR FROM EITHER SHORE. A Pennsylvania shing
license is required to sh in all other waters identied
on page 13 as being part of the Delaware Estuary.
A PENNSYLVANIA or OHIO LICENSE is valid on
the Pymatuning Reservoir when shing from a boat.
DOES NOT INCLUDE SHORE FISHING.
A PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE is required to sh
Kinzua Reservoir in McKean and Warren counties.
No agreement has been established with New York.
NO FISHING AGREEMENTS have been made on
any other boundary waters.
Minimum Size
No minimum
12 inches
30 inches
15 inches
36 inches
14 inches
18 inches
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
9 inches
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
CONOWINGO RESERVOIR up to Holtwood Dam
Daily Limit
2 (combined species)
5 (combined species)
2
5
1
5
2 (combined species)
only one of which may
exceed 30 inches
15 (combined species)
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
FOR PYMATUNING RESERVOIR
15
15
5
30
25
No daily limit
35
No daily limit
• Lights or rearms may not be used to take frogs.
• Hooks used to take turtles shall be at least 3.5 inches long
with at least 1 inch space between the point and shank.
• Spears, longbows, compound bows and crossbows may
ONLY be used to take carp and suckers.
• Minnow seines and dip nets are restricted to 4 feet in size;
mesh must measure not less than 1/8 inch, nor larger than
½ inch on a side.
• ICE FISHING – An Ohio or Pennsylvania shing license is
recognized anywhere on the lake. It is unlawful while ice
shing to use more than ve shing devices, which may
consist of rods, hand lines, tip-ups or any combination.
Each device shall contain a single shing line with no more
than three hooks attached to each line. Holes cut in ice
may not exceed 10 inches between the farthest points as
measured in any direction. All lines, rods or tip-ups shall
be under the immediate control of the person using them.
NOTE: See this page for reciprocal shing privileges between
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
*For all craysh species, the head must be immediately
removed behind the eyes upon capture unless used as bait
in the water from which taken.
** As per Pansh Enhancement Special Regulations-page 15
Seasons
Open year-round
Jan. 1 through Feb.
29 and June 16
through Dec. 31
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Species
All Species of
Trout
Bass:
Largemouth,
Smallmouth
Northern Pike
Walleye
Muskellunge and
Tiger Muskellunge (Hybrids)
Pickerel
Striped Bass and Striped Bass/
White Bass Hybrids
Sunsh, Bluegill, Rock Bass
Crappies
Carp
Channel Catsh
Suckers
American Eel
Yellow Perch
Baitsh/Fishbait*
All Other Fish Species
American Shad and Hickory Shad,
River Herring (Alewife and
Blueback Herring),
Bivalves/Shellsh
(Mussels/Clams)
See page 8
*It is illegal to: catch or process any species of craysh unless the head is immediately removed behind the eyes
upon capture; use any species of craysh as bait unless the head is removed behind the eyes; catch and possess
a female craysh with eggs attached to the underside of the abdomen.
includes all threatened and endangered species
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Saltwater Angler Registry
See page 8 for denitions
PYMATUNING RESERVOIR AND CONOWINGO RESERVOIR
HuntFish.PA.gov
DELAWARE RIVER
AND ESTUARY
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DELAWARE RIVER AND ESTUARY
DELAWARE RIVER AND ESTUARY (including tributaries to limits of tidal inuence)
DELAWARE RIVER BLUE CRABS
e Delaware River estuary consists of the water
areas listed below to their upper tidal limits:
NO HARVEST -
Catch and immediate release only
Inland seasons, sizes and creel limits apply except for waters under special regs.
Species
Trout
Bass
Largemouth
Smallmouth
Muskellunge and
Tiger Muskellunge
(Hybrids)
Northern Pike
Pickerel
Walleye
American Shad**
American Eel
Striped Bass and
Hybrid Striped Bass
†
Baitsh/Fishbait*
River Herring***
Hickory Shad,
Sturgeon, and other
threatened and
endangered species
Mussels/Clams
Other Species
Seasons
April 6 at 8 a.m.
through Oct. 15
Jan. 1 through April 12 and
June 8 through Dec. 31
April 13 through June 7
Open year-round
Open year-round
Open year-round
The portion of the Delaware
River between New Jersey and
Pennsylvania - open year-round.
The portion of the Delaware River
between New York and Pennsylvania
- Jan. 1 until midnight, March 14 and
May 4 until midnight, Dec. 31
Open year-round
Open year-round
From the Pennsylvania state line
upstream to Calhoun Street Bridge;
Jan. 1 through March 31 and
June 1 through Dec. 31
†
April 1 through May 31
†
From Calhoun Street Bridge
upstream - open year-round
†
Open year-round
Minimum Size
North of I-84:
14 inches
South of I-84:
No minimum
West Branch
Delaware River *
12 inches
12 inches
40 inches
24 inches
12 inches
18 inches
No minimum
9 inches
28 to less than
31 inches
†
21 to less than 24 inches
†
28 to less than 31 inches
†
No minimum
Daily Limit
1 (combined species)
5 (combined species)
2 (combined species)
5 (combined species)
1
2
5
3
2
25
1
†
50 (combined species)
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
*
A special no-kill season with the use of artificial lures only
has been established on the West Branch Delaware River
(see page 17 for details).
** American Shad is catch and release in the Schuylkill River from
I-95 upstream including all tributaries and three (3) American Shad
in all other Delaware River tributaries, including those above tide.
*** River Herring (Alewife and Blueback Herring) has a closed
year-round season with zero daily limit applied to Susquehanna
River and tributaries, Lehigh River and tributaries, Schuylkill River
and tributaries, West Branch Delaware River, Delaware River,
Delaware estuary, and Delaware River tributaries upstream to the
limit of the tidal inuence.
For all craysh species, the head must be immediately removed behind
the eyes upon capture unless used as bait in the water from which taken.
See page 8 for denitions
1
†
2
†
See sh consumption advisory for Delaware Estuary Striped Bass over 28”–see page 38.
†
It is unlawful to sh with bait for any species of sh in the tidal Delaware Estuary including tributaries from the mouths of the tributaries upstream to the limit of tidal inuence using any hook
type other than non-offset (inline) circle hooks. The denition of a non-offset (inline) circle hook is a non-offset hook where the point is pointed perpendicularly back towards the shank. The term
"non-offset" means the point and the barb are in the same plane as the shank. For more information, consult: shandboat.com.
Delaware River and Estuary Anglers:
Saltwater Angler Registry-
see page 12
Female Blue Crabs bearing eggs or from which
the egg pouch or bunion has been removed may
not be possessed.
Crab Pots are limited to no more than two pots
per person when taking crabs. In addition, two
handlines may be used.
Unattended Crab Pots must be labeled with the
name and address of the owner or user.
Disturbing Unattended Crab Pots is unlaw-
ful, except by the owner, user or members of the
immediate family, and ocers or representatives
of the PFBC.
Horseshoe Crabs are unlawful to sell, offer for
sale or purchase. It is unlawful to import into or
transport in this Commonwealth horseshoe crabs for
the purpose of sale.
* Measured
point to point
Harvesting blue crabs from the Delaware River and
its estuary waters is permitted pursuant to the regula-
tions below.
Season Minimum Size Daily Limit
Open
year-round
4 inches * (hard shell)
3.5 inches * (so shell)
One (1) bushel
(combined - hard
shell and so shell)
Circle hook J-hook Treble hook
WHEN FISHING WITH BAIT FOR
ANY
SPECIES OF FISH IN THE
TIDAL DELAWARE ESTUARY, THE USE OF A NON-OFFSET
(INLINE) CIRCLE HOOK IS REQUIRED.
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**** It is unlawful for any person to gaff or attempt to gaff any Striped
Bass at any time when shing.
The following seasons, sizes and creel daily limits apply to the Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River and Delaware River tributaries, from the mouths of the tributaries upstream to the limit of the
tidal inuence and the Lehigh River from its mouth upstream to the rst dam in Easton, Pennsylvania. The Delaware River estuary waters are listed at the right. ATTENTION: Non-offset (inline) circle hooks are
required when shing with bait for any species of sh in the Tidal Delaware Estuary including tributaries from the mouths of the tributaries upstream to the limit of the tidal inuence. The denition of a non-offset
(inline) circle hook is a non-offset hook where the point is pointed perpendicularly back towards the shank. The term 'non-offset' means the point and the barb are in the same plane as the shank. ATTENTION: It
is unlawful for any person to gaff or attempt to gaff any Striped Bass at
any time when shing.
Water Area Upper Tidal Limit
Chester Creek Kerlin Street
(Chester-city)
Crum Creek U.S. Route 13
(Eddystone)
Darby Creek Pine Street
(Darby-borough)
Delaware River From the PA state line
upstream to the U.S.
Route 1 bridge
Frankford Creek U.S. Route 13
(Frankford Avenue)
Marcus Hook Creek U.S. Route 13
(Marcus Hook-borough)
Neshaminy Creek Hulmeville Falls
Pennypack Creek U.S. Route 13
(Frankford Avenue)
Poquessing Creek State Road
Ridley Creek MacDade Boulevard
(Chester-city)
Schuylkill River Fairmount Dam
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* It is unlawful to conduct or participate in a fishing tournament
for bass on Lake Erie or Presque Isle Bay during the period from the
second Saturday in April until midnight the second Saturday in June.
** It is unlawful to fish or possess trout in or along any Lake
Erie tributary stream from 12:01 a.m. on April 5 until 8 a.m. on
April 6 (32 hours total).
*** Adaptive management for daily limits: After the PFBC Ex-
ecutive Director establishes the daily limit for the year, the in-
formation will be available from any PFBC office and posted at
fishandboat.com.
**** The daily limit for all species of trout and salmon (combined)
is 5 from 8 a.m. the opening day of the regular season for trout
until midnight Labor Day. The daily limit for all species of trout
and salmon (combined) is 3 per day from 12:01 a.m. the day after
Labor Day until 12:01 a.m. on the Friday before the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
Special Regulations–Lake Erie
Tributary Streams
• Designated as Nursery Waters are Trout Run and its
tributaries, Godfrey Run, Orchard Beach Run, and Crooked
Creek (where posted). It is unlawful to fish, wade or possess
fishing equipment while in or along Lake Erie tributary
streams designated as Nursery Waters.
• Archery fishing or spear fishing is prohibited in or along
Lake Erie tributary streams.
• From September 3 until the opening day of trout season
in April, all Lake Erie tributary streams are closed to fishing
from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on the following day except for
Walnut Creek north of Manchester Bridge Road and Elk
Creek north of Route 5.
• It is unlawful to fish from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on the
following day within 50 yards of the mouth of both Trout
Run and Godfrey Run while fishing the Lake Erie shoreline.
All anglers fishing in the waters of Lake Erie, Presque
Isle Bay, and their tributaries including waters that flow
into those tributaries are required to possess a valid Lake
Erie permit or Combination Trout Lake Erie permit.
The main tributaries where a permit is required are:
Cascade Creek, Conneaut Creek, Crooked Creek, Eightmile
Creek, Elk Creek, Fourmile Creek, Mill Creek, Raccoon
Creek, Sevenmile Creek, Sixmile Creek, Sixteenmile Creek,
Turkey Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twentymile Creek and
Walnut Creek. A permit is also required for all of those
waters that flow into these main tributaries.
Anglers fishing the East and West Basin ponds
(Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park) are not
required to possess a Lake Erie Permit.
Anglers fishing inland ponds, lakes and reservoirs in
Erie
County are not required to possess a Lake Erie Permit.
Lake Erie Permit
An infectious fish disease, caused by a variant of
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), has caused
fish mortalities in the Great Lakes. The initial list of
fish species that are susceptible to VHS includes Black
Crappie, Bluegill, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Bullhead,
Brown Trout, Burbot, Channel Catfish, Chinook Salmon,
Coho Salmon, Emerald Shiner, Freshwater Drum, Gizzard
Shad, Herring, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern
Pike, Pink Salmon, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Trout,
Redhorse Sucker, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye,
White Bass, White Perch, Whitefish and Yellow Perch.
It is unlawful to transport or cause the transportation
of VHS-susceptible species of fish out of the portion of the
Lake Erie Watershed in this Commonwealth into other
watersheds of this Commonwealth except when certain
conditions are met. It is illegal to use VHS-
s
usceptible
Transportation of VHS-Susceptible Fish Out of the Lake Erie Watershed
3 (combined species)
****
3 (combined species)
****
2****
50 (combined species)
25
Species
Muskellunge and
Tiger Muskellunge
(Hybrids)
Northern Pike
Walleye
Bass*
Largemouth
Smallmouth
Yellow Perch
Burbot
(when taken by scuba
divers by use of nonmechanical
spears or gigs at a depth of at
least 60 feet)
Burbot
(when taken by
hook and line)
Seasons
Open year-round
Open year-round
Jan. 1 through March 14
and May 4 through Dec. 31
Jan. 1 through April 12 and
June 8 through Dec. 31
April 13 through June 7*
Minimum Size
40 inches
24 inches
15 inches
15 inches
20 inches
30***
50 (combined species)
5
Dec. 1 through April 30
May 1 through Nov. 30
Open year-round
June 1 through Sept. 30
Open year-round
Sme
lt
(when taken by hook
and line)
Open year-round
No minimum
None
Brook and Brown
Trout**
Rainbow Trout
and Salmon**
Lake Trout**
Baitsh/Fishbait
American Eel
Mussels/Clams
Sturgeon, Spotted Gar,
and other threatened and
endangered species
12:01 a.m. the day after Labor
Day until 12:01 a.m. on the
Friday before the opening day
of the regular trout season
8 a.m. the opening day of the
regular season for trout until
12:01 a.m. the Friday before the
opening day of the regular sea-
son for trout the following year
8 a.m. the opening day of the
regular season for trout until
12:01 a.m. the Friday before the
opening day of the regular sea-
son for trout the following year
Open year-round
Open year-round
15 inches
15 inches
15 inches
No minimum
9 inches
7 inches
None
No minimum
No minimum
8 a.m. the opening day of
the regular season for trout
until midnight Labor Day
9 inches 5 (combined species)
****
No minimum
5
LAKE ERIE
The following seasons, sizes, and daily limits apply to Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay and peninsular waters, all Lake Erie
tributaries in their entirety, which include Cascade Creek, Conneaut Creek, Crooked Creek, East Branch Conneaut Creek,
Eightmile Creek, Elk Creek, Fourmile Creek, Middle Branch Conneaut Creek, Marsh Run, Mill Creek, Mud Run, Raccoon Creek,
Sevenmile Creek, Sixmile Creek, Sixteenmile Creek, Stone Run, Temple Run, Turkey Creek, Twelvemile Creek, Twentymile
Creek, Walnut Creek, West Branch Conneaut Creek, and all waters that ow into these tributaries.
fish species, fish parts and eggs taken from the Lake
Erie Watershed as fishbait in Commonwealth waters
outside the Lake Erie Watershed except when the fish
are certified as VHS-negative. It is legal to transport dead
recreationally caught fish out of the Lake Erie Watershed
solely for the purpose of human consumption.
Because of diseases and invasive species, the
Commission recommends as a good conservation
practice that anglers not transport any live fish out of the
Lake Erie Watershed and introduce those fish into other
watersheds. For more information on invasive species,
please see page 19. For more information on VHS,
please contact the Commission’s Northwest Region
Office (page 3) or visit fishandboat.com.
See page 8 for denitions
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND
Daily Limit
1
2
6***
4 (combined species)
1
For all crayfish species, the head must be
immediately removed behind the eyes upon capture
unless used as bait in the water from which taken.
For regulations and information about “Cast and Throw Net Permits,” visit fishandboat.com.
Sunsh, Crappies, Catsh,
Rock Bass, Suckers, Eels,
Carp, White Bass, Bown
and other gamesh not
otherwise listed
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HOW TO RELEASE FISH
CATCH AND RELEASE
Some waters are managed strictly as “Catch and Release” waters.
Minimum size limits require that fish less than the minimum
must be released. Creel limits require that fish caught in excess
of the limit must be released. Closed seasons require the release
of fish species caught during a season when keeping them is not
permitted. The number of fish that survive depends on several
factors, including the length of the fight, where the fish is hooked,
water temperature, and how the fish is handled and released.
To give fish released the best chance for survival, follow these
recommended guidelines:
1. Use barbless hooks.
2. Play fish quickly.
Try to land your fish as quickly as possible, and don’t play
the fish to exhaustion.
3. Use a landing net.
4. Keep the fish in the water. The chance of a fish being
injured increases the longer it is held out of water.
5. Wet your hands, net and other materials that may come
in contact with the fish.
6. Hold the fish upside down while removing the hook.
This can often pacify the fish and reduce handling time.
7. Remove hooks quickly. Hemostats or long-nose pliers
are essential tools for quickly removing hooks.
8. Cut the line. When it is not possible to remove the hook
without harming the fish, cut the line.
9. Don’t touch the gills. Do not handle fish by placing your
fingers in the gill slits.
10. Hold the fish upright underwater after hook removal
and allow it to swim away under its own power. If
necessary, hold the fish out of the current until it revives.
11. Fish that are bleeding from the mouth or gills due to
hook removal do not survive after being released back into
the water. Anglers may be charged with violating the Fish
and Boat Code by failing to immediately release the fish
unharmed. If regulations permit, the angler should keep the
fish and have it count towards his or her daily limit.
BROOD STOCK LAKES PROGRAM
County Water Area
Crawford Conneaut Lake
Lake Canadohta
Woodcock Creek Lake
Erie Edinboro Lake
Howard Eaton Reservoir
Mercer Lake Wilhelm
These regulations are intended to restrict harvest and fish consumption from designated
lakes during the FDA-mandated withdrawal period. During this period, fish anesthetics
are used during Muskellunge, Tiger Muskellunge (hybrids), Northern Pike and pickerel
culture operations. From April 1 through May 31, fishing for these species is permitted
on a catch and release/no harvest basis. It is unlawful to take or possess any Muskel-
lunge, Tiger Muskellunge (hybrids), Northern Pike and pickerel from these lakes during
this period. When caught, these fish species shall be immediately returned unharmed.
For all other
species, Com-
monwealth
inland waters
seasons, sizes
and creel lim-
its apply.
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CATCH AND RELEASE LAKES
These lakes are regulated year-round as catch and
release for all fish species. This means fishing is permitted
on a catch and release/no harvest basis. It is unlawful
to take, kill or possess any fish from these lakes. Once
caught, all fish shall be immediately returned unharmed.
Additional catch and release regulations specifically
for trout can be found on page 24. These include: Catch
and Release Artificial Lures Only, Catch and Release All
Tackle, and Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only.
County Water Area
Allegheny Pine Township Park Pond
Crawford Tamarack Lake
Columbia and Bear Gap Reservoir
Northumberland McWilliams Reservoir
Columbia Klines Reservoir
Fulton Meadow Grounds Lake
Jeerson Kyle Lake
McKean Bradford City
Number Two Reservoir
Pike Pecks Pond
Schuylkill Lower Owl Creek Reservoir
Schuylkill Owl Creek Reservoir
Somerset Somerset Lake
Westmoreland Lower Burrell Park Pond
PANFISH ENHANCEMENT SPECIAL REGULATIONS
ese regulations are intended to increase the number, quality and size of pansh through the use of minimum
length limits on sunsh, crappies and Yellow Perch. For all other species, Commonwealth inland waters seasons,
sizes and creel limits apply, unless listed in other special regulation programs. It is unlawful to sh in the Pansh
Enhancement Special Regulations waters listed below except in compliance with the following size and creel limits:
Daily Limit
20
When Panfish
Enhancement
Regulations
apply to more
than one
species in the
same water-
way, the creel
limit is 20 for
each species
with the total
creel not
to exceed
50 panfish
combined.
“Sunfish”
includes
Bluegills,
Pumpkin-
seeds
and Redear
Sunfish.
“Crappie”
includes
both Black
Crappies
and White
Crappies.
* see Misc.
Special Regu-
lations for
Crappies at
Foster Joseph
Sayers Lake.
Species
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Crappie
Sunfish
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Sunfish
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Crappie
Crappie
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Crappie
Yellow Perch
Crappie
Sunfish
Yellow Perch
Sunfish
Crappie
Crappie
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Sunfish
Crappie
Crappie
Minimum Size
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
7 inches
9 inches
9 inches
Wate r Area
Blue Marsh Reservoir
Beaverdam Run Reservoir
Hinckston Run Reservoir
Wilmore Dam
Colyer Lake
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake*
(Bald Eagle State Park)
Chambers Lake
Pymatuning Reservoir (State Park)
Opossum Lake
Bridgeport Reservoir
Lake Perez
Leaser Lake
Shenango River Lake
Gouldsboro Lake (State Park)
Lower Lake (Lower Promised
Land Lake) (State Park)
Promised Land Lake (Upper
Promised Land Lake) (State Park)
Quemahoning Reservoir
Lake Nessmuk
Cross Creek Lake
Peters Twp. Lake (Reservoir #2)
Indian Lake
Lower Twin Lake
Northmoreland Lake
Upper Twin Lake
BROOD STOCK LAKES
County
Berks
Cambria
Centre
Centre
Chester
Crawford
Cumberland
Fayette/
Westmoreland
Huntingdon
Lehigh
Mercer
Monroe
Pike
Somerset
Tioga
Washington
Westmoreland
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MISCELLANEOUS WATERS
Miscellaneous Waters with Special Regulations
BEAVER: Hopewell Township Park Lake
• Bass – 15-inch minimum size, creel limit 2 per day.
Panfish – Creel limit 10 combined species per day. Use of
live fish for bait is prohibited. Refer to Big Bass Program
for NO HARVEST dates (see page 11).
BEDFORD: Yellow Creek – from the confluence
with Beaver Creek downstream to Red Bank Hill.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
BLAIR/HUNTINGDON/JUNIATA/MIFFLIN/PERRY:
Juniata River and tributaries
• The daily creel limit of Rock Bass is 10; open season
year-round; no minimum size limit.
BUTLER: Glade Run Lake
• All species except trout – catch and release/no har-
vest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any fish except
trout. All fish caught other than trout must be immedi-
ately returned unharmed. This miscellaneous special
regulation will remain in effect until further notice.
Trout – inland regulations apply.
CARBON: Pohopoco Creek – from the outlet of
Beltzville Lake downstream to Hideaway Hunting and
Fishing Club cable across creek.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout –catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
l
awful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
CENTRE: Bald Eagle Creek – from the confluence
with Spring Creek downstream to the inlet of Sayers
Lake near Boggs/Howard Township line.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest
– it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight the
third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
CENTRE: Bald Eagle Creek – from 0.38 mile upstream
of Steel Hollow Run to 0.48 mile downstream of Steel
Hollow Run.
• Trout (all species), all other species, inland regula-
tions apply. Open to fishing year-round.
• From June 15 through Labor Day – the daily creel
limit for trout is 3 (combined species). Trout must be at
least 9 inches in length to be killed or possessed.
• From the day after Labor Day through June 14, no
trout may be killed or possessed.
• All tackle types are permitted.
CENTRE: Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
• Black and white crappie: Daily creel limit is 10
(combined crappie species). No more than 5 may be
greater than 9 inches in size. Total panfish daily creel
limit may not exceed 50 when other panfish species
are in the creel (see page 10 and 15 applicable to other
panfish).
CENTRE: Penns Creek – from the State Road 45
bridge in Spring Mills downstream to the confluence
with Elk Creek.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
CLARION: Beaver Creek Ponds
• Closed to fishing from January 1 through opening
day of bass season.
• Bass – 15-inch minimum size, creel limit 2 per day
on entire project area. Panfish – creel limit 10 per day
combined species on entire area.
CLINTON: Fishing Creek – from the confluence with
Cedar Run downstream to Country Club Road bridge in
Mill Hall.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it
is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at
any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
These special regulations apply to fish species
identified for each location and regulation. Fish
species not covered by a special regulation in these
locales – inland regulations apply unless otherwise
designated for these species.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
COLUMBIA AND NORTHUMBERLAND: South
Branch of Roaring Creek – from the bridge on State
Route 3008 at Bear Gap upstream to the bridge on State
Route 42 – This is a catch and release/no harvest fishery
for all species. It is unlawful to take, kill or possess any
fish. All fish caught must be immediately returned
unharmed.
CRAWFORD: Paden Creek, Linesville Creek and
Shenango River
• Nursery waters closed to all fishing March 1 through
May 1. Waters involved are Paden Creek (Finley Creek)
from the mouth upstream to “Finley Bridge” on U.S.
Route 6, Linesville Creek from the mouth (Pymatuning
Sanctuary) upstream to the Conrail Railroad bridge
north of U.S. Route 6 in Linesville, and the Shenango
River, from the Pymatuning Lake Sanctuary boundary
at the Route 285 bridge, locally known as Blair Bridge,
upstream 100 yards.
CRAWFORD/ERIE: Conneaut Creek
• Lake Erie Tributary Regulations apply (see page 14)
for entire stream in Crawford and Erie counties.
ERIE: Lake Pleasant
• It is unlawful to use any fish, live or dead, as bait
while fishing at Lake Pleasant except for "salted min-
nows." Further, it is unlawful to release any fish into
Lake Pleasant except for those caught while fishing.
HUNTINGDON: Raystown Lake and Raystown
Branch – From dam downstream to Juniata River.
• Trout (all species) no closed season. Creel limit 5
per day during regular season; 3 per day from the day
after Labor Day to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the next
regular season, minimum size – 7 inches.
• Raystown Lake and Tributaries – Smelt may be taken
with a dip net from the shore or by wading only. Dip net
may not exceed 20 inches in diameter or square. Daily
limit – 200 smelt or one gallon by volume, whichever
is greater.
HUNTINGDON: Whipple Lake
• All species, except trout–catch and release/no
harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any fish,
except trout. All fish caught other than trout must be
immediately returned unharmed. For trout, inland
regulations apply. This regulation will remain in effect
until further notice.
LEHIGH: Little Lehigh Creek – from the
confluence with Spring Creek downstream to Wild
Cherry Lane bridge.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third Mon-
day in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
LEHIGH: Little Lehigh Creek – from 0.25 mile
upstream of Country Club Road bridge downstream to
Fish Hatchery Road bridge.
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• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
lawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third
Monday in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
LEHIGH/NORTHAMPTON: Monocacy Creek –
from Schoenersville Road bridge downstream to the
confluence with Lehigh River.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
lawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third
Monday in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
LUZERNE: Harveys Lake
• Open year-round to fishing. The daily limit is 3
trout (combined species) during the period from 8 a.m.
on the opening day of trout season through the last day
in February. Only 1 of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed
18 inches in length. No trout may be killed or had in
possession from February 19 to the opening day of trout
season. Inland regulations apply for other fish species.
MIFFLIN: Kishacoquillas Creek – from 1.5 miles
upstream of the confluence with Tea Creek down-
stream to the Penn Central Railroad bridge.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
lawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third
Monday in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
MONROE/NORTHAMPTON/PIKE: Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area -The use of eel
chutes, eel pots and fyke nets is prohibited. The taking
of the following fishbait is prohibited: Crayfish or crabs,
mussels, clams and the nymphs, larvae and pupae of all
insects spending any part of their life cycle in the water.
The taking, catching, killing and possession of any
species of amphibian or reptile within the boundaries
of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
is prohibited.
NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Anglers
are advised that the National Park Service 2016’s
Superintendent’s Compendium of Designations,
Closures, Permit Requirements and Other Restrictions
states: “The use of crayfish, clams, mussels, reptiles
or amphibians as fishbait is prohibited, unless it is
a commercially produced, preserved and packaged
product.” – Duration until further notice within
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
NORTHAMPTON: Martins Creek – from the
confluence of the East and West Branch of Martins
Creek downstream to the outflow of the Bangor sewage
treatment plant near unnamed tributary.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
lawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third
Monday in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
NORTHAMPTON: Minsi Lake
• All species, except trout – catch and release/no
harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any fish,
except trout. All fish caught other than trout must be
immediately returned unharmed. For trout, inland
regulations apply. This regulation will remain in effect
until further notice.
NORTHAMPTON: Monocacy Creek – from Illicks
Mill Dam downstream to Schoenersville Road bridge.
• All tackle types are permitted.
• Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is un-
lawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
• All other trout species – 7 inches minimum size
limit – 5 trout daily limit (combined species) from
8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for
trout to midnight on Labor Day. Catch and release/no
harvest – it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any trout
from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day to midnight
the third Sunday in February the following year.
• Closed to all fishing from 12:01 a.m. the third
Monday in February until 8 a.m. on the opening day
of the regular season for trout.
• All species except trout – inland regulations apply.
See § 61.1 (relating to Commonwealth inland waters).
SOMERSET/FAYETTE/WESTMORELAND/
ALLEGHENY: Youghiogheny River – From the
confluence with the Casselman River downstream to the
confluence with Ramcat Run and Youghiogheny River
from the PA Route 381 bridge at Ohiopyle downstream
to the mouth of the river.
• No closed season on trout. Daily limit – Opening
day of the trout season through Labor Day – 5 trout;
the day after Labor Day through the opening day of
the trout season of the following year – 3 trout. For all
other species, inland regulations apply. See All Tackle
Trophy Trout regulations on page 24.
WARREN: Allegheny River – 8.75 miles from the
outflow of the Allegheny Reservoir downstream to the
confluence of Conewango Creek.
• From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout
season through Labor Day, the minimum size for trout
is 14 inches, and the daily limit is 2 (combined species).
• From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. of the
opening day of the trout season of the following year,
no trout may be killed or had in possession.
WARREN: Chapman Dam Reservoir
• All species, except trout–catch and release/no
harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill, or possess any fish,
except trout. All fish caught other than trout must be
immediately returned unharmed. For trout, inland
regulations apply. This regulation will remain in effect
until further notice.
WAYNE: West Branch Delaware River – From the
Pennsylvania/New York border downstream to the
confluence with the East Branch of the Delaware River.
• Artificial Lures Only season runs from October
16 until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout season.
• Fishing may be done with artificial lures only,
constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with
flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic
materials. All lures may be used with spinning or fly
fishing gear.
• The daily creel limit of trout is zero (0) during the
artificial-lures-only season.
(see page 13 for additional regulation for the
Delaware River)
WESTMORELAND: Donegal Lake
• All species, except trout–catch and release/no
harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any fish,
except trout. All fish caught other than trout must be
immediately returned unharmed. For trout, inland
regulations apply. This regulation will remain in effect
until further notice.
YORK: Sheppard-Meyers Reservoir
• All species, except trout–catch and release/no
harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any fish,
except trout. All fish caught other than trout must be
immediately returned unharmed. For trout, inland
regulations apply. This regulation will remain in effect
until further notice.
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REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS - SEASONS AND LIMITS
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
• A fishing license is required to catch or take reptiles and
amphibians from the lands and waters of the Commonwealth.
• Unless otherwise indicated, reptiles and amphibians may
only be taken by hand, hook, snake tongs, turtle hooks, traps
and nets less than 4 feet square or 4 feet in diameter.
• It is unlawful to take, catch or kill a reptile or amphibian
through the use of firearms, chemicals, explosives, winches,
jacks or other devices.
• It is unlawful to damage or disrupt the nest or eggs of a reptile
or to gather, take or possess the eggs of any reptile in the natural
environment of this Commonwealth.
• It is unlawful to alter, damage or destroy habitat in the pursuit
of a reptile or amphibian.
• It is unlawful to take, catch, kill or possess for the purposes
of selling or offering for sale, importing or exporting for con-
sideration, trading or bartering, or purchasing an amphibian or
reptile whether dead or alive, in whole or in parts, including the
eggs or any life stage that was taken from lands or waters within
this Commonwealth.
• It is unlawful to transport or import into or within this
Commonwealth a native species from another jurisdiction.
It is also unlawful to receive a native species that was trans-
ported or imported into or within this Commonwealth from
another jurisdiction.
• Taking, catching, and possessing amphibians and reptiles
in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources natural
areas designated by posters is prohibited.
Frogs:
• The use of artificial light to take frogs at night is illegal.
• Frogs may be taken with long bow and arrow, including
compound bows, crossbows, spears or gigs. Spears or gigs may
not have more than five barbs and cannot be used in stocked
trout waters.
Turtles:
• Set-lines, turtle traps or other devices for catching turtles must
include a tag indicating the name, address and phone number
of the owner or user. Traps, nets or other devices must be of a
floating or partially submerged design to allow for the release of
untargeted turtles. Hooks must be at least 3.5 inches long with
not less than 1 inch space between the point and shank of the
hook. The number of lines or hooks per line is unlimited.
PERMITS
• A permit is required to hunt, take, catch, kill, or possess
Timber Rattlesnakes and Eastern Copperheads.
• Venomous Snake Permit holders must submit a catch report
regardless if they did not hunt or hunted and did not harvest.
• A permit is required to hunt, take, catch or kill Snapping
Turtles for the purpose of sale, barter or trade.
• The venomous snake permit fee for residents is $31.97 per
year; the fee for non-residents is $61.97 per year.
• The Snapping Turtle permit fee for residents is $61.97 per
year; the fee for non-residents is $121.97 per year.
• Prices for venomous
snake and Snapping
Turtle
permits include a
$1.00 agent fee and $0.97
transaction fee.
To purchase Venom-
ous Snake and Com-
mercial Turtle permits,
visit your license issuing
agent. Commercial Turtle
Permits can also be pur-
chased online.
e following native reptile and amphibian species have NO OPEN SEASON.
e DAILY LIMIT is 0 (zero) and POSSESSION LIMIT is 0 (zero).
SALAMANDERS:
Eastern Hellbender
Four-toed Salamander
Jeerson Salamander
Marbled Salamander
Common Mudpuppy
Northern Ravine Salamander
FROGS and TOADS:
Mountain Chorus Frog
Upland Chorus Frog
Western Chorus Frog
SNAKES:
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Eastern Smooth
Earthsnake
Eastern Wormsnake
Mountain Earthsnake
Queensnake
Short-headed
Garter Snake
Smooth Greensnake
TURTLES:
Blanding’s Turtle
Woodland Box Turtle
Spotted Turtle
Wood Turtle
SKINKS/LIZARDS:
Eastern Fence Lizard
Northern Coal Skink
SALAMANDERS:
Allegheny Mountain Dusky
Salamander
Eastern Red-backed
Salamander
Red-spotted Newt
Eastern Long-tailed
Salamander
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Red Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Northern Spring Salamander
Northern Two-lined
Salamander
Seal Salamander
Spotted Salamander
Wehrle's Salamander
Valley and Ridge
Salamander
FROGS and TOADS:
Eastern American Toad
Gray Treefrog
Fowler's Toad
e following native reptile and amphibian species have NO CLOSED SEASON.
e DAILY LIMIT is 1 (one) and POSSESSION LIMIT is 1 (one).
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
Spring Peeper
Wood Frog
SNAKES:
Eastern Gartersnake
Eastern Milksnake
Eastern Ratsnake
Northern Black Racer
Red-bellied Snake
Dekay's Brownsnake
Northern Ring-necked
Snake
Northern Watersnake
TURTLES:
Eastern Musk Turtle
Eastern Painted Turtle
Eastern Spiny Soshell
Northern Map Turtle
Midland Painted Turtle
SKINKS/LIZARDS:
Common Five-lined Skink
e following Endangered/reatened Native Species have NO OPEN
SEASON. e DAILY LIMIT is 0 (zero) and POSSESSION LIMIT is 0 (zero).
e Commission has
identied some species
of reptiles, amphibians,
sh and aquatic
organisms as endangered,
threatened or candidate
species. Endangered and
threatened species face
extirpation and have
NO OPEN SEASON.
FOR A LIST OF ALL ENDANGERED, THREATENED AND CANDIDATE FISH SPECIES, visit the Commission's website.
e practice of catch and release of amphibians and reptiles is encouraged.
Species Season Daily Limit Possession Limit
American Bullfrog July 1 through October 31 10 (combined species) 20 (combined species)
Green Frog July 1 through October 31 10 (combined species) 20 (combined species)
Snapping Turtle July 1 through October 31 15 30
Amphibian Eggs No closed season 15 (combined species) 15 (combined species)
and Tadpoles
Timber Rattlesnake* June 8 through July 31
1 annual limit** (must be at least 42 inches in length,
measured lengthwise along the dorsal surface from
the snout to the tail, excluding the rattle, and must
possess 21 or more subcaudal scales.***)
Eastern Copperhead June 8 through July 31 1 annual limit**
* It is unlawful to hunt, take, catch or kill Timber Rattle-
snakes west of Route 15 and south of Interstate 81 to the
Maryland line where there is no open season.
** It is unlawful to possess, take, catch or kill more than one
Timber Rattlesnake or Eastern Copperhead per calendar
year except as provided in Chapter 79.7(f) (Fish and
Boat Code) relating to organized reptile and amphibian
hunt permits.
*** Subcaudal scales are large flat scales located on the
underside of a Timber Rattlesnake between the vent (anal
scale) and the base of the tail rattle.
See page 37 for Snapping Turtle consumption advice.
Northern Rough
Greensnake
(Endangered)
TURTLES:
Bog Turtle (Endangered)
Southeastern Mud Turtle
(Endangered)
Northern Red-bellied
Cooter (reatened)
SALAMANDERS:
Eastern Mud Salamander
(Endangered)
Green Salamander
(reatened)
Blue-spotted Salamander
(Endangered)
FROGS and TOADS:
Eastern Spadefoot
(reatened)
New Jersey Chorus Frog
(Endangered)
Eastern Cricket Frog
(Endangered)
Coastal Plains Leopard
Frog (Endangered)
SNAKES:
Eastern Massasauga
(Endangered)
Kirtland’s Snake
(Endangered)
Reptiles and Amphibians
FAQs:
fishandboat.com/FAQs/Pages/
Amphibians-Reptiles.aspx
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BOAT AND GEAR CLEANING REQUIREMENTS
Bighead, Silver and Black Carp are invasive carp. It
is unlawful to possess, introduce or import, transport,
sell, purchase, offer for sale or barter these species in
Pennsylvania. These species pose a significant threat
to the biodiversity of native species and habitat, along
with imposing safety risks to boaters.
Invasive carp had a devastating impact in the
Mississippi River system and now pose this threat
to the Great Lakes Basin. As AIS, these fish do not
naturally occur in Pennsylvania waters and would
only occur if transported and released.
These carp species are a threat due to their large
size (some can grow to more than 100 pounds and
5 feet in length), reproductive success, habitat damage
and large, year-round food consumption. In addition,
Silver Carp, when startled, can jump up to 10 feet out
of the water, striking boaters and causing severe injury.
For more information and to report sightings or
catches of these fish species and other AIS, go to
fishandboat.com.
Grass Carp are also known as invasive carp.
Diploid Grass Carp are banned from stocking in
Pennsylvania, but Triploid (sterile) Grass Carp are
allowed to be stocked in lakes and ponds with a
PFBC-approved permit.
STOP INVASIVE CARP!
Boat and Gear Cleaning Requirements
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are plants and animals that have been introduced into new ecosystems and have environmental,
recreational, economic or health impacts. These invaders may damage equipment and compete with native species. Anglers and
boaters may unknowingly introduce AIS into new waters.
Do not transport any plants, fish or other aquatic life from one body of water to another. Do not release unused bait into the waters
you are fishing. Dump unused bait in a trash can.
CHECK
Inspect every inch of your boat, trailer
and fishing gear before leaving any body
of water. Remove and leave behind plants,
mud and aquatic life.
Check your boat
• Anchor and line
• Live wells
• Motor lower unit
• Hull and bilge
• Trailer hitch, rollers, lights and axle
• Life jackets
• Swimming floats, water skis,
wakeboards and tubes
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Check your fishing gear
• Shoes or boots
• Clothing
• Fishing vests
• Fishing rod, reel and line
• Hooks and lures
• Tackle boxes
Remove
• Visible plants
• Fish or other aquatic animals
• Mud and dirt
Do not transport any potential hitchhiker,
even back to your home. Remove and leave
them at the site you visited.
DRAIN
Drain water from all equipment before
leaving the area you are visiting. Some
species may live for months in water that has
not been removed.
• Motors
• Jet drives
• Live wells
• Compartments
• Boat hulls
• Bilge
• Shoes, boots and waders
• Bait buckets
• Life jackets
• Swimming floats, water skis,
wakeboards and tubes
• Kayaks (pull open plugs)
CLEAN
Many AIS are microscopic and can't be
seen. It's important to clean your gear even
if it doesn't appear to have anything on it.
Follow the cleaning instructions below after
the water has been removed.
• Use hot (140° F) water to clean your
equipment.
• Spray equipment with a high-
pressure washer. If hot water is not
available, a commercial hot water car
wash also makes an ideal location to
wash your boat, motor and trailer.
• Freezing gear for at least 6 hours will
kill most AIS.
DRY
Dry everything before entering new
waters. Allow equipment to dry to the touch,
and then allow it to dry another 48 hours.
Thick and dense material like life jackets and
felt-soled wading gear will hold moisture
longer, take longer to dry and can be more
difficult to clean.
Tips for New Zealand Mudsnails:
• Freeze gear for a minimum of 6 hours.
• Soak gear in hot (>120 Fahrenheit) water for at
least 5 minutes.
• Soak gear in a 1:1 solution
of Formula 409 Degreaser
Disinfectant and water
(other typical AIS
disinfection methods and
other 409 brand products
are not effective in killing
New Zealand Mudsnails).
fishandboat.com/
Conservation/AIS/
Pages/New-Zealand-
Mudsnail.aspx
New Regulations Effective January 1, 2024
A Waterways Conservation Officer may order:
• The removal of aquatic plants or prohibited species from a watercraft, trailer or water-related equipment before transport or before immersing
in Commonwealth waters.
• Confinement of the watercraft at a mooring, dock or other location until the related equipment is removed from the water.
• Removal of a watercraft from a Commonwealth water to remove prohibited AIS if the water has not previously been known
to be infected with that species. Find lists of known waters of the Commonwealth with AIS in the United States Geological
Survey's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
• A prohibition of a watercraft into a Commonwealth water when the watercraft has aquatic plants or prohibited AIS attached
or when water has not been drained or the drain plug not removed.
• Decontamination of a watercraft, if possible, on site.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS!
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GENERAL BOATING REGULATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES
A copy of the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary
and Pennsylvania Boating Handbook is available
online in alternative accessible format.
TTY
Persons using a TTY may dial Pennsylvania
Relay telephone number 711 to contact us.
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS
AND OTHER POWERDRIVEN
MOBILITY DEVICES
A person who requires the use of a motorized
wheelchair or similar device powered by an
electric motor may use the device on Commission
property. The Commission does not represent
that its properties, except those specifically
marked and designated for access by persons
with disabilities, are suitable for this use. People
needing the use of some other power-driven
mobility device to access Commission property
for fishing or boating opportunities may contact
the Bureau of Law Enforcement for an application
for access (also found on the Commission’s
website): PFBC Bureau of Law Enforcement,
P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg PA 17106-7000.
Accessibility Resources
The Holland Street Pier, Erie County, features smooth
and open paved surfaces from parking lot to pier and
provides lowered railings for anglers to fish from the
seated position.
Nathan Buchinski enjoyed fishing at Lackawanna
State Park, Lackawanna County.
An adaptive kayak launch at Beltzville Lake,
Carbon County.
General Boating Regulations
REQUIREMENTS – A Coast Guard-approved
wearable life jacket is required for each person on
all boats in all waters. See additional life jacket re-
quirements in the Pennsylvania Boating Handbook
and online. Motorboats (including boats powered
by electric motors) must be registered, and they
must be registered in their state of principal use.
Boat operators born on or after January 1, 1982,
who operate boats greater than 25 horsepower
must have a Boating Safety Education Certificate
in their possession. All PWC (personal watercraft)
operators must have a Boating Safety Education
Certificate in their possession. Persons 11 years
old or younger may NOT operate a boat with
greater than 25 horsepower or a PWC. Persons
12–15 years old may not operate a PWC with any
passengers on board 15 years old or younger or
rent a PWC. Unpowered boats (canoes, kayaks,
rowboats, stand-up paddleboards, etc.) can be
launched at Commission lakes and access areas
or Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests if they
display a boat registration, Commission launch
use permit, or Pennsylvania State Parks launch
permit or mooring permit. An unpowered boat
may have a registration OR launch permit, but it is
not required to have both. The Commission does
NOT recognize launch permits from other states.
A Commission launch permit can be purchased
on the PFBC’s website.
Boating and alcohol do not mix. Alcohol use
increases the chances of having an accident. Alcohol
aects balance, coordination and judgment. It is
illegal to operate a boat while under the inuence
CHILDREN AND SPECIAL
POPULATIONS
To inquire about waters available exclusively for
children 15 years of age or younger and special
populations, please contact a PFBC region office.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The PFBC and its partners offer fishing and boating
opportunities at a variety of facilities throughout
the Commonwealth.
Facility enhancements can provide greater access for
all to enjoy Pennsylvania’s waterways. The Commission
provides funding for the planning, acquisition,
development, expansion and rehabilitation of public
fishing and boating facilities. Some of the most
successful funding requests come from townships,
boroughs and municipal governments that partner
with nonprofit groups, private businesses and service
clubs. Find grant applications, guidelines and more
at fishandboat.com.
BORROW FISHING TACKLE
At the PFBC, we believe the lack of tackle should
never be a reason to miss out on fishing. Partners
across the Commonwealth loan out fishing tackle to
get you casting a line into your local fishing spot. Find
the loaner site closest to you on our website. Give us
a call or visit our website if you or your organization
is interested in becoming a loaner site.
BORROW A LIFE JACKET
Need a life jacket? We’ve got you covered. Let us
connect you with our partners who loan life jackets across
the state. Link to our partners at fishandboat.com.
of alcohol or a controlled substance. Penalties
include loss of boating privileges, signicant
nes and imprisonment.
For additional information, see the Pennsyl-
vania Boating Handbook or visit the Commis-
sion's website.
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• Youth anglers must obtain a current
year Mentored Youth Permit OR a
Voluntary Youth Fishing License
from the Commission and be
accompanied by a licensed adult
angler in order to participate. The
angler may mentor multiple youth.
No more than one licensed angler per
actively fishing mentored youth.
• Anglers 16 years of age or older must
possess a valid Pennsylvania fishing
license and current trout permit
and be accompanied by a youth
(less than 16 years of age) who has
obtained a Mentored Youth Permit
OR a Voluntary Youth Fishing
License from the Commission.
• Only youth anglers with a current
year Voluntary Youth Fishing
License OR Mentored Youth Permit
may possess a total of two trout
(combined species) with a minimum
length of 7 inches. Adult anglers are
prohibited from possessing trout.
• All other Commonwealth inland
regulations apply.
• It is unlawful to fish in waters
designated as part of the Mentored
Youth Fishing Day Program except
when participating in the program.
• The waters included in the Mentored
Youth Fishing Day Program are the
Stocked Trout Waters statewide.
• Other waters may be added to the
list of waters available for Mentored
Youth Trout opportunities.
• Special regulation areas are not
included in the program.
The PFBC is providing this opportunity
for youth to fish with their mentors, and
it is not intended as a way for mentors to
get an early start to trout season. Mentors
fishing with youth on this date should
follow these guidelines:
• The youth should be capable of
fishing on their own, with limited
assistance from the mentor.
• The mentor should be fishing within
arms reach or 6 feet of the actively
fishing mentored youth.
• The PFBC is discouraging youth
organizations to use this as an
opportunity to get a large group
of youth fishing with minimal
adult supervision.
Mentored Youth Trout Day Regulations:
2024 MENTORED YOUTH TROUT DAY:
MARCH 30 (Statewide)
8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Notice of Stocking (NOS)
NOTICE OF STOCKING (NOS)
Ensuring the health and
wellbeing of Pennsylvania's
waters and aquatic life is
paramount to the mission of the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission, and we must be
proactive in responding to the
increasing challenges brought on
by Aquatic Invasive Species.
Effective January 1, 2024,
any person or group engaged in
stocking fish into Commonwealth
waters is required to notify the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission (PFBC) by way of NOS.
This includes streams and ponds
located on private properties.
NOS SUBMISSION
A NOS is required for each
waterbody. Multiple stocking
events (per waterbody) may be
submitted on a single NOS form.
The NOS form submission
is free and easy and helps the
PFBC track the number, species,
and location of fish being
introduced into the waters of
the Commonwealth.
The information will
assist the PFBC in assessing
and quantifying fishing
opportunities created outside
of the PFBC as well as monitor
threats to the Commonwealth's
aquatic resources.
For a NOS:
HuntFish.PA.gov
For more information:
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Notice-of-Stocking.aspx
A NOS IS NOT NEEDED FOR:
• Fish baited on a hook for fishing
• Stocking an ornamental pond
constructed with a closed
system of water circulation
with no risk of contacting the
Commonwealth’s surface waters
• Stocking allowed by a Triploid
Grass Carp Permit
• Stocking waters contained
within a property or premise of
a propagation facility licensed
under the Pennsylvania
Aquaculture Development Law
(3 Pa.C.S. §§ 4201-4223)
If you don’t submit a NOS, a Waterways Conservation Officer may provide
education of the requirement, request you submit a NOS to comply with the
regulation, issue a warning or issue a $150.00 citation.
REMINDER:
• A VHSv certification is required
for stocking in the Great Lakes
Watershed of Erie, Crawford
and Potter counties.
• Gill Lice certification is required
for any PFBC Special Activities
Permit that consists of stocking
Brook Trout or Rainbow Trout.
The certification is only needed
when a stocking occurs.
Aquaculture Licensing and Fish
Importation:
agriculture.pa.gov/Animals/AHDServices/
licenses-certificates/Aquaculture%20
Licensing/Pages/default.aspx
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Many streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs are
officially classified as “stocked trout waters.”
This means that these waters contain significant
portions that are open to public fishing and
are stocked with trout. The waters listed here
are open to trout harvest during the “extended
season” (see page 10). Unlisted streams (those
not included in this list of “stocked trout waters”)
are not open to harvest of trout during the “ex-
tended season.” Only stocked trout waters are
open to harvest during this period. Spearing
fish is not permitted in any of these waters at
any time of the year.
These waters are closed to all fishing
(including taking of minnows) from February
19 to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout
season. A person shall be deemed to be fishing
Stocked Trout Waters
NORTHWEST
NORTHCENTRAL
NORTHEAST
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHCENTRAL
SOUTHEAST
Find the Regulation that Applies to
Where You Want to Fish.
To assist trout anglers in knowing the regulations
that apply to locations where they sh, the trout
regulations are separated by PFBC Regions. From
pages 25 through 36, each region contains a listing of
its counties separated by specic trout regulation.
An explanation of each regulation and its
requirements is on this page and the next page.
Stocked Trout Waters Open
to Year-Round Fishing
Waters with this designation are considered “stocked
trout waters.” From 8 a.m. opening day of trout
through September 2, Commonwealth inland sizes
and creel limits apply. From January 1 through
February 18, and from September 3 through
December 31, “extended season” sizes and creel
limits apply. These waters are open to fishing from
February 19 to opening day of trout season; however, no
trout may be taken or possessed on these waters during
this period. It is unlawful to fish in rivers and streams
designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round
fishing without a current trout permit. A trout permit is
not required to fish in lakes and ponds that have been
designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round
fishing unless the person takes, kills or possesses, while
in the act of fishing, a trout on or in these waters.
if he or she has in possession any fishing
line, rod or other device that can be used
for fishing while on or in any water or on
the banks within 25 feet of any water where
fishing is prohibited. Unless geographically
designated in the Region Regulated Trout
Waters section, the term stocked trout waters
includes the entire stream from headwaters
to mouth.
Special note:
Although the list was up to
date at the time this booklet was printed, it is
possible that some streams may later be deleted
or added as “stocked trout waters” because of
last-minute changes in water quality conditions.
Check with the nearest Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission office (
see page 3)
if there
is any question about whether or not a water
area is “stocked.”
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TROUT FISHING REGULATIONS
TROUT FISHING REGULATIONS
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• Minimum size – 9 inches, caught on or in possession on,
the waters under these regulations from June 15 through
Labor Day.
• The daily creel limit is three trout (combined species)
from June 15 through Labor Day, caught on or in possession
on the waters under these regulations. From the day after
Labor Day until June 15, the daily creel limit is zero.
DELAYED HARVEST
ARTIFICIAL LURES ONLY
TROPHY TROUT
ARTIFICIAL LURES ONLY
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• Minimum size – 18 inches, caught on, or in possession
on, the waters under these regulations from 8 a.m. on the
opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day.
• The daily creel limit is one trout – except for the period
from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. of the first Saturday
in April of the following year, when no trout may be killed
or had in possession.
• Fishing may be done with artificial lures only, constructed
of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies and streamers
constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All lures may
be used with spinning or fly fishing gear.
• Taking baitfish or fishbait is prohibited.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect
for a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat
angler floats through the Trophy Trout Artificial Lures Only
area without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the
boat angler puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access
point within the Trophy Trout Artificial Lures Only area.
• A current trout permit is required.
CATCH AND RELEASE
ARTIFICIAL LURES ONLY
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• No trout may be killed or had in possession.
• Fishing may be done with artificial lures only constructed
of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies or streamers
constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All such lures
may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear. Use or possession
of any other lures or substance is prohibited.
• Wading is permitted unless otherwise posted.
• Taking baitfish or fishbait is prohibited.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect
for a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat
angler floats through the Catch and Release Artificial Lures
Only area without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or
the boat angler puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access
point within the Catch and Release Artificial Lures Only area.
• A current trout permit is required.
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• No trout may be killed or had in possession.
• Fishing may be done with artificial flies and streamers
constructed of natural or synthetic materials, so long as all
flies are constructed in a normal fashion with components
wound on or about the hook. Fishing must be done with
tackle limited to fly rods, fly reels and fly line with leader
material of monofilament line attached. Anything other
than these items is prohibited.
• Taking baitfish or fishbait is prohibited.
• Wading is permitted unless otherwise posted.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect
for a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat
angler floats through the Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
area without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the
boat angler puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access
point within the Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only area.
• A current trout permit is required.
CATCH AND RELEASE
FLYFISHING ONLY
• Fishing may be done with artificial lures only constructed
of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies and streamers
constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All such lures
may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear.
• The use or possession of any natural bait, baitfish, fishbait,
bait paste, and similar substances, fish eggs (natural or molded)
or any other edible substance is prohibited.
• Taking baitfish or fishbait is prohibited.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect for
a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat angler
floats through the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only area
without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the boat
angler puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access point
within the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only area.
• A current trout permit is required.
e Commission establishes specially regulated areas
on some trout waters. ese specially regulated areas are
assigned to one of the programs on this page with the
regulations for each program included. ese program
regulations apply only to those waters designated by the
Commission as being part of that program, not to all trout
waters. When applicable, a list of specially regulated waters
appears at the end of the stocked trout waters section for
each region of the state.
CATCH AND RELEASE ALL TACKLE
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• No trout may be killed or had in possession.
• There are no tackle restrictions.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect
for a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat
angler floats through the Catch and Release All Tackle area
without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the boat
angler puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access point
within the Catch and Release All Tackle area.
• A current trout permit is required.
The Keystone Select Stocked Trout
Waters program provides anglers
with an exciting opportunity to fish
for larger trout. Under the program,
approximately 10,000 large trout, 2- to
3-years old and measuring between 14
to 20 inches, are distributed among these
select waters under the Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only Special Regulations and one water
managed with Miscellaneous Special Regulations. These
larger trout are stocked only during the spring stocking
periods to coincide with the period of peak angler use. As
with many waters managed with Delayed Harvest Artificial
Lures Only and Miscellaneous Special Regulations, not
all waters in the Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters
program receive a fall stocking. Fall stocking is limited to
stream sections that are considered destination fisheries
and provide relatively high angler use during fall. Currently,
13 of the 24 stream sections in this program receive a
fall stocking. In the stocked trout water listings and the
miscellaneous waters with special regulations sections,
look for the red keystone, which indicates that
this water is a Keystone Select Stocked
Trout Water.
Special regulation waters appear on
pages 25 through 36 aer each region’s
section of stocked trout waters.
ALL TACKLE TROPHY TROUT
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• Minimum size – 18 inches, caught on, or in possession
on, the waters under these regulations from 8 a.m. on the
opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day.
• The daily creel limit is one trout – except for the period
from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. of the first Saturday
in April of the following year, when no trout may be killed
or had in possession.
• There are no tackle restrictions.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect
for a water from which it was taken, provided that the boat
angler floats through the All Tackle Trophy Trout area without
stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the boat angler
puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access point within
the All Tackle Trophy Trout area.
• A current trout permit is required.
• The regulations apply to trout only; all other species,
inland regulations apply.
ARTIFICIAL LURES ONLY
TROUT SLOT LIMIT
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season
for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout
is two (combined species). Trout must be at least 7 inches
but less than 12 inches in length to be killed or possessed.
• From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. on the opening
day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed
or possessed.
• Fishing may be done with artificial lures only constructed
of metal, plastic, rubber or wood; or with flies and streamers
constructed of natural or synthetic materials. Lures may be
used with spinning or fly fishing gear. Use or possession of
other lures or substances is prohibited.
• Taking of baitfish or fishbait is prohibited.
• A current trout permit is required.
• An angler in a boat may possess bait and fish caught in
compliance with seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect for the
water from which taken, provided that the boat angler floats
through the Artificial Lures Only Trout Slot Limit area without
stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the boat angler
puts in or takes out his or her boat at an access point within
the Artificial Lures Only Trout Slot Limit area.
ALL TACKLE TROUT SLOT LIMIT
• Open to fishing year-round.
• Fishing is permitted on a 24-hour basis.
• From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season
for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout
is two (combined species). Trout must be at least 7 inches
but less than 12 inches in length to be killed or possessed.
• From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. on the opening
day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed
or possessed.
• There are no tackle restrictions.
• A current trout permit is required.
Special Regulation Areas
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Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
BERKS:
Antietam Creek (Antietam
Reservoir to South St.
Lawrence Borough Line at
Exeter Park)
Antietam Reservoir
Furnace Creek (Robesonia
Reservoir Dam to mouth)
Hay Creek (White Bear Road
bridge to mouth)
Kistler Creek (junction
Kistler Valley Road and
Donats Peak to mouth)
Little Lehigh Creek
(Longswamp Road bridge
to Smith Lane bridge)
Little Swatara Creek (South
Faust Road to Salem Road)
Maiden Creek (Kistler Creek
to dam in Lenhartsville)
Manatawny Creek (SR 0073
bridge to 250 meters
downstream confluence
Furnace Run and Oley/Earl
Township line to Airport
Road bridge and 400 meters
downstream Levengood
Run to Ironstone Creek)
Mill Creek (500 meters
upstream Stump Road
bridge to mouth)
Mill Creek (Creamery
Road bridge at Mill Road
intersection to Hassler Run)
Mill Creek (unnamed tributary
downstream Millbach
Road to unnamed tributary
downstream Lebanon/Berks
County Line)
Northkill Creek (Feick Drive
bridge to mouth)
Ontelaunee Creek (unnamed
tributary 225 meters
upstream SR 4036 to mouth)
Perkiomen Creek (Tollgate
Road bridge, Berks County,
to first unnamed tributary
downstream Fruitville
Road, Montgomery
County)
Pine Creek (unnamed
tributary near Pine Creek
Road/Hawk Mountain Road
junction to mouth)
Sacony Creek (Bowers Road
to SR 222 bridge Kutztown)
Scotts Run Lake
Spring Creek (Sewer
Treatment Plant 490
meters upstream SR 3010
to Blue Marsh)
Swabia Creek (State Street
Bridge, Berks County, to
mouth)
Tulpehocken Creek (450
meters upstream Richland
Road to Charming Forge
Road bridge)
West Branch Conestoga
River (approximately
350 meters upstream
powerline to mouth)
Willow Creek (unnamed
tributary 1.5 kilometers
upstream Schaeffer Road
to SR 73)
Wyomissing Creek (former
mill dam upstream
Mohnton Borough
boundary to SR 222
bridge)
BUCKS:
Delaware Canal (upstream
boundary up Washington
Crossing State Park to
canal lock at lower Park
boundary and upstream
boundary Lower
Washington Crossing State
Park to Ferry Road bridge
Morrisville)
East Branch Perkiomen
Creek (Branch Road
bridge to Mill Creek)
Levittown Lake
Tohickon Creek (Dark
Hollow Road bridge to
mouth)
Unami Creek (150 meters
downstream T-477
Milford Square Park to
Pennsylvania Turnpike)
CHESTER:
Beaver Creek (SR 0030 to
mouth)
Big Elk Creek (confluence
East and West Branch Elk
Creek to Camp Bonsall
Road bridge)
Buck Run (Compass Road
bridge to SR 372)
East Branch Big Elk Creek
(swale 400 meters
upstream Oxford Road to
Chestnut Street bridge)
West Branch Chester Creek
(Railroad crossing upstream
Ivy Mills Road to mouth)
LANCASTER:
Big Beaver Creek (SR 222
and White Oak Road
intersection to mouth)
Bowery Run (Railroad
overpass to mouth)
Conowingo Creek
(Black Bear Road to Black
Baron Road)
Conoy Creek (Saegerville
Road bridge to mouth)
East Branch Octoraro Creek
(Steelville Road bridge,
Steeleville, to Knight Run)
Fishing Creek (Silver Spring
Road bridge to mouth)
Hammer Creek (Hammer
Creek Road to SR 322
bridge and Speedwell Forge
Lake to Brunnerville Road
and Clay Road to mouth)
Indian Run (Pleasant View
Road to mouth)
Little Beaver Creek (Calamus
Run to Walnut Run Road)
Little Chiques Creek (unnamed
tributary 0.65 miles
upstream Mountain Joy
Road to SR 230)
Little Cocalico Creek
(unnamed tributary
250 meters upstream
Southwest Creamery Road
crossing to mouth)
Little Conestoga Creek
(powerline upstream Miller
Road to Harrisburg Pike)
Little Muddy Creek
(Bowmansville Road to
140 meters downstream
SR 897–Sewer Treatment
Plant Discharge)
Meetinghouse Creek (Haiti
Road bridge to Nickel
Mines Run)
Middle Creek (Middle Creek
Reservoir Dam to West
Lime Rock Road)
Muddy Creek (100 meters
upstream Pleasant Valley
Road bridge to SR 897
bridge, Fivepointville)
Muddy Run (unnamed
tributary upstream
northern SR 772 crossing to
powerline crossing)
Pequea Creek (Wanner Drive
bridge downstream to 100
meters downstream of
School Lane Road)
Rock Run (downstream
boundary of campground
1.94 kilometers downstream
Berks County to mouth)
Stewart Run (St. Catherine
Road to mouth)
Swarr Run (Yellow Goose
Road to SR 741)
West Branch Little Conestoga
Creek (Bender Mill Road to
Owl Bridge Road)
West Branch Octoraro Creek
(Mount Pleasant Road
bridge to Noble Road)
LEHIGH:
Cedar Creek (Lake
Muhlenburg to mouth)
Coplay Creek (Dam upstream
Hill Street bridge, Ormrod,
to mouth)
Jordan Creek (SR 309 to
Ceder Crest Boulevard
bridge and 0.3 kilometer
upstream Mauch Chunk
Road to mouth)
Kistler Creek (junction Kistler
Valley Road and Donats
Peak to mouth)
Laurel Run (Mill Road bridge
to Coopersburg Discharge
Sewer Treatment Plant)
Lehigh Canal (first lock upstream
Monocacy Creek crossing to
Nancy Run crossing)
Little Lehigh Creek
(Longswamp Road bridge
to Smith Lane bridge and
Spring Creek to Wild Cherry
Lane and 0.4 kilometer
upstream Country Club
Road bridge to upstream
Face Fish Hatchery Road
bridge and 155 meters
upstream 24th Street
Bogart's bridge to mouth)
Monocacy Creek (Illicks
Mill Dam to mouth)
Ontelaunee Creek (Mosserville
Road to Donats Peak Road and
unnamed tributary 225 meters
upstream SR 4036 to mouth)
Swabia Creek (State Street bridge,
Berks County, to mouth)
Switzer Creek (junction
Bachman Road and Bausch
Road to mouth)
Trout Creek (Furnace Road
bridge, Lehigh Furnace, to
mouth)
West Branch Elk Creek)
East Branch Brandywine
Creek (SR 4031 to Reeds
Road and Dowlin Forge to
Pennsylvania Avenue in
Downingtown)
East Branch Octoraro Creek
(Steelville Road bridge,
Steeleville, to Knight
Run)
East Branch White Clay
Creek (first unnamed
tributary downstream
SR 0001 to mouth)
French Creek (upper State
Game Lands #43 boundary
off Harmonyville Road to
475 meters downstream
Coventryville Road and 750
meters upstream Bertolet
School Road to Hoffecker
Road and unnamed tributary
upstream West Seven Stars
Road to SR 23 bridge)
Middle Branch White Clay Creek
(Guernsy Road to Good
Hope Road)
Pickering Creek (Pikeland
Road
bridge to Merlin Road
bridge)
Pocopson Creek (Red Lion
Road to mouth)
Valley Creek West (SR 100
to the confluence with
the unnamed tributary,
locally known as
Colebrook Run)
West Branch Brandywine
Creek (SR 4005 Cedar Knoll
downstream to SR 0340)
White Clay Creek (confluence
East and Middle Branch
White Clay Creek to PA/DE
Stateline)
DELAWARE:
Chester Creek (dam upstream
Forge Road to Bridgewater
Road bridge)
Darby Creek (804 meters
upstream Little Darby
Creek to Hilldale Road
bridge)
Ithan Creek (I-476 to mouth)
Little Darby Creek (most
upstream bridge in Willows
Park to mouth)
Ridley Creek (2,000 meters
upstream SR 4008 to falls
225 meters upstream
SR 4004 Barren and
Bishop Hollow Roads and
Brookhaven Road bridge to
Southeast Region Regulated Trout Waters
TROUT FISHING SOUTHEAST REGION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
●
=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
=NEW ADDITION
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TROUT FISHING SOUTHEAST REGION AND TROUT FISHING SOUTHCENTRAL REGION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
=
Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
MONTGOMERY:
Deep Creek Dam
East Branch Perkiomen
Creek (900 meters upstream
Skip Sal Road to Bergeys
Mill Road)
Kepner Creek (Whitehall Road
to mouth)
Loch Alsh Reservoir
Manatawny Creek (Route 100
to mouth)
Pennypack Creek
(Lorimer Park at old
Railroad crossing/rail trail to
Frankford Avenue)
Perkiomen Creek (Tollgate
Road bridge, Berks County,
to first unnamed tributary
downstream Fruitville Road,
Montgomery County)
Skippack Creek (Old Forty
Foot Road to mouth)
Stony Creek (Railroad crossing
downstream Germantown
Avenue to junction West
Elm and Markley Street)
Unami Creek (Whites Mill
Road to SR 0063)
Wissahickon Creek (from
Lafayette Ave. to Stenton Ave.)
NORTHAMPTON:
Bushkill Creek (Bushkill
Center
Road bridge, Copella, to
Filetown Road bridge, Belfast,
junction and private bridge
off Bushkill Drive to 0.1
mile upstream of Edgewood
Avenue bridge, former
Binney-Smith Dam, and 13th
Street bridge to mouth)
Hokendauqua Creek (entrance
bridge to Point Philips
Rod & Gun Club to 0.38
mile downstream Church
Road bridge and 0.5 miles
upstream second upstream
Kreidersville Road bridge
to mouth)
Indian Creek (0.44 miles
downstream Cedar Drive
bridge to Indian Trail
Road bridge)
Jacoby Creek (Sand Point Road
bridge to mouth)
Lehigh Canal (first lock
upstream Monocacy Creek
crossing to Nancy Run
crossing and 1.0 kilometers
downstream Carbon County
Line to West Bertsch Creek)
Little Bushkill Creek (Delabole
Road bridge to Jones Hill
Road bridge and 0.34 mile
downstream Engles Road
bridge to mouth)
Martins Creek (confluence
East and West Branch
Martins Creek to Bangor
Sewer Treatment Plant
discharge and Waltz Creek to
dam 0.6 kilometer upstream
intersection South Main
Street and Old Franklin)
Minsi Lake
Monocacy Creek (SR 248
bridge to SR 512 bridge
and 0.3 kilometer upstream
Georgetown Road bridge to
100 meters downstream U.S.
22 bridge at PA19 and Illicks
Mill Dam to mouth)
Saucon Creek (second railroad
bridge upstream near Bingen
to 0.38 miles upstream High
Street bridge)
PHILADELPHIA:
Pennypack Creek (Lorimer Park
at old railroad crossing/rail
trail to Frankford Avenue)
Wissahickon Creek
(Germantown Pike to Wises
Mill Road junction)
SCHUYLKILL:
Bear Creek (500 meters down-
stream T-895/Bear Creek
Road junction to a cable 800
yards above T-662)
Deep Creek (Creek Road to
mouth)
Little Catawissa Creek (Res-
ervoir Road to Trout Run
Road)
Little Mahanoy Creek
(Malones Road bridge to
Gordon Mountain Road
bridge)
Little Schuylkill River
(Locust Creek to Panther
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
BERKS:
Tulpehocken Creek
(3.8 miles; from the first
deflector below Blue Marsh
Dam downstream to the
T-921 covered bridge)
CHESTER:
East Branch Brandywine
Creek (1.2 miles; from SR
4019, Dorlan’s Mill Road,
downstream to SR 4004,
Dowlin Forge Road)
Pickering Creek (1.5 miles;
from SR 1019, Charlestown
Road, downstream to 330
yards upstream of the
railroad bridge)
Middle Branch White Clay
Creek (1.67 miles; from SR
3009, Good Hope Road,
downstream to the confluence
with the East Branch)
West Valley Creek (1.2 miles;
from the confluence with the
unnamed tributary, locally
known as Colebrook Run,
upstream of SR 2020, Boot
Road, downstream to 0.25
miles of the Railroad Tunnel)
SCHUYLKILL:
Bear Creek (1.74 miles; from
a cable 800 yards above
T-662 downstream to the
downstream side of the
bridge on T-676)
Little Schuylkill River (1.7
miles; from SR 895 in New
Ringgold downstream to the
T-848 bridge near Rauschs)
Artificial
Lures Only
Trout Slot Limit
NORTHAMPTON:
Monocacy Creek (2.21
miles; from Illick’s Mill
Dam upstream to and
including the Gertrude Fox
Conservation Area)
Saucon Creek (2.10 miles; from
the upstream boundary
of the city of Bethlehem
property downstream to the
SR 0412 bridge)
Creek and 1.1 miles
upstream mouth to mouth)
Lizard Creek (1 mile upstream
Andreas Road bridge to 0.5
mile upstream Stone Moun-
tain Road bridge)
Locust Creek (Locust Lake
Dam to mouth)
Locust Lake
Lower Little Swatara Creek (Blue
Mountain Road to mouth)
Mahantango Creek (Route
125 bridge to Kiwania Farm
Road bridge)
Mahoning Creek (Berry Road
bridge to Lehigh River)
Pine Creek (Dam at East
Mahanoy junction to mouth)
Pine Creek (Fountain Road to
mouth)
Pine Creek (Whitetail Lane
to 340 meters downstream
T-723 bridge)
Rabbit Run Reservoir
Upper Little Swatara Creek
(upstream boundary Frog
Hollow Environmental
Center to Sweet Arrow Lake)
Whippoorwill Dam
Stocked Trout Waters
Open to Year-Round
Fishing
BERKS:
Kaercher Creek Dam
Tulpehocken Creek (from
covered bridge at T-921
downstream to the mouth)
BUCKS:
Lake Luxembourg
LANCASTER:
Muddy Run Recreation Lake
LEHIGH:
Leaser Lake
SCHUYLKILL:
Sweet Arrow Lake
Tuscarora Lake
Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only
NORTHAMPTON:
Bushkill Creek (1.19 miles;
from 0.1 mile upstream of
Edgewood Avenue bridge,
former Binney-Smith
Dam,
downstream to the 13th
Street Bridge)
Catch and Release
All Tackle
CHESTER/MONTGOMERY:
Valley Creek (at Valley Forge
and tributaries including
Little Valley Creek; be aware
that Valley Forge National
Historic Park has imposed
special bait restrictions;
check local posters)
Catch and Release
Fly-Fishing Only
CHESTER:
French Creek (0.9 mile; from
the dam at Camp Sleepy
Hollow downstream to
Hollow Road)
DELAWARE:
Ridley Creek (0.6 mile; from
the falls in Ridley Creek State
Park downstream to the
mouth of Dismal Run)
LANCASTER:
Donegal Creek (2.21 miles;
from 275 yards below SR 772
downstream to T-334)
West Branch Octoraro
Creek (2.0 miles; From
30 yards downstream of
SR 0472 downstream to
230 yards upstream of the
second unnamed tributary
downstream of SR 2010,
Puseyville Road)
LEHIGH:
Little Lehigh Creek (1.54 miles;
from the downstream face
of the bridge on T-508, Wild
Cherry Lane, downstream
to the upstream face of the
bridge on T-510, Millrace
Road)
Little Lehigh Creek (0.83 mile;
from the upstream face of
Fish Hatchery Road bridge
downstream to near the
Oxford Drive bridge)
Southcentral Region Regulated Trout Waters
Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
ADAMS:
Bermudian Creek (Cranberry
Road bridge to Wireman's
Mill Road bridge and
Greenbriar Road bridge to
SR 0094 bridge)
Carbaugh Run (1.28 kilometers
upstream Franklin/Adams
to mouth)
Conewago Creek (SR 234
bridge Arendtsville to
Harrisburg Road)
Conococheague Creek (former
dam at Birch Run Reservoir
to Boyers Mill Road bridge)
East Branch Antietam Creek
(Waynesboro Reservoir to
Vineyard Run)
Latimore Creek (Mountain
Road to mouth)
Little Marsh Creek (SR 3018 to
Knoxlyn Road)
Marsh Creek (Cashtown Road
bridge to Route 30 bridge)
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P
oplar Run (first bridge
on Poplar Run Road
downstream, T-380, to
mouth)
Riggles Gap Run (Asbury
Lane bridge, Riggles Gap,
to mouth)
South Poplar Run (Carson
Run to mouth)
Vanscoyoc Run (Decker
Hollow Road to mouth)
CUMBERLAND:
Big Spring Creek (Nealy Road
bridge to Route 641 bridge)
Childrens Lake (Boiling
Springs)
Doubling Gap Lake
Fuller Lake
Green Spring Creek (800
meters upstream Route 641
to 600 meters upstream
Bullshead Road bridge)
Laurel Lake
Middle Spring Creek (Avon
Road to mouth)
Mountain Creek (Laurel Lake
Dam outflow to 400 meters
downstream campground
entrance and Hunters Run
to mouth)
Yellow Breeches Creek (Route
233 bridge to mouth)
DAUPHIN:
Armstrong Creek (Rutter
Road to SR 0225)
Clark Creek (T-684 to mouth)
Mahantango Creek (Route
125 bridge to Kiwanis Farm
Bridge Road)
Manada Creek (Furnace Road
to Orchard Road)
Middletown Reservoir
Pine Creek (Fountain Road to
mouth)
Powell Creek (confluence
North and South Fork
Powell Creek to Back
Road bridge Waynesville
and unnamed tributary
near T-358 and T-553
intersection to Mountain
Road bridge)
Rattling Creek (Lykens Water
Authority Reservoir to mouth)
South Fork Powell Creek
(Carsonville Road to
mouth)
Stony Creek (State Game
Lands 211 gate to mouth)
West Branch Rattling Creek
(Lykens Road bridge to
Lykens Water Authority
cable crossing upstream of
Powells Valley Road)
Wiconisco Creek (SR 0225
bridge to mouth)
FRANKLIN:
Carbaugh Run (1.28 kilometers
upstream Franklin/Adams
to mouth)
Conococheague Creek (former
dam at Birch Run Reservoir
to Boyers Mill Road bridge)
Conodoguinet Creek (Bear
Valley Run to Letterkenny
Reservoir)
Dennis Creek (McCord Road
bridge to mouth)
East Branch Antietam Creek
(Waynesboro Reservoir to
Vineyard Run and Village of
Roadside to SR 0016 bridge)
Falling Spring Branch (Fifth
Avenue to mouth)
Letterkenny Reservoir
Little Cove Creek (3rd RT 456
bridge downstream SR 0456
to Mill Drive)
Rowe Run (700 meters upstream
Pinola Road to mouth)
West Branch Antietam Creek
(Nunnary Road bridge to
mouth)
West Branch Conococheague
Creek (Amberson Road
bridge to new U.S. 30 bridge
at Fort Loudon)
FULTON:
Big Cove Creek (SR 1003 bridge
to Laurel Ridge Road)
Cowans Gap Lake
Laurel Fork (Cove Road to
mouth)
Licking Creek (SR 0522 bridge
to Baby Run)
Little Aughwick Creek
(confluence North and South
Branch Little Aughwick Creek
to Huntingdon County Line)
Little Brush Creek (Roaring
Run to Little Brush Creek)
Little Tonoloway Creek (Upper
State Game Lands 128
boundary to SR 0655 bridge)
North Branch Little Aughwick
Creek (Pleasant Hill Road
bridge to mouth)
Oregon Creek (4.8 kilometers
upstream mouth to mouth)
Sideling Hill Creek (confluence
of Oregon Creek and Laurel
Fork to Trestle Hollow club
boundary and Roaring Run
to SR 4013 and SR 0913 at
New Grenada)
South Branch Little Aughwick
Creek (spring upstream
Richmond spring to mouth)
Spring Run (Union Church
Road to mouth )
Wooden Bridge Creek (North
Hess Road bridge to
Wooden bridge #2 Road)
HUNTINGDON:
Blacklog Creek (Farm Lane
Bridge at Byron Church to
mouth)
Globe Run (150 meters
downstream lake to mouth)
Great Trough Creek, Newburg
Park Road bridge, T-370, to
200 yards downstream State
Park swimming area)
Greenwood Lake
Laurel Run (Owl Gap Trail to
mouth)
North Branch Little Aughwick
Creek (Pleasant Hill Road
bridge to mouth)
North Spring Branch (Route
829 bridge to 200 meters
downstream Route 944
bridge)
Saddler Creek (SR 1007 bridge
to mouth)
Shade Creek (unnamed
tributary upstream Felix
Run to mouth)
Shaver Creek (Stone Valley
Lake to SR 0305 bridge at
Bethel Church)
Standing Stone Creek (Penn
Roosevelt Dam to first
SR 0026 bridge north of
Huntingdon)
Three Springs Creek
(confluence North Spring
Branch and Spring Creek to
mouth)
Tuscarora Creek (old Route
2009 bridge Nossville to
Horse Valley Run)
West Licking Creek
(2.13 kilometers upstream
Mountain Union Water
Reservoir to mouth)
Whipple Lake
JUNIATA:
Big Run (Arch Rock Road
bridge to mouth)
Blacklog Creek (Farm Lane
bridge at Byron Church to
mouth)
Cocolamus Creek (SR 2013
bridge to Cranes Run)
Delaware Creek (first Route
333 bridge downstream East
Salem to mouth)
East Licking Creek (Wynn Gap
Road bridge to mouth)
Horning Run (Spigelmyer Run
to mouth)
Horse Valley Run (upper
Tuscarora State Forest
boundary to mouth)
Laurel Run (Little Valley Creek
to mouth)
Lost Creek (Route 35 bridge
upstream Little Lost Creek
to mouth)
Tuscarora Creek (old Route
2009 bridge Nossville to
Horse Valley Run)
West Branch Mahantango
Creek (Crater Hill Road
to Creek Road and Stream
Ford)
LEBANON:
Bachman Run (SR 0322 to
mouth)
Conewago Creek (first SR 241
bridge Northeast of Lawn to
Little Conewago Creek)
Hammer Creek (Hammer
Creek Road to SR 322
bridge)
Indiantown Run (Joseph
Springs Hatchery to
Marquette Lake)
Lions Lake
Marquette Lake
Mill Creek (unnamed
tributary downstream
Millbach Road to unnamed
tributary downstream
Lebanon/Berks County
Line)
Quittapahilla Creek (Snitz
Creek to Annville Sewer
Treatment Plant and Clear
Spring Road bridge to
mouth)
Snitz Creek (Zinns Mills to
mouth)
Stovers Lake
Trout Run (Upper Ridge Road
to mouth)
Tulpehocken Creek (Creamery
Street bridge to 100 meters
downstream from unnamed
tributary downstream of
T-618 bridge)
MIFFLIN:
East Licking Creek (Wynn
Gap Road bridge to mouth)
Havice Creek (intersection
Havice Valley Road and Flat
Hollow Road to Locke Mills
Road bridge, Siglerville)
Honey Creek (Upper
Bald Eagle State Forest
boundary to 0.91 kilometer
downstream to 0.5 mile
downstream Treaster Run)
Kishacoquillas Creek
(Bunker Road bridge to
Taylor Mill Road and 1.5
miles upstream confluence
Tea Creek to Penn Central
Railroad bridge and Mill
Street bridge to mouth)
Lingle Creek (625 meters
upstream Conklin Road
Bridge to mouth)
Middle Creek (Strawberry
Nature Preserve to
McGlaughlin Road T-318)
Opossum Creek (Wenksville
Road to mouth)
Orrtanna Pond
Toms Creek (Mount Hope
Road to SR 0116 bridge)
Waynesboro Reservoir
BEDFORD:
Beaver Creek (SR 1027
to mouth)
Bobs Creek (Rhodes Run
to mouth)
Clear Creek (Black Valley Road
bridge to Elk Lake Lick
Road and first bridge on
North Milk and Water Road
to mouth)
Cove Creek (Valley Road
bridge to mouth)
Evitts Creek (last downstream
SR 220 bridge to Koon Lake)
Gladdens Run (SR 2013
to mouth)
Little Wills Creek (Wolf Camp
Run to mouth)
Maple Run (State Game Lands
#73 boundary to mouth)
Raystown Branch Juniata River
(0.8 kilometers upstream SR
1013 to Shobers Run)
Sherman Valley Run (Valley
Church Road Building
to mouth)
Town Creek (Blues Gap Road
bridge to 1.4 miles upstream
PA/MD stateline)
Wills Creek (0.5 kilometers
upstream Mckenzie Road
bridge to Railroad bridge
400 meters downstream
Brush Creek)
Yellow Creek (Beaver Creek
to Red Bank Hill and SR
0026 bridge to mouth)
BLAIR:
Bald Eagle Creek (California
Hollow Run to mouth)
Beaverdam Creek (Bedford/
Blair County Line to mouth)
Bells Gap Run (Bellwood
Reservoir to mouth)
Blair Gap Run (lower Blair Gap
Muleshoe Reservoir to mouth)
Canoe Creek (bridge 100
meters upstream powerline
to mouth)
Clover Creek (SR 2005 bridge at
Henrietta to Larke Road bridge
near Larke)
Frankstown Branch Juniata
River (Confluence Pine Run
and Beaverdam Creek to
Halter Creek)
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Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
ALLEGHENY:
Big Sewickley Creek
(confluence Big and East
Branch Sewickley Creek to
Big Sewickley Creek Road,
SR 4036, bridge)
Bull Creek (Stone Quarry Road
bridge to mouth)
Deer Creek (328 yards
upstream West Branch Deer
Creek to big bend 0.56 mile
downstream Rich Hill Road
bridge)
Flaugherty Run (Boggs Run to
mouth)
Long Run (Jacks Run at
Lincoln Way bridge to upper
boundary Versailles Borough
near SR 48 and Marshall
Drive intersection)
Lower Deer Lake
Middle Deer Lake
Montour Run (Trout Run to
Ewings Mills Road bridge)
Peters Creek (Piney Fork to bend 0.8
mile downstream of the Large Park
and Ride on Peters Creek Road)
Southwest Region Regulated Trout Waters
Meadow Creek (Drivey Valley
Road bridge to mouth)
Strodes Run (Valley Road
bridge to 500 meters
downstream Strodes Run
Road bridge)
Treaster Run (Treaster Valley
Road bridge to lower Bald
Eagle State Forest boundary)
West Licking Creek (2.13
kilometers upstream
Mountain Union Water
Reservoir to mouth)
PERRY:
Bixler Run (SR 850 bridge,
Kistler, to SR 850/274 bridge,
Fort Robinson)
Buffalo Creek (Heritage Hills
Road bridge to Route 849
bridge downstream to
Walnut Grove)
Bull Run (Historic Community
Christian Church to mouth)
Fishing Creek (Trout Run to
SR 11/15)
Fowler Hollow Run (where
Fowler Hollow Road leaves
Creek to mouth)
Horse Valley Run (upper
Tuscarora State Forest
boundary to mouth)
Laurel Run (Little Valley Creek
to mouth)
Little Buffalo Creek
(Mannsville Road bridge to
mouth)
Little Juniata Creek (Roth Road
to Linton Hill Road)
McCabe Run (Trout Run to
mouth)
Montour Creek (SR 274
to mouth)
Panther Creek (Route 17
bridge, Ickesburg, to mouth)
Raccoon Creek (Route 17
bridge upstream Donnally
Mills to mouth)
Sherman Creek (lower
Tuscarora State Forest
boundary to Couchtown
Road bridge, Cisna Run)
Shultz Creek (Fowler Hollow
Run to mouth)
YORK:
Bald Eagle Creek (Garvine
Mill Road to 250 meters
downstream Gamble Road)
Beaver Creek (Burkholder
Road to mouth)
Codorus Creek (Tannary
Road to West Branch
Codorus Creek)
Deer Creek (Five Forks Road
bridge, junction T-540 and
T-542, to first unnamed
tributary downstream
Stewartstown Road)
East Branch Codorus Creek
(first unnamed tributary
downstream South
boundary city park to Iron
Stone Hill Road bridge)
Fishing Creek (Red Mill Road
to SR 0262)
Fishing Creek (Snyder
Corner Road to 500 meters
upstream mouth)
Muddy Creek (confluence
North and South Branch
Muddy Creek to private
Road on north bank and 300
yards upstream of Bridgeton
Road, SR 2032, bridge in
Bridgeton to powerline
crossing 2.6 kilometers
downstream PA 425)
North Branch Muddy Creek
(Pine Run to Carter Creek
and Laurel Road bridge to
mouth)
Otter Creek (Hake Road
bridge to mouth)
Sheppard-Meyers Reservoir
South Branch Codorus Creek
(AUD prop 700 meters
upstream T-537 bridge to
350 meters downstream
Shaffers Church Road)
South Branch Muddy
Creek (Alum Rock Run
to 430 meters upstream
confluence unnamed
tributary East T-633 and
T-634)
Yellow Breeches Creek (RT
233 bridge to mouth)
Stocked Trout
Waters Open to
Year-Round Fishing
BEDFORD:
Koon Lake
BLAIR:
Canoe Creek Lake
CUMBERLAND:
Mountain Creek (from Adams
County line downstream to
the backwaters of Laurel Lake)
Opossum Lake
DAUPHIN/LEBANON:
Stony Creek (from .4-mile
upstream of Cold Spring
Road downstream to State
Game Lands #211 gate)
HUNTINGDON:
Lake Perez
LEBANON:
Lakeside Quarry
PERRY:
Little Buffalo Lake
(Holman Lake)
YORK:
South Branch Codorus Creek
(from SR 0616 in Centerville
downstream to T-527)
Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only
CUMBERLAND:
Yellow Breeches Creek (1.17
miles; 0.17 miles of the
Unnamed Tributary to
Yellow Breeches Creek, from
the outfall of Children’s
Lake to the confluence with
Yellow Breeches Creek at
Boiling Springs, and 1.0 mile
of Yellow Breeches Creek
from the confluence with
the Unnamed Tributary at
Boiling Springs downstream
to the vicinity of Allenberry)
HUNTINGDON:
Spruce Creek (0.5 mile; Penn
State Experimental Fisheries
Area, about 0.6 mile above
the village of Spruce Creek)
Spruce Creek (0.15 mile; PFBC
property at Indian Caverns
near Franklinsville)
MIFFLIN/UNION:
Penns Creek (7.45 miles;
from approximately 600
meters downstream of Swift
Run downstream to the
downstream extent of the
island near the end of Jolly
Grove Lane)
Catch and Release
All Tackle
BLAIR/HUNTINGDON:
Little Juniata River (13.7 miles
from the railroad bridge
at the east, downstream,
border of Ironville
downstream to mouth)
Catch and Release
Fly-Fishing Only
ADAMS:
Conewago Creek (1.1 miles;
from 0.1 mile downstream
of T-340, Russel Tavern Rd.,
downstream to SR 34)
BEDFORD:
Yellow Creek (0.9 mile from
mouth of Maple Run, Jacks
Run, upstream to cable near
Red Bank Hill )
CUMBERLAND:
Big Spring Creek (1.52 miles;
from 100 feet below the source,
Big Spring, downstream to
the Nealy Road bridge)
Green Spring Creek (1.2 mile;
from mouth upstream to
near confluence with Bulls
Head Branch)
Letort Spring Run (1.7 miles;
from 300 yards upstream of
bridge on T-481, Bonnybrook
Road, downstream to the
Reading Railroad bridge at
the southern edge of Letort
Spring Park)
DAUPHIN:
Clark Creek (2.4 miles; PGC rifle
range parking area on SR 325
downstream to PGC access
road at the Iron Furnace)
FRANKLIN:
East Branch Antietam Creek
(0.88 mile; from SR 16
downstream to T-365,
Welty Rd.)
Falling Spring Branch
(
2.5 miles; from the first
private lane located 672
feet upstream of Briar Lane
bridge downstream to a wire
fence crossing the Thomas
L. Geisel property)
YORK:
Muddy Creek (1.6 miles; from
300 yards downstream of
Bruce Road bridge, T-628, in
Bruce downstream to 300 yards
upstream of Bridgeton Road,
SR 2032, bridge in
Bridgeton)
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
DAUPHIN:
Manada Creek (1.8 miles; from
Fogarty Road downstream to
Furnace Road, T-616)
Wiconisco Creek (0.74 mile:
from the western edge of the
Ned Smith Center for Nature
and Art walking bridge
downstream to the power
line crossing located 1.7 miles
upstream from the mouth)
FRANKLIN:
Falling Spring Branch (1.02
miles; from Walker Road
downstream to Fifth Avenue)
FULTON:
Big Cove Creek – (0.93 mile;
from 200 yards downstream of
the SR 0928 bridge downstream
to the lower Buchanan State
Forest boundary)
JUNIATA/MIFFLIN:
East Licking Creek (4.0 miles;
from the Texas Eastern gas
pipeline crossing downstream
to the upstream boundary of
the Karl B. Guss State Forest
Picnic Area)
LEBANON:
Quittapahilla Creek (1.1 miles;
from Spruce Street bridge on
T-398 downstream to the SR
0934 bridge)
MIFFLIN:
Honey Creek (1.75 miles; from
the upper Bald Eagle State
Forest boundary downstream
1.75 miles)
Artificial
Lures Only
Trout Slot Limit
YORK:
Codorus Creek (2.0 miles; from
the West Branch Codorus
Creek downstream to 0.40
mile downstream from
Thoman Drive)
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Pine Creek (North Park Lake to
410 yards upstream Montour
Run and 100 yards upstream
of Willow Run to railroad
bridge near the Bryant Drive
and Duncan Ave. intersection
and SR 0008 bridge Allison
Park to Butler Plank Road
bridge near the Glenshaw
Ave. intersection)
Turtle Creek (Saunders Station
bridge to Brush Creek)
West Deer Lake (Upper Deer
Lake)
ARMSTRONG:
Buffalo Creek (upstream end of
Chicora Borough Park to 0.87
miles downstream Sarver
Road, SR 3004, bridge)
Cherry Run (SR 2005 bridge
to mouth)
Cornplanter Run (Moorehead
Road bridge to mouth)
Cowanshannock Creek
(Huskins Run to mouth)
Glade Run (Lemmon Hollow
Road bridge to second
tributary 625 miles
downstream Pony Fork
Road bridge)
Huling Run (fourth tributary
upstream mouth to 2nd
T-440 bridge)
Little Sandy Creek (SR 0236
bridge to mouth)
North Fork Pine Creek (Route
66 bridge to mouth)
Patterson Creek (due east of
junction Little Road and
Pumpstation Road, SR 4007,
to mouth)
Plum Creek (headwaters to
mouth)
Redbank Creek (North Fork
Redbank Creek to Little
Sandy Creek)
Scrubgrass Creek (Muskrat
Slide Road bridge to Pine
Township Line)
South Fork Pine Creek
(headwaters to mouth)
BEAVER:
Big Sewickley Creek
(confluence Big and East
Branch Sewickley Creek
to Big Sewickley Road, SR
4036, bridge)
Brush Creek Park Pond
Mill Creek (Mill Street bridge in
Hookstown to last Georgetown
Road bridge crossing)
North Fork Big Sewickley
Creek (2 miles upstream
mouth to mouth)
North Fork Little Beaver Creek
(County Line downstream to
Diner Street bridge)
South Branch Brady Run (May
Road bridge to Brady Run)
Traverse Creek (Raccoon Lake
to mouth)
CAMBRIA:
Beaverdam Run (SR 1011 to
mouth)
Bens Creek (Portage Water
Authority Dam to 0.56 miles
downstream Scanlon Hill
Road, SR 2012, bridge)
Chest Creek (confluence
unnamed tributary Bradley
junction to mouth)
Clearfield Creek (Beaverdam
Run to Kolak Road)
Duman Lake
Elton Sportsmens Dam
Hinckston Run (0.31 miles
upstream Blackburn Road
bridge to Hinckston Run
Reservoir)
Howells Run (first Wilmore
Road, SR 2013, bridge
downstream Ebensburg to
mouth)
Killbuck Run (Little Killbuck
Run to mouth)
Lake Rowena
Laurel Lick Run (Veterans
Dam to mouth)
Laurel Run (Lecks Road bridge
to mouth)
Laurel Run (0.75 miles
upstream Red Run to mouth)
Little Paint Creek (Elton
Sportsmen Club Dam to
Berwick Road bridge)
Noels Creek (Gailey Road
bridge to mouth)
North Branch Blacklick Creek
(SR 0271 bridge, Blue Goose,
to Elk Creek)
North Branch Little
Conemaugh River (Wilmore
Dam to SR 0160 bridge)
Stewart Run (0.25 miles
upstream US22 bridge to
mouth)
FAYETTE:
Back Creek (Trout Run to
mouth)
Big Sandy Creek (Chaney Run
to 383 yards downstream
Stony Fork)
Chaney Run (Headwaters
to 219 yards downstream
fourth Wharton Furnace
Road, SR 2003, bridge)
Dunbar Creek (stone quarry
along Furnace Hill Road,
SR 1055, to Sheepskin Trail
crossing downstream of
ballfield)
Dunlap Creek (SR 0166 bridge
and Creek Road intersection
to Simpson Road bridge)
Georges Creek (Mountain
Creek to U.S. 119 bridge)
Indian Creek (SR 0381 bridge
to Champion Creek)
Meadow Run (200 meters
upstream SR 2015 bridge
to 240 meters downstream
SR 0381 bridge and Beaver
Creek to bridge on Dinner
Bell Road)
Mill Run (Clay Run to mouth)
Mountain Creek (Route 857
bridge to mouth)
Virgin Run Lake
GREENE:
Browns Creek (Garners Run
to mouth)
Dunkard Fork (North and
South Fork Dunkard Fork to
first Veterans Road, SR 4003,
bridge, Durbin)
Enlow Fork (Enon Church Road,
SR 3026, bridge to second
downstream State Game
Lands #302 Road bridge)
Lake Wilma
North Fork Dunkard Fork
(Riggs Road bridge to mouth)
South Fork Dunkard Fork
(McCracken Road, SR 3016,
bridge to mouth)
Whiteley Creek (I-79 to
Greene Lakes Road bridge)
INDIANA:
Blacklegs Creek (0.3 mile
upstream Shrokman Road,
T-336/Blacklegs Road,
SR 3027, to Big Run)
Brush Creek (Brush Creek
Road bridge to mouth)
Canoe Creek (Painter Run to
mouth)
Cush Creek (Horton Run to
mouth)
Cush Cushion Creek (Hemlock
Road to mouth)
Laurel Run (first tributary
downstream Laurel Run
Road to mouth)
Little Mahoning Creek
(Buterbaugh Road bridge
to 700 meters downstream
West and North Mahoning
Township lines)
Little Yellow Creek (Malloy
Hollow Road bridge to
Yellow Creek Lake)
Mudlick Run (SR 4024 bridge
to mouth)
South Branch Two Lick Creek
(Valley Road, SR 1019, bridge
to Wandin Road, SR 1014,
bridge)
Toms Run (Pine Ridge County
Park, State Game Lands
#276 boundary, to mouth)
Yellow Creek(300 meters
upstream Diehl Road
bridge to Yellow Creek
Lake Route 422 bridge
and unnamed tributary
East White/Cherryhill
Township line to Route 954
bridge)
SOMERSET:
Allen Creek (2.3 miles
upstream mouth to mouth)
Beaverdam Creek (Somerset/
Quemahoning Township line
to Dunmyer Road bridge)
Beaverdam Run (0.7 mile
downstream Shaffer
Mountain Road, SR 1018,
bridge to mouth)
Bens Creek (confluence
North and South Fork
Bens Creek to mouth)
Breastwork Run (SR 1017 to
mouth)
Brush Creek (School House
Road bridge to mouth)
Casselman River (from PA/
MD state line to Coal Run)
Clear Shade Creek (Pine Lake
to mouth)
Cub Run (1.6 miles upstream
mouth to mouth)
Elklick Creek (Cranberry
Run to Mt. Davis Road,
SR 2004/Faidley Road
intersection)
Flaugherty Creek (Great
Allegheny Passage bridge
0.8 mile upstream of Old
Deal Road to Glade City Road
(SR 2006) bridge/Scratch
Hill Road intersection)
Gladdens Run (SR 2013 to
mouth)
Glade Run (High Point Lake
to mouth)
Jones Mill Run (first bridge
downstream Becks Spring
to Laurel Hill Lake)
Kimberly Run (396 yards
upstream U.S. 219 upper
bridge to mouth)
Kooser Lake
Kooser Run (upstream
boundary Kooser State
Park to mouth)
Laurel Hill Creek (Clear Run
to mouth)
Little Piney Creek (Elk Lick
Rod and Gun Club Dam to
Piney Creek)
McClintock Run (Glade Run
to mouth)
Middle Creek (Copper Kettle
Road, SR 3029, bridge to
mouth)
Miller Run (Headwaters to
mouth)
Piney Creek (third PA/MD
state line crossing to
Greenville Road bridge and
0.8 mile upstream Engles
Mill Road bridge to mouth)
Piney Run (Crumb Road
bridge to mouth)
Raystown Branch Juniata River
(0.8 kilometer upstream SR
1013 to Shobers Run)
Shafer Run (437 yards
downstream former Shafer
Run Trout Hatchery to mouth)
Shaffers Run (upstream
SR 2021 bridge to mouth)
South Fork Bens Creek
(unnamed tributary 219
yards downstream SR
0985 bridge to 33 yards
downstream private bridge
off Jenner Lane/Waterway
Drive and Keafer Hill Road
bridge to mouth)
Stonycreek River (Yonai Road
bridge to Glessner Covered
Bridge on Covered Bridge Road)
Tub Mill Run (Oak Dale Road,
SR 2001, bridge to mouth)
Whites Creek (first Whites
Creek Road bridge upstream
Enos Run to mouth)
Wills Creek (0.5 kilometer
upstream Mckenzie Road
bridge to Railroad bridge 400
meters downstream Brush
Creek
WASHINGTON:
Aunt Clara Fork (Purdy Road,
SR 4003, bridge to mouth)
Dutch Fork (Dutch Fork Lake
to mouth)
Dutch Fork Lake
Enlow Fork (Enon Church Road,
SR 3026, bridge to second
downstream State Game
Lands #302 Road bridge)
Kings Creek (Kings Creek Road
bridge to Aunt Clara Fork)
Little Chartiers Creek (SR 0519
bridge to first bridge on
Linden Creek Road, SR 1023,
downstream Linden)
Millers Run (Galati Road bridge to
Parks Road bridge off SR 0050)
Mingo Creek (Sugar Run
Road, SR 1059, bridge at
upstream Mingo Creek Park
boundary to downstream
park boundary)
Pike Run (Laurel Road bridge
to mouth)
Templeton Fork (Rocky Run to
mouth)
Tenmile Creek (SR 0221
bridge at Weir Cole Road
intersection to Bane Creek)
WESTMORELAND:
Donegal Lake
=NEW ADDITION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
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BUTLER:
Bear Creek (T-712 upstream
Troutman to first bridge
upstream Bruin)
Bonnie Brook (Bonnie Brook
Road to mouth)
Buffalo Creek (upstream end of
Chicora Borough Park to 0.87
mile downstream Sarver
Road, SR 3004, bridge)
Connoquenessing Creek
(Lake Oneida to SR 0356
bridge)
Cornplanter Run (Moorehead
Road bridge to mouth)
Glade Run Lake
Harbar Acres Lake
Little Buffalo Run (Clearfield
Road bridge to mouth)
Little Connoquenessing
Creek (SR 0422 bridge to
SR 3029 bridge)
North Branch Slippery Rock
Creek (White Oak Road
bridge to mouth)
Silver Creek (T-633 bridge
to mouth)
Slippery Rock Creek
(0.75 miles downstream
Slippery Rock Road to
Heinz Camp property)
Thorn Creek (Great
Belt Road bridge to
McCalmont Road bridge)
CLARION:
Beaver Creek (T-384 bridge
to Route 338 bridge,
Blair's Corner)
Canoe Creek (I-80 bridge to
mouth)
Cathers Run (220 meters
upstream Cathers Run
Road to mouth)
Coon Creek (Zipp Run to
Irish Run)
East Sandy Creek (T-586
bridge to Clarion/Venango
County Line)
Leatherwood Creek (T-478
bridge to Pump Station, St.
Charles)
Mill Creek (T-342 bridge to
Little Mill Creek)
Piney Creek (SR 2001 bridge
to Little Piney Creek)
Redbank Creek (North Fork
Redbank Creek to Little
Sandy Creek)
Richey Run (Route 208
bridge upstream T-550
to Allegheny River Trail
bridge near mouth)
Toms Run (T-627 bridge to
childrens area near mouth)
Turkey Run (Salem Road
bridge to SR 0058 bridge,
Alum Rock)
CRAWFORD:
Caldwell Creek (West Branch
Caldwell Creek to mouth)
Conneaut Creek
(Dicksonburg Road bridge,
Dicksonburg, to Pennside
Road)
East Branch Oil Creek (Clear
Lake Dam to mouth)
Fivemile Creek (T-922 bridge
to mouth)
Little Sugar Creek (SR 2009
bridge to mouth)
McLaughlin Creek (T-890
bridge to mouth)
Muddy Creek (Dewey Road
bridge to Teepleville Road
bridge)
North Deer Creek
(Headwaters to mouth)
Oil Creek (Mosey Run to SR 8
bridge at Rynd Farm)
Pine Creek (Seldom Seen
Road bridge to mouth)
Sugar Creek (Center Road
bridge to Wright Road
bridge)
Thompson Creek (100 meters
upstream bridge SR 2031
to mouth)
Woodcock Creek (SR 2036
bridge to mouth)
ERIE:
Cascade Creek (12th Street
bridge to mouth)
Conneauttee Creek (Edinboro
Lake to Route 99)
Crooked Creek (Gloskey
Road bridge to Railroad
bridge North SR 5)
East Basin Pond
(Waterworks Ponds,
Presque Isle State Park)
Elk Creek (200 meters
upstream I-79 NB bridge
to
500 meters downstream
SR 98 bridge and 500 meters
upstream Halls Run to
mouth)
Fourmile Run (Donegal Lake
Road to mouth)
Hannas Run (Baton Road to
mouth)
Hendricks Creek (SR 0711
bridge to mouth)
Indian Creek (SR 0381 bridge
to Champion Creek
)
Indian Lake
Jacobs Creek (Pennsylvania
Turnpike bridge to
Bridgeport Reservoir)
Linn Run (unnamed tributary
547 yards upstream Grove
Run Spring to lower State
Park boundary)
Loyalhanna Creek
(Zimmerman Run to
Monastery Run)
Mammoth Lake
Mill Creek (186 yards upstream
Mill Road bridge to mouth)
Sewickley Creek (Fairgrounds
Road bridge to Brinker Run)
Shannon Run (Wildcat Road
upper bridge to mouth)
Tubmill Creek (Tubmill Reservoir
to private lane connected to
Keiper Road
)
Turtle Creek (Saunders Station
bridge to Brush Creek)
Stocked Trout
Waters Open to
Year-Roun
d Fishing
ALLEGHENY:
North Park Lake
ARMSTRONG:
Mahoning Creek (Mahoning
Creek Dam outflow
downstream to the
confluence of Pine Run)
BEAVER:
Bradys Run Lake
Main Lake (Raccoon Lake)
FAYETTE:
Dunlap Creek Lake
FAYETTE/SOMERSET:
Youghiogheny River (from
the lake downstream
to the confluence of the
Casselman River)
INDIANA:
Cummings Reservoir (Blue
Spruce Lake)
SOMERSET:
Blue Hole Creek (from
confluence with Garys Run
downstream to mouth)
Fall Creek (from confluence
with Ansell Run
downstream to mouth)
Laurel Hill Lake
WASHINGTON:
Canonsburg Lake
WESTMORELAND:
Keystone Lake
Northmoreland Lake
Twin Lakes Number One
Reservoir (Lower Twin Lake)
Twin Lakes Number Two
Reservoir (Upper Twin Lake)
Catc
h and Relea
se
Fly-Fish
ing Onl
y
FAYETTE:
Dunbar Creek (4.22 miles;
from the confluence of Glade
Run downstream to the
stone quarry along Furnace
Hill Road, SR 1055)
INDIANA:
Little Mahoning Creek (3.6
miles; from Oberlin Road
bridge abutments upstream
of SR 1041 bridge upstream
to Cesna Run)
SOMERSET:
Clear Shade Creek (1 mile;
from the cable at Windber
Water Dam upstream 1 mile)
Catch and Release
All Tackle
CAMBRIA/INDIANA:
West Branch Susquehanna River
(26.1 miles; from outflow
of AMD treatment plant
near Watkins downstream
to confluence of Cush Creek
near Dowler Junction)
All Tackle
Trophy Trout
FAYETTE/SOMERSET:
Youghiogheny River (9.16
miles; from the confluence
with Ramcat Run
downstream to the Route
381 bridge at Ohiopyle)
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
ALLEGHENY:
Bull Creek (1.0 mile;
from the first bridge on
Thompson Road, above
the Hemphill Road
and Thompson Road
intersection, downstream
to the Thompson Road
bridge in Millerstown)
Deer Creek (1.9 miles; from
the SR 0910 bridge at
Martin Road intersection
downstream to the lower
boundary of Rose Ridge
Golf Course)
Pine Creek (1.4 miles; from
the railroad bridge near the
Bryant Drive and Duncan Ave.
intersection downstream to 150
yards downstream of the Mt.
Royal Blvd., SR 4019, bridge)
ARMSTRONG/BUTLER:
Buffalo Creek (3.7 miles;
from Little Buffalo Run
downstream to 0.6 miles
above Craigsville Road bridge)
CAMBRIA:
Chest Creek (2.5 miles;
Ridge
Avenue downstream
to Thomas Mills Road)
FAYETTE:
Meadow Run (2.2 miles;
from the SR 2011 bridge,
Dinner Bell Road, adjacent to
the Ohiopyle St. Park office
downstream to mouth)
SOMERSET:
Laurel Hill Creek (2.33 miles;
from 200 yards downstream
of Jimtown Road bridge
downstream to the Laurel
Hill State Park Road bridge
upstream of Laurel Hill Lake)
Laurel Hill Creek (2.33 miles;
from 200 yards downstream
of Jimtown Road bridge
downstream to the Laurel
Hill State Park Road bridge
upstream of Laurel Hill Lake)
WASHINGTON:
Dutch Fork (1.59 miles; from
the first SR 0070 bridge
upstream of the Columbia
Gas Compressor Station
downstream to the Dutch
Fork Lake backwaters at
Hicks Road bridge just off
Lake Road, SR 3001)
Pike Run (1.1 miles; from
the confluence with the
unnamed tributary upstream
of South Ridge Road, SR
2079, bridge downstream
to the powerline crossing
downstream of the Pike Run
Drive, SR 2036, bridge)
WESTMORELAND:
Indian Creek (1.6 miles; from
Hunters Lane bridge downstream
to the SR 0381 bridge)
Loyalhanna Creek
(1.67 miles; from SR 711
downstream to SR 2045, Two
Mile Run Road)
Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
=NEW ADDITION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
=
Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
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TROUT FISHING NORTHWEST REGION
French Creek (PA/NY line to
West Branch French Creek)
Lake Pleasant
South Branch French Creek
(SR 2018 bridge, Corry
Limits, to mouth)
Twentymile Creek
(SR 20 bridge to Dohler
Property Line)
Upper Gravel Pit
West Basin Pond
(Waterworks Ponds,
Presque Isle State Park)
FOREST:
Beaver Run (50 meters
upstream Lick Run to
mouth)
Bluejay Creek (first SR 1003
bridge downstream SR
0066 to mouth)
Coon Creek (Zipp Run to
Irish Run)
East Hickory Creek
(Allegheny National Forest
Road 119 bridge to mouth)
Little Hickory Run (Furnace
Run to mouth)
Maple Creek (T-323 bridge
to mouth)
Queen Creek (Beers Hollow
to mouth)
Ross Run (unnamed
tributary 1 kilometer
upstream East Branch Ross
Run to Ross Run Road
bridge)
Salmon Creek (Bluejay Road
bridge to mouth)
South Branch Tionesta Creek
(800 meters upstream Fork
Run to mouth)
Spring Creek (East Branch
Spring Creek to mouth)
The Branch (Coal Bed Run to
mouth)
Tionesta Creek (South
Branch Tionesta Creek to
Kellettville bridge)
Toms Run (T-627 bridge to
childrens area near mouth
West Branch Millstone Creek
(Scott Run to SR 2005
bridge)
West Hickory Creek
(Youngsville Road bridge
to mouth)
LAWRENCE:
Bessemer Lake
Big Run (SR 388 bridge to
mouth)
Deer Creek (1,500 feet
upstream Route 208 bridge
to mouth)
Hickory Run (T-312 bridge to
mouth)
Honey Creek (0.25 miles
upstream Musser Road
bridge to North Fork Little
Beaver Creek)
Little Neshannock Creek (West
Branch Little Neshannock
Creek to mouth)
Neshannock Creek
(Headwaters to I-80 bridge
and Pine Run to mouth)
North Fork Little Beaver
Creek (Mud Road bridge to
County Line)
Slippery Rock Creek (0.75
mile downstream Slippery
Rock Road to Heinz Camp
property)
Taylor Run (1 mile upstream
SR 1018 bridge to Slippery
Rock Creek)
MERCER:
Buhl Lake
Cool Spring Creek (Lake
Latonka to mouth)
Little Neshannock Creek (West
Branch Little Neshannock
Creek to mouth)
Little Shenango River (Lake
Wilhelm Road bridge to
mouth)
Mill Creek (Scrubgrass Road
bridge to mouth)
Neshannock Creek
(Headwaters to I-80 bridge
and Pine Run to mouth)
North Deer Creek
(Headwaters to mouth)
Pine Run (Crill Road bridge to
Neshannock Creek)
Sandy Creek (SR 173 bridge to
SR 3013 bridge Pecan)
West Branch Little
Neshannock Creek (Bend
Road to mouth)
Wolf Creek (East Pine Street,
Grove City, to 300 feet
downstream Airport Road
bridge)
VENANGO:
East Branch Sugar Creek (SR
0428 to mouth)
East Sandy Creek (Tarklin Run
to mouth)
Hemlock Creek (Porcupine
Run to mouth)
Horse Creek (250 meters
upstream Wolf Branch to
mouth)
Little Sandy Creek (400 meters
upstream Bombishi Road
bridge to old bridge at Polk
Center Pump House)
Little Scrubgrass Creek (South
Fork Little Scrubgrass Creek
to mouth)
Little Sugar Creek (SR 0027
bridge, Diamond, to mouth)
Lower Twomile Run (Isaac
Walton Park to mouth)
Mill Creek (SR 0038 bridge to
T-522 bridge)
Oil Creek (Mosey Run to
SR 0008 bridge at Rynd
Farm)
Pine Run (SR 0038 bridge to
Bear Run)
Pithole Creek (SR 0036 to 300
meters downstream SR 1004
Stone Arch bridge)
Prather Creek (T-508 bridge to
mouth)
Richey Run (RT 208 bridge
upstream T-550 to Allegheny
River Trail bridge near
mouth)
Sandy Creek (SR 0173 bridge
to SR 3013 bridge in Pecan)
Sugar Creek (Center Road
bridge to Wright Road
bridge and 300 meters
upstream Creek Road bridge
to mouth)
Twomile Run (Reed Run to
mouth)
West Pithole Creek (Coe Road
bridge to mouth)
WARREN:
Blue Eye Run (Eldred Hill Road
bridge to State Game Lands
boundary)
Brokenstraw Creek (SR 3010
bridge to 2.6 kilometers
upstream SR 0027 bridge
Garland and 100 meters
upstream SR 3010 bridge to
Matthews Run)
Browns Run (Hook Run to
mouth)
Caldwell Creek (West Branch
Caldwell Creek to mouth)
Chapman Lake
East Branch Spring Creek (SR
3001 to mouth)
East Branch Tionesta Creek
(T-300 bridge downstream
Jojo to mouth)
East Hickory Creek (Allegheny
National Forest Road 119
bridge to mouth)
Farnsworth Branch (bridge at
Farnsworth Coop Hatch to
mouth)
Fourmile Run (North Branch
Fourmile Run to mouth)
Hemlock Run (100 meters
upstream Logging Road to
mouth)
Jackson Run (SR 0027 bridge
to mouth)
Little Brokenstraw Creek,
SR 0957 bridge, Lottsville,
to T-441 bridge, Pittsfield)
Perry Magee Run (Youngsville
Road to mouth)
Pine Creek (Seldom Seen
Road bridge to mouth)
Queen Creek (Beers Hollow
to mouth)
Sixmile Run (North Fork
Sixmile Creek to mouth)
South Branch Tionesta Creek
(800 meters upstream Fork
Run to mouth)
Spring Creek (East Branch
Spring Creek to SR 3001
bridge)
Thompson Run (800 meters
upstream Double Run to
mouth)
Tidioute Creek (SR 3011
bridge to mouth)
Tionesta Creek (South
Branch Tionesta Creek to
Kellettville bridge)
Twomile Run (headwaters to
mouth)
West Branch Caldwell Creek
(unnamed tributary West of
Sanford to Three Bridge Run)
West Branch Tionesta Creek
(Jones Run to Wildcat Run
and Chapman Dam to
mouth)
West Hickory Creek
(Youngsville Road bridge
to mouth)
Stocked Trout
Waters Open to
Year-Round Fishing
FOREST:
Tionesta Creek (from Tionesta
Dam outflow to mouth)
LAWRENCE:
Cascade Quarry
MERCER:
Shenango River (Hamburg
Road bridge in New
Hamburg to pipeline
crossing upstream of Big
Bend access area)
VENANGO:
Two Mile Run Reservoir
(Justus Lake)
Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only
WARREN:
West Branch Caldwell Creek
(2.75 miles; West Branch
bridge upstream to Three
Bridge Run)
Catch and Release
Fly-Fishing Only
LAWRENCE:
Slippery Rock Creek (0.75
mile; from Heinz Camp
property downstream to
lower McConnells Mill
State Park property line)
VENANGO:
Little Sandy Creek (1.3 miles;
from the old bridge at
Polk Center Pump House
downstream to the bridge
on Savannah Road,
SR 3024)
WARREN:
Caldwell Creek (1.49 miles;
from Selkirk highway
bridge downstream to
approximately 0.5 mile
upstream of the Dotyville
bridge)
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
CLARION:
Piney Creek (1.2 miles; SR
2016 bridge downstream
to 0.2 mile upstream of the
SR 0066 bridge)
FOREST:
East Hickory Creek (1.7
miles; from the Queen
Creek bridge downstream
to the Otter Creek bridge)
LAWRENCE:
Neshannock Creek (2.67
miles; from the base of
the Mill Dam in Volant
downstream to the covered
bridge on T-476)
MERCER:
Cool Spring Creek (1.18
miles; from SR 2014
bridge upstream to the
abandoned railroad grade)
VENANGO:
Oil Creek (1.55 miles;
from bridge at Petroleum
Center downstream
to railroad bridge at
Columbia Farm)
Oil Creek (1.0 mile; from
the two green posts near
the Drake Well Museum
downstream to Oil Creek
State Park hiking trail
bridge)
=NEW ADDITION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
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Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
CAMERON:
Clear Creek (Mud Run to
mouth)
Driftwood Branch
Sinnemahoning Creek
(Shippen township building
to mouth)
East Branch Cowley Run
(Cowley Road bridge to
mouth)
First Fork Sinnemahoning
Creek (headwaters to
mouth)
Mix Run (Red Run to mouth)
North Creek (Fivemile Run to
mouth)
Sinnemahoning Portage
Creek (SR 0155 bridge near
Sizer Run to mouth)
West Branch Cowley Run (Fee
Run to mouth)
Wykoff Run (Big Spring Draft
to mouth)
CENTRE:
Bald Eagle Creek (Bell
Hollow Road bridge to
inlet of Sayers Lake near
the Boggs-Howard Town-
ship line)
Big Poe Creek (Poe Lake to
mouth)
Black Moshannon Creek
(Black Moshannon Dam
to unnamed tributary
downstream to Gorton
Road)
Cold Stream Dam
Little Fishing Creek (fourth
bridge upstream SR 0064
bridge, Hublersburg, to
mouth)
Marsh Creek (unnamed
tributary 0.5 miles
upstream Manntown Road
to mouth)
Penns Creek (SR 0045 to
Elk Creek)
Pine Creek (Stony Run Road
bridge to Bald Eagle State
Forest boundary)
Poe Lake
Sinking Creek (Colyer Lake
Dam to mouth)
Sixmile Run (Clay Mine Road
to mouth)
South Fork Beech Creek
(Private Pond to SR 0080)
Standing Stone Creek (Penn
Roosevelt Dam to first
SR 0026 bridge north of
Huntingdon)
Wallace Run (unnamed
tributary at Gumstump
to 0.25 mile upstream to
ballfield)
White Deer Creek (powerline
crossing 125 meters
upstream Black Gap Road
to White Deer dam)
Wolf Run (Wolf Run Trail to
Little Wolf Run)
CLEARFIELD:
Anderson Creek (Dubois
Reservoir to unnamed
tributary 1,000 meters
downstream SR 0322)
Bennett Branch
Sinnemahoning Creek
(South Branch Bennett
Branch to Wilson Run)
Chest Creek (confluence with
unnamed tributary Bradley
junction to mouth)
Curry Run (Webb Road
bridge to mouth)
East Branch Mahoning Creek
(Beech Run to 1 kilometer
downstream Branch Road
bridge)
Gazzam Run (headwaters to
mouth)
Gifford Run (Merrill Road
bridge to Lost Run Road
bridge)
Goss Run Dam
Janesville Dam
Juniata Lake (Tannery Dam)
Laborde Branch (T-899
bridge near junction
SR 4016 to 700 meters
downstream SR 4016
bridge)
Laurel Run (Parker Lake
Dam to Abbot Run)
Laurel Run (Jeep Road near
pond to mouth)
Little Clearfield Creek
(confluence Watts Creek
and Gazzam Run to 0.4
mile downstream of the
T-584 bridge)
Little Muddy Run (SR 0253
bridge to confluence
unnamed tributary 1.7
kilometers upstream
mouth)
Medix Run (Jack Dent
Branch to mouth)
Moose Creek (first unnamed
tributary 0.7 kilometer
downstream Moose Creek
Reservoir to mouth)
North Witmer Run (Hunter
Run to mouth)
Parker Lake
Shaggers Inn Pond
South Witmer Run (pipe
crossing at State Game
Lands #120 to mouth)
Stony Run Pond
Wilson Run (Barrett Run to
mouth)
Wolf Run (State Game Lands
to mouth)
CLINTON:
Cooks Run (end of Road near
Lick Run to Rock Run)
Fishing Creek (Cedar Run
to Country Club Road
bridge Mill Hall)
Hyner Run (Power line
crossing upstream Hyner
Run State Park to mouth)
Kettle Creek (Long Run to
Slide Hollow)
Left Branch Young Womans
Creek (Forest Road bridge
to mouth)
Little Fishing Creek (fourth
bridge upstream SR 0064
bridge, Hublersburg, to
mouth)
Young Womans Creek
(County Line Branch to
mouth)
ELK:
Bear Creek (Maple Run to
mouth)
Belmouth Run (State Game
Lands boundary bridge
crossing to mouth)
Bennett Branch
Sinnemahoning Creek
(Jay/Benezette Township
Line to 300 meters
downstream Station Road
bridge)
Big Mill Creek (SR 0948
bridge to Rockey Run
and Ridgway Reservoir to
mouth)
Boggy Run (dam at
headwaters to mouth)
Byrnes Run (unnamed
tributary 1,000 meters
upstream Auman Hollow
to mouth)
Crooked Creek (500 meters
upstream Long Branch to
SR 1004 bridge)
Dents Run (Hodag Trail
crossing to mouth)
East Branch Clarion River
(State Game Land boundary
1.15 miles downstream of
the upstream limit to Indian
Run)
East Branch Millstone Creek
(0.5 miles upstream Loleta
Road bridge to mouth)
East Branch Spring Creek
(headwaters to Pigs Ear
bridge)
Elk Creek (Water Tank Run
to mouth)
Hicks Run (confluence East
and West Branch Hicks
Run to mouth)
Hoffman Run (Dam to
mouth)
Laurel Run Reservoir
Little Toby Creek (Mead Run
to mouth)
Maxwell Run (Civilian
Conservation Corps Road
near headwaters to 1.5
miles downstream SR
0949)
Mead Run (unnamed
tributary at Shawmut to
mouth)
Medix Run (Jack Dent
Branch to mouth)
Millstone Creek (confluence
East and West Branch to
mouth)
Mix Run (Red Run to
mouth)
Powers Run (SR 1001 bridge
to mouth)
Ridgway Reservoir
Rocky Run (tributary 1,500
meters downstream
county line to mouth)
Spring Creek (East Branch
Spring Creek to mouth)
Twin Lakes
West Branch Clarion River
(SR 0219 bridge north
of Halsey to Silver Creek
Road)
West Branch Hicks Run
(Shaffer Draft Road to
mouth)
Wilson Run (McKean/Elk
County Line to mouth)
Wolf Run (T-317 bridge
nearest Route 66 to
mouth)
JEFFERSON:
Big Run (T-506 bridge to
T-519 bridge)
Big Run (second bridge
upstream junction T-374
and SR 3014 to mouth)
Callen Run (3.8 kilometers
upstream Johns Run to
mouth)
Canoe Creek (Painter Run
to mouth)
Cathers Run (220 meters
upstream Cathers Run
Road to mouth)
Clear Creek (Trap Run to
mouth)
Clear Run (T-486 bridge to
mouth)
Cloe Lake
East Branch Mahoning Creek
(Beech Run to 1 kilometer
downstream Branch Road
bridge)
Fivemile Run (T-830
bridge upstream
Colon to T-830 bridge
100 meters upstream
Swamp Run)
Laurel Run (Jeep Road
near pond to mouth)
Little Sandy Creek (SR
0236 bridge to mouth)
Little Toby Creek (Mead
Run to mouth)
Mill Creek (T-342 bridge
to Little Mill Creek)
Mill Creek (T-550 bridge,
Reitz, to mouth)
North Fork Redbank
Creek (Hetrick Run
to Pekin Run and first
tributary downstream
Rose and Eldred
Township Line to
mouth)
Pekin Run (Mays Road
bridge to mouth)
Northcentral Region Regulated Trout Waters
=NEW ADDITION
●=Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also a Class A Wild Trout Stream-see chart on page 20 for listing.
=
Section(s) of this Stocked Trout Water is also managed under Miscellaneous Special Regulations-see pages 16 and 17.
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TROUT FISHING NORTHCENTRAL REGION
Rattlesnake Creek (450
meters upstream Siple
Road bridge to mouth)
Rattlesnake Run (SR 1015
bridge to mouth)
Redbank Creek (North Fork
Redbank Creek to Little
Sandy Creek)
Sandy Lick Creek
(Schoolhouse Run to
Fivemile Run)
Walburn Run (confluence
East and West Branch
Walburn Run to mouth)
Wolf Run (State Game Lands
to mouth)
LYCOMING:
Hoagland Run (Big Sandy
Run to mouth)
Larrys Creek (first SR
973 bridge upstream
Salladasburg to mouth)
Little Bear Creek (Red Run
to mouth)
Little Muncy Creek (SR
0118 bridge to Big Run,
Lairdsville)
Little Pine Creek (0.4 mile
upstream Bonnell Run to
mouth)
Loyalsock Creek (0.25 mile
upstream Rock Run Road
to SR 973)
Lycoming Creek (Roaring
Brook to Hoagland Run)
Mill Creek (Warrensville)
(700 meters upstream
Sugar Camp Road to first
Warrensville Road bridge
downstream Warrensville)
Muncy Creek (Peters Creek
to Little Muncy Creek)
Pleasant Stream (Potash
Hollow to mouth)
Rock Run (Hawk Run to
mouth)
Spring Creek (SR 2001
bridge to mouth)
White Deer Hole Creek (State
Forest Boundary to Bob
Drick Road (T-464) bridge
)
MCKEAN:
Allegheny River (Seven
bridges to Allegheny
Portage Creek)
Bell Run (Chapman Brook
Run to Wingard Hollow
Run)
Bradford City Number
Three Reservoir
Chappel Fork (Bucklick Run
to mouth)
Combs Creek (Strang Hollow
Run to mouth)
East Branch Tionesta Creek
(T-300 bridge downstream
Jojo to mouth)
Hamlin Lake
Havens Run (Pigeon Hollow
to mouth)
Kinzua Creek (dam 0.8
mile upstream SR 3009
Kushequa to 200 meters
downstream Allegheny
National Forest Road 15)
Marvin Creek (T-450 bridge
to SR 6)
North Branch Sugar Run
(Railroad Run to mouth)
Potato Creek (confluence
East Branch Potato and
Havens Run to Marvin
Creek)
Red Mill Brook (Sergeant
Norwich Township line to
mouth)
Sevenmile Run (350 meters
upstream pipeline at two
tributaries to mouth
Skinner Creek (Sherwood
Hollow to mouth)
South Branch Kinzua Creek
(Hubert Run to mouth)
Sugar Run (Kavanaugh Run
to mouth)
Twomile Run (headwaters to
mouth)
West Branch Clarion River
(SR 219 bridge north of
Halsey to Silver Creek
Road)
West Branch Potato Creek
(confluence West and
South forks to mouth)
Willow Creek (headwaters to
Willow Bay bridge)
MONTOUR:
Mahoning Creek (from SR
0054 to mouth)
Mauses Creek (first dirt road
upstream Old Furnace
Road to mouth)
Roaring Creek (Lick Run to
mouth)
NORTHUMBERLAND:
Little Shamokin Creek
(T-445 to Foye Road
bridge and transmission
line crossing upstream
intersection of Comfort
and Miller roads to
mouth)
Mahantango Creek (Route
125 bridge to Kiwanis
Farm Road bridge)
Schwaben Creek (Moyer
Road to Mouse Creek)
South Branch Roaring Creek
(Jepko/Campground Road
to mouth)
Zerbe Run Rod & Gun Club
Pond
POTTER:
Allegheny River (Seven
Bridges to Allegheny
Portage Creek)
Bailey Run (120 meters
upstream Little Bailey Run
to mouth)
Cowanesque River (Dodge
Hollow to Troupes Creek)
East Branch Cowley Run
(Cowley Road bridge to
mouth)
East Branch Fishing Creek
(Jeep Trail 0.2 mile
upstream SR 4005 to
mouth)
East Fork Sinnemahoning
Creek (Mud Lick Run to
mouth)
Elevenmile Creek (Turkey
Path Road bridge to mouth)
First Fork Sinnemahoning
Creek (headwaters to
mouth)
Fishing Creek (Fisk Hollow
to mouth)
Genesee River (Ludington
Run to state line)
Kettle Creek (Long Run to
Slide Hollow)
Little Kettle Creek (Bloss
Hollow to mouth)
Lyman Run (Lyman Run
Lake to mouth)
Lyman Run Lake
Oswayo Creek (Clara Creek
to Horse Run Road)
Pine Creek (Genesee Forks
to 0.5 mile downstream
Campbells Run)
South Branch Oswayo Creek
(T-354 bridge to mouth)
South Woods Branch (Heth
Run to mouth)
West Branch Cowley Run
(Fee Run to mouth)
West Branch Pine Creek
(Lyman Run to mouth)
SNYDER:
Beaver Creek (0.5 mile
downstream Snyder
Avenue near Three Rivers
Church to mouth)
Kern Run (Brick Plant
Road bridge upstream
Beavertown to mouth)
Middle Creek (Black
Mountain Road bridge
to SR 4008 bridge near
Faylor Lake inflow and
0.3 mile upstream Pine
Swamp Road to 0.5 mile
downstream SR 0522 in
Middleburg)
North Branch Mahantango
Creek (Heister Valley
Road bridge near
Township line to Swamp
Road bridge near Aline)
North Branch Middle Creek
(Clarence F. Walker Lake
to mouth)
South Branch Middle Creek
(Steeky Road to mouth)
Swift Run (Sandhill Road to
mouth)
West Branch Mahantango
Creek (Crater Hill Road
to Creek Road and Stream
Ford)
TIOGA:
Charleston Creek (Outflow
Hamilton Lake to mouth)
Corey Creek (Route 6
bridge, Mainesburg, to
Newtown Hill Road)
Cowanesque River (Dodge
Hollow to Troupes Creek)
Crooked Creek (Hills Creek
Road to Ives Run Lane)
East Branch Stony Fork
(Draper Village to mouth)
Long Run (Blue Run to
mouth)
Marsh Creek (Lower Marsh
Creek Road to mouth)
Mill Creek (Sopertown Road
to mouth)
Pine Creek (Genesee Forks
to 0.5 mile downstream
Campbells Run)
Stony Fork (confluence East
Branch and West Branch
Stony Fork to mouth)
Tioga River (Tioga/Bradford
County Line to Fall Brook)
UNION:
Buffalo Creek (Aikey Road
bridge to Rapid Run)
Halfway Lake
Laurel Run (SR 0235 bridge
to mouth)
Limestone Run (Second
SR 45 bridge upstream of
mouth to mouth)
North Branch Buffalo Creek
(Mifflinburg Reservoir to
mouth)
Penns Creek (downstream
end of island near Jolly
Grove Lane to Creek Road
bridge near Libby Road)
Rapid Run (Walbash Road
bridge to mouth)
Spring Creek (SR 2001 bridge
to mouth)
White Deer Creek (power
line crossing 125 meters
upstream Black Gap Road
to White Deer dam and
I-80 bridge, westbound
lanes, to mouth)
Stocked Trout
Waters Open to
Year-Round Fishing
CAMERON:
George B. Stevenson Reservoir
West Creek (SR 1008 at
Rathbun downstream to
SR 3001 at Howard Siding)
CLEARFIELD:
West Branch Susquehanna
River (SR 1001 bridge
near Hyde to first Railroad
bridge downstream of the
confluence with Moose
Creek)
West Branch Susquehanna
River (Anderson Creek to
SR 2024 crossing at Porters
bridge)
CLINTON:
Kettle Creek Lake
ELK:
West Creek (SR 1008 at
Rathbun downstream to SR
3001 at Howard Siding)
LYCOMING:
Little Pine Lake
Pine Creek (Bonnell Run at
DCNR Clark Farm Access
Area downstream to the
confluence with Little Pine
Creek)
LYCOMING/TIOGA:
Pine Creek (from SR 0414
bridge in Blackwell
downstream to the
confluence with Slate Run)
MCKEAN:
Meade Run (Blacksnake Run
to mouth)
TIOGA:
Beechwood Lake
Hamilton Lake
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TROUT FISHING NORTHCENTRAL REGION
Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only
CAMERON:
Hunts Run (4.7 miles; from
confluence with McNuff
Branch downstream to the
mouth)
CLINTON:
Fishing Creek (2.0 miles;
from State Game Lands
#295 boundary, located
300 yards downstream
of the upstream SR 2002
bridge, downstream to a
point 1.3 miles upstream
of the lower SR 2002
bridge)
Rauchtown Creek (1.12
miles; from the confluence
of Rockey Run and Krape
Run downstream to the SR
0880 crossing upstream of
the Ravensburg St. Park
Picnic Area.)
Young Womans Creek
(5.7 miles; from the
Beechwood Trail
downstream to a point
.7 mile upstream of the
confluence with the Left
Branch Young Womans
Creek)
LYCOMING:
Grays Run (2.2 miles;
from the Grays Run
Hunting Club property
line downstream to the
concrete bridge on T-842,
Grays Run Road, at the old
CCC camp)
MIFFLIN/UNION:
Penns Creek (7.45 miles;
from approximately 600
meters downstream of
Swift Run downstream to
the downstream extent of
the island near the end of
Jolly Grove Lane)
POTTER:
Cross Fork (3.20 miles;
Windfall Run to the Weed
property located 0.2 mile
downstream of the T-416
bridge)
UNION:
Cherry Run (2.7 miles; from the
mouth upstream a distance
of 2.7 miles)
Catch and Release
Fly-Fishing Only
CAMERON:
Driftwood Branch
Sinnemahoning Creek
(1.55 miles; from the
Shippen Township
Building downstream to
330 yards upstream of
the SR 0120 bridge near
Emporium)
CENTRE:
Spring Creek (Fisherman’s
Paradise)(1.3 miles; from
a point adjacent to the
Stackhouse School Pistol
Range downstream to the
lower Bellefonte Hatchery
grounds)
ELK:
West Branch Clarion
River (0.68 mile; from
intersection of SR 219
and SR 4003 upstream
to the former Texas Gulf
Sulphur property line 0.6
mile upstream of SR 4003
bridge)
JEFFERSON:
North Fork Redbank
Creek (1.9 miles; from
SR 322 in Brookville
upstream 1.9 miles,
except a 110-yard section
from the Brookville
Water Authority Dam
downstream to the wire
across the creek)
LYCOMING/TIOGA:
Slate Run (7.13 miles; from
the confluence of the
Cushman and Francis
branches downstream to
the mouth)
McKEAN:
Marvin Creek (0.9 miles;
from the vicinity of the
high voltage line 3 miles
south of Smethport
downstream for a distance
of 0.9 miles)
POTTER:
Kettle Creek (1.7 miles;
from a sign located 500
feet downstream of the
SR 0144 bridge to a sign
located 1.7 miles upstream
of the lower boundary)
TIOGA:
Francis Branch Tributary
to Slate Run (1.7 miles;
from mouth upstream to
Kramer Hollow)
UNION:
White Deer Creek (3.16
miles; from Cooper Mill
Road upstream to Union/
Centre County Line)
Catch and Release
All Tackle
CENTRE:
Spring Creek (16.22 miles;
from the Boalsburg Road
bridge, SR 3010, at Oak Hall
upstream of Hanson Quarry,
formerly HRI/Neidig Bros.
Quarry, downstream to the
mouth with the exception
of special regulations area
at Fisherman’s Paradise
and the Exhibition Area,
Talleyrand Park, in
Bellefonte )
CLEARFIELD:
West Branch Susquehanna
River (26.1 miles; from
outflow of AMD treatment
plant near Watkins
downstream to confluence
of Cush Creek near Dowler
Junction)
ELK:
Clarion River (8.48 miles;
from the confluence of the
East and West branches
downstream to the Main St.
bridge, SR 948, in Ridgway)
LYCOMING:
Pine Creek (2.88 miles; from
the confluence with Slate
Run downstream to the
confluence with Bonnell
Run at DCNR Clark Farm
Access Area)
POTTER/TIOGA:
Upper Kettle Creek basin
(28.3 miles; Kettle Creek
from the headwaters
downstream to the
confluence with Long Run
and all tributaries including
Long Run upstream to the
headwaters)
Trophy Trout
Artificial Lures Only
CENTRE:
Lick Run (2.5 miles; from
the headwaters to the
mouth)
CLINTON:
F
ishing Creek (1.18 miles;
from the private lane
bridge at the Tylersville
State Fish Hatchery
downstream to the
State Game Lands #295
boundary, located 300
yards downstream of the
upstream SR 2002 bridge,
and 2.1 miles; from a point
1.3 miles upstream of
the lower SR 2002 bridge
downstream to Fleming’s
Bridge, SR 2004, at the
Lamar Fish Hatchery)
LYCOMING/TIOGA:
Cedar Run (7.44 miles; from
the confluence with Buck
Run downstream to the
mouth)
McKEAN:
East Branch Tunungwant
Creek (3.0 miles; from the
confluence with Pigeon Run
downstream to the Main
Street bridge in Lewis Run)
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
CENTRE:
Black Moshannon Creek
(1.3 miles; from Dry
Hollow downstream to 0.3
mile downstream of the
Huckleberry Road bridge)
CLEARFIELD:
Little Clearfield Creek
(
1.1 miles; from 0.4 mile
downstream of the T-584
bridge downstream to 0.2
mile upstream of the SR
2023,
Turkey Hill, bridge)
Sandy Lick Creek (1.71 miles;
from the mouth of Laborde
Branch downstream to the
SR 219 bridge)
ELK:
Big Mill Creek (1.5 miles;
from the confluence of
Rocky Run downstream to
0.3 mile downstream of the
Allegheny National Forest,
Forest Road, 135 bridge)
East Branch Clarion River
(
1.15 miles; from 110
yards downstream of
the outflow from East
Branch Clarion River Lake
downstream to the State
Gameland boundary 1.15
miles downstream of the
upstream limit)
LYCOMING:
Little Pine Creek (3.9
miles; Little Pine Creek
Road bridge located 1.0
mile upstream Otter Run
downstream to inflow of
Little Pine Lake)
Loyalsock Creek (3.8 miles;
1.0 mile upstream Sullivan
County Line downstream
to unnamed tributary
located 0.9 mile upstream of
Plunketts Creek)
Lycoming Creek –
(3.0 miles; 0.5 mile
upstream Daugherty Run
downstream to 0.1 mile
downstream of the SR 0015
bridge, Old Route 15, near
Haleeka)
Muncy Creek (1.1 miles; 0.3
mile upstream T-650 bridge
downstream to Big Run)
McKEAN:
Kinzua Creek (4.77 miles;
from Guffey Road bridge,
Rocky Road, downstream to
Allegheny National Forest
boundary near Westline)
West Branch Tunungwant
Creek (1.2 miles; from
T-499 bridge downstream
to pipeline crossing near
confluence of Gates Hollow)
POTTER:
Allegheny River (2.7 miles;
from Pond Road 0.3 mile
downstream of Colesburg
downstream to ford 0.3 mile
downstream of Prosser Hol-
low bridge)
First Fork Sinnemahoning
Creek (3.9 miles; Route 872
bridge at Schoolhouse Run
downstream to Berge Run)
SNYDER:
Middle Creek (2.0 miles;
0.3 mile upstream of Pine
Swamp Road downstream
to 0.6 mile upstream
Covered Bridge Road)
TIOGA:
Pine Creek (3.3 miles;
Marsh Creek downstream
to Bear Run)
All Tackle
Trout
Slot Limit
CENTRE:
Penns Creek (7.0 miles;
from the confluence with
Elk Creek downstream
to the Catch and Release
area located 600 meters
downstream of Swift Run)
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Statewide Opening
Day of Trout Season
Stocked Trout Waters
OPENING DAY:
APRIL 6
BRADFORD:
Gaylord Creek (Bradford/
Susquehanna County Line
to mouth)
Little Schrader Creek
(Marsh Creek to mouth)
North Branch Sugar Creek
(Alparon Park to mouth)
Schrader Creek (upstream
State Game Lands #12
boundary to Minersville
Road)
South Branch Towanda
Creek (SR 220, Stevenson,
to South Branch Road,
Kellogg)
South Creek (Dunnings
Station to SR 14, Fassett)
Sugar Creek (South Branch
Sugar Creek to SR 0006,
East Troy)
Sunfish Pond
Towanda Creek (South
Avenue to SR 3001
bridge)
Tuscarora Creek (Bradford/
Susquehanna County Line
to mouth)
Wysox Creek (SR 187 to
mouth)
CARBON:
Aquashicola Creek (Buckwa
Creek to entrance New
Jersey Zinc Plant)
Buckwha Creek (Princess
Run to Aquashichola
Creek)
Drakes Creek (Drakes Creek
Road and School House
Road to mouth)
Hickory Run (Hickory Run
Lake to Saylorsville Dam)
Hickory Run Lake
Lehigh Canal (lock 0.4
kilometer upstream Long
Run to lock upstream
North Weissport)
Lizard Creek (Lauchnor
Road bridge to mouth
and 1 mile upstream
Andreas Road bridge to
0.5 mile upstream Stone
Mountain Road bridge)
Mahoning Creek (Berry
Road bridge to Lehigh
River)
Mauch Chunk Creek (Mauch
Chunk Lake to Mauch
Chunk Reservoir)
Nesquehoning Creek
(bridge on East end
Industrial Road to 350
meters downstream North
Mermon Street bridge)
Pohopoco Creek
(Beltzville Lake to
Hideaway H&F Club Cable
across Creek)
Sand Spring Run (Sand
Spring Lake to mouth)
COLUMBIA:
Beaver Run (Moyers Farm
5 kilometers upstream
mouth to mouth)
Briar Creek (West Branch
Briar Creek to mouth)
Fishing Creek (Camp
Lavigne Road to upstream
Kriebel property line
and 180 yards upstream
Benton Borough line to
Benton/Fishing Creek
Township line and 1
kilometer upstream SR
1022 to Orange/Fishing
Creek Township line and
0.6 kilometer upstream
SR 0487 bridge to Back
Branch Road bridge)
Huntington Creek (Forks
Farm to Twin Bridges
Park)
Little Fishing Creek (Talmar
Road to Eyers Grove Road)
Mugser Run (T-315
Fisherdale to mouth)
Pine Creek (Volanski Road
to mouth)
Roaring Creek (Lick Run to
mouth)
Scotch Run (first bridge
upstream Mifflin
crossroads to mouth)
South Branch Roaring Creek
(Jepko/Campground Road
to mouth)
West Branch Briar Creek
(unnamed tributary 300
yards upstream Ridge
Road to mouth)
West Creek (third bridge SR
0239 upstream Benton to
mouth)
LACKAWANNA:
Aylesworth Creek Lake
Desandis Pond
Eston Wilson Lake
Gardner Creek (Milwaukee
Road to mouth)
Lackawanna River (old
Stillwater Dam to Panther
Creek)
Lehigh River (upstream
border State Game
Lands #127 to 1.1 miles
downstream confluence
Choke Creek)
Merli-Sarnoski Park Lake
Roaring Brook (Elmhurst
Reservoir to 550 meters
downstream Rock Bottom
Creek and Reservoir #7
Dam to Myrtle Street)
South Branch Tunkhannock
Creek (Boyarski Road
bridge to mouth)
West Branch Wallenpaupack
Creek (Mountain Cobb
Road bridge to Forks Road
bridge)
LUZERNE:
Big Wapwallopen Creek
(Nuangola Road to County
Road)
Harvey’s Creek (Meeker-
Outlet Road to Rice Dam
and Pavlick Road, T-497,
to mouth)
Kitchen Creek (Shedy Hill
Road to mouth)
Lake Frances
Lehigh River (upstream
border State Game
Lands #127 to 1.1 miles
downstream confluence
Choke Creek)
Nescopeck Creek (old bridge
south of Lake Frances to
I-80 and private bridge
at Honey Hole to County
Road downstream I-81)
Pine Creek (Volanski Road
to mouth)
MONROE:
Brodhead Creek (0.57 mile
upstream North 5th Street
to I-80 bridge East of Exit
309)
Buckwha Creek (Princess
Run to Aquashichola
Creek)
Bush Kill (lower Resica
Falls Boy Scouts of
America boundary to
mouth)
Lehigh River (upstream
border State Game
Lands #127 to 1.1 miles
downstream confluence
Choke Creek)
McMichael Creek (300
meters upstream
Strawberry Hill Road
bridge to 1.6 kilometers
downstream Beaver
Valley Road bridge and
Glennbrook Road bridge
to mouth)
Pocono Creek (Flagler Run
to McMichaels Creek)
Princess Run (Princess Run
Road bridge to mouth)
Snow Hill Dam
Tobyhanna Creek (Mill
Pond #1 to Still Swamp
Run)
Tobyhanna Lake
PIKE:
Bush Kill (Pickerel Lake
to lower Delaware
State Forest boundary
and upper Resica Falls
Boy Scouts of America
boundary to mouth)
Decker Brook (second
downstream SR 006
bridge to State Game
Lands #183 downstream
boundary)
Fairview Lake
Lackawaxen River (0.6
miles upstream Middle
Creek to mouth)
Lake Loch Lomond
Lake Minisink
Little Bush Kill (Lake
Lehman club boundary to
Bushkill Rod & Gun Club
boundary and Bushkill
Falls boundary to mouth)
Lower Lake (Lower
Promised Land Lake,
including outlet from
Upper Lake)
Masthope Creek (State
Game Lands #316
upstream boundary to
State Game Lands #316
downstream boundary)
Middle Branch Bush Kill
(State Forest boundary to
mouth)
Saw Creek (Bushkill
Falls Road bridge to
State Forest boundary
downstream Whitaker
Road bridge)
Shohola Creek (SR 0739 to
downstream boundary
State Game Lands #180)
SULLIVAN:
Elk Creek (SR 0154 bridge
Lincoln Falls to mouth)
Hoagland Branch (Porter
Creek to mouth)
Kings Creek (intersection
Tall Maple Road and SR
4008 to mouth)
Little Loyalsock Creek (SR
0087 bridge South of
Dushore to Big Bottom
Run)
Loyalsock Creek (0.25 mile
upstream Rock Run Road
to SR 973)
Mill Creek (Hillsgrove) (Big
Hollow Road bridge to
mouth)
Muncy Creek (Peters Creek
to Little Muncy Creek)
North Branch Mehoopany
Creek (Saxer Road to
mouth)
Schrader Creek (upstream
State Game Lands #12
boundary to Minersville
Road)
West Branch Fishing
Creek (Hemlock Run
to Sullivan/Columbia
County Line)
SUSQUEHANNA:
Canawacta Creek
(confluence East Branch
and South Branch
Canawacta Creek to
mouth)
East Branch Tunkhannock
Creek (SR 2027 bridge
upstream Little Creek
to SR 374 bridge nearest
mouth)
East Branch Wyalusing
Creek (Forest Lake to
Fairdale Road, SR 3029,
to mouth)
TROUT FISHING NORTHEAST REGION
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TROUT FISHING NORTHEAST REGION
Fall Brook (pipeline
crossing to mouth)
Gaylord Creek (Bradford/
Susquehanna County
Line to mouth)
Horton Creek (Village Pine
Grove to mouth)
Lackawanna River (old
Stillwater Dam to first
unnamed tributary
upstream Simpson)
Martins Creek (South Bailey
Road, T-377, to mouth)
Meshoppen Creek (West
Nicholson Road to
Route 29)
North Branch Wyalusing
Creek (first major tributary
upstream Gaylord to
mouth)
Riley Creek (Singer Road to
mouth)
Salt Lick Creek (Johnston
Street New Milford to
Hallstead town park)
Silver Creek (Cranberry Run
to mouth)
Snake Creek (Booth Road to
Stateline)
South Branch Canawacta
Creek (SR 1007 to mouth)
Starrucca Creek (Stevens
Point to mouth)
Tunkhannock Creek (Gelatt
to Nine Partners Creek)
West Branch Meshoppen
Creek (SR 3004 at Risley
Road to mouth)
WAYNE:
Dyberry Creek (Headwaters
to mouth)
East Branch Dyberry Creek
(Lower Woods Pond outlet
to mouth)
Equinunk Creek (Kinneyville
Creek to mouth)
Jones Creek (Mountain Cobb
Road bridge to mouth)
Lackawanna River (old
Stillwater Dam to first
unnamed tributary
upstream Simpson)
Lackawaxen River (confluence
Dyberry Creek and West
Branch Lackawaxen River
to 1.0 mile downstream
Honesdale Sewer Treatment
Plant and 0.6 mile upstream
Middle Creek to mouth)
Long Pond
Rose Pond Branch (State
Game Lands #159 access
road crossing to mouth)
Shehawken Creek (Holbert
Pond to unnamed
tributary downstream
Hempstead Lake)
Van Auken Creek (Keen
Pond to mouth)
West Branch Dyberry Creek
(Howell Pond to mouth)
West Branch Lackawaxen
River (Prompton Reservoir
to mouth)
West Branch Wallenpaupack
Creek (Mountain Cobb
Road bridge to Forks Road
bridge)
WYOMING:
Bowman Creek (Wyoming
County Line to Church
Road)
Horton Creek (Village Pine
Grove to mouth)
Leonard Creek (Wyoming/
Luzerne County Line to
mouth)
Martins Creek (South Bailey
Road, T-377, to mouth)
Mehoopany Creek (North
Fork Mehoopany Creek to
Rogers Hollow)
Meshoppen Creek (West
Nicholson Road to Route
29 and Lemon Creek Road
to Potts Falls)
North Branch Mehoopany
Creek (Saxer Road to
mouth)
Oxbow Lake
Riley Creek (Singer Road to
mouth)
South Branch Tunkhannock
Creek (Boyarski Road
bridge to mouth)
Tuscarora Creek (Bradford/
Susquehanna County Line
to mouth)
West Branch Meshoppen
Creek (SR 3004 at Risley
Road to mouth)
Stocked Trout
Waters Open to
Year-Round Fishing
BRADFORD:
Cooks Pond
Mountain Lake
Sugar Run (T-420 to mouth)
CARBON:
Lehigh River (0.33 mile
upriver from railroad
bridge at Glenn Onoko
downriver to Mauch
Chunk Creek)
CARBON/LUZERNE:
Francis E. Walter Reservoir
(Bear Creek Reservoir)
Lehigh River (Carbon/
Luzerne County Line
from outlet of F. E. Walter
Reservoir downstream
to confluence with Sandy
Run)
COLUMBIA:
Briar Creek Lake
LACKAWANNA:
Lackawanna Lake
LUZERNE:
Frances Slocum Lake
Harveys Lake (see
miscellaneous special
regulations on page 17)
Lake Irena
Lake Took A While
(Riverlands)
Lily Lake
Moon Lake
Sylvan Lake
MONROE:
Hidden Lake
PIKE:
Lily Pond
Little Mud Pond
SULLIVAN:
Hunters Lake
SUSQUEHANNA:
Quaker Lake
WAYNE:
Duck Harbor Pond
Upper Woods Pond
WYOMING:
Lake Winola
Mehoopany Creek (Henry
Lott Brook to confluence
of North Fork Mehoopany
Creek)
Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only
CARBON:
Hickory Run (3.12
miles; from the outlet
of Saylorsville Dam
downstream to the mouth)
LACKAWANNA:
Roaring Brook (3.84 miles;
from Hollisterville Dam
downstream to Elmhurst
Reservoir)
PIKE:
Toms Creek (2.17 miles; from
the Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
boundary downstream to
the mouth)
Catch and Release
Fly-Fishing Only
MONROE:
Bush Kill (6.1 miles; on
the Resica Falls Scout
Reservation property
except 200 yards on each
side of the falls)
WAYNE:
Dyberry Creek (0.87 mile;
from 300 meters, .19 mile,
downstream from the
third bridge on Dug Rd.,
SR 4009, upstream of the
mouth, downstream to the
second bridge on Dug Rd.,
SR 4009, upstream from
the mouth)
WYOMING:
Bowman Creek (0.8 mile;
from SR 0292 downstream
to Marsh Creek)
Trophy Trout
Artificial Lures Only
LACKAWANNA:
Lackawanna River (4.9
miles; from the Gilmartin
Street bridge in Archbald
downstream to the
Lackawanna Avenue
bridge, SR 0347, in
Olyphant. Excepted is a
mid-section area extending
.7 mile from the Depot
Street bridge in Jessup
downstream to the foot
bridge in Robert Mellow
Park)
Delayed Harvest
Artificial Lures Only
BRADFORD:
Towanda Creek (1.7 miles;
from SR 3001 downstream
to Con’s Road, T-350)
CARBON:
Mud Run (2.5 miles; in
Hickory Run State Park)
LACKAWANNA/
WYOMING:
South Branch
Tunkhannock Creek
(.99 mile; from SR 6
downstream through
Keystone College campus)
LUZERNE:
Harveys Creek (1.7 miles;
from Jackson Road, T-812,
downstream to Pavlick
Road, T-497)
Nescopeck Creek (2.24
miles; from the upstream
boundary of State Game
Lands #187 downstream
to a cable across the
stream)
MONROE:
McMichael Creek (2.42
miles; 0.13 kilometer
downstream from the
Turkey Hill Road, T-416,
bridge downstream to
Glenbrook Rd., SR 2004,
bridge)
Tobyhanna Creek (1 mile;
from the confluence
of Still Swamp Run,
downstream to the PPL
service bridge)
SUSQUEHANNA:
Salt Lick Creek (1.45
miles; from 90 yards
downstream from Beaver
Creek downstream to
boundary of State Game
Lands #35)
WAYNE:
West Branch Wallenpaupack
Creek (1.74 miles; from
0.6 mile downstream
from the Jones Creek
confluence downstream
to the Callapoose Rd., SR
3009, bridge)
An explanation
of each trout
regulation is on
pages 23 and 24.
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PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
FATTY
AREAS
TRIM AWAY
DOTTED AREAS
HOW TO USE THIS ADVISORY
Follow the general, statewide one meal per week advisory
to limit your exposure to contaminants. To determine if more
protective advice applies to the fish you have caught, find
the locations and species of fish you’ve caught in the tables
that follow. Find the meal advice for the fish you’ve caught.
“Do Not Eat” means no one should eat those fish because
of high contamination. The other groups are advice for how
often to eat a fish meal.
One meal is assumed to be ½ pound of fish (8 oz. before
cooking) for a 150-pound person. The meal advice is
equally protective for larger people who eat larger meals
and smaller people who eat smaller meals.
People who regularly eat sport fish, women of child-
bearing age and children are particularly susceptible to
contaminants that build up over time. If you fall into one
of these categories, you should be careful to space fish
meals out according to the advisory tables that follow.
Your body can get rid of some contaminants over time.
Spacing the meals out helps prevent the contaminants
from building up to harmful levels in the body. For
example, if the fish you eat is in the one meal a month
group, wait a month before eating another meal of fish
from any restricted category.
Women beyond their childbearing years and men
generally face fewer health risks from these contaminants.
However, it is recommended that you also follow the
advisory to reduce your total exposure to contaminants.
For these groups, it is the total number of meals that you
eat during the year that becomes important and many
of those meals can be eaten during a few months of the
year. If most of the fish you eat are from the one meal a
month category, you should not exceed 12 meals per year.
Sometimes, anglers catch fish with external growths,
sores or other lesions. Such abnormalities generally result
from viral or bacterial infections and may occasionally be
caused by exposure to certain chemical contaminants. The
appearance of viral or bacterial infections in fish may be
unsightly, but there is no evidence to suggest that these
infections pose a threat to consumers of these fish. Whether
or not to eat such fish is a matter of personal choice.
CLEANING AND COOKING YOUR FISH
PCBs and most other organic contaminants usually build
up in a fish’s fat deposits and just underneath the skin. By
removing the skin and fat before cooking, you can reduce
the levels of these chemicals. Mercury, however, collects in
the fish’s muscle and cannot be reduced by cleaning and
cooking methods. To reduce PCBs and other organics:
• Remove all skin.
• Slice off fat belly meat along the bottom of the fish.
• Cut away any fat above the fish’s backbone.
• Cut away the V-shaped wedge of fat along the lateral
line on each side of the fish.
• Bake or broil trimmed fish on a rack or grill, so some
of the remaining fat drips away.
• Discard any drippings. Do not eat them or use them
for cooking other foods or in preparing other sauces.
IMPORTANT: You must follow these cleaning and cook-
ing directions. The meal advice is for eating skinned and
trimmed fish.
Also, remember that larger and older fish tend to col-
lect more contaminants, and fatty fish (such as Channel
Catfish, carp and eels) tend to collect PCBs and other
organic chemicals. Therefore, eating smaller, younger fish
and avoiding fatty species can help limit your exposure.
Your exposure depends not only on levels in the fish but
the amount of fish you eat. The consumption of any fish
from contaminated waters is a matter of personal choice.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public Health Advisory Fish Consumption
HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING FISH
Fish are nutritious and good to eat. Fish are low in fat,
high in protein and provide substantial human health
benefits. Fish provide valuable vitamins and minerals and
beneficial oils that are low in saturated fat. Omega-3 fatty
acids found in fish are also beneficial, particularly in terms
of cardiovascular health. The United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) recommends that consumers eat a
balanced diet, choosing a variety of foods including fruits
and vegetables, foods that are low in trans fat and saturated
fat, as well as foods rich in high fiber grains and nutrients.
A diet that includes a variety of fish and shellfish can be
an important part of a balanced healthy diet. The United
States FDA, EPA, the American Heart Association and other
nutrition experts recommend eating two meals (12 oz.) of
fish per week. By following these advisories, you should
feel comfortable making one of those meals (up to 8 oz.) a
recreationally caught Pennsylvania sport fish.
CONTAMINANTS IN FISH
While most recreationally caught sport fish in Penn-
sylvania are safe to eat, chemicals, such as mercury and
PCBs, have been found in some fish from certain waters.
While the levels of unavoidable chemical contaminants
are usually low, there can be potential health concerns to
pregnant and breast-feeding women, women of childbear-
ing age, children, and individuals whose diet consists of a
high percentage of fish.
Long lasting contaminants, such as PCBs, chlordane,
and mercury, build up in your body over time. It may take
months or years of regularly eating contaminated fish to
build up amounts that are a health concern. Health problems
that may result from the contaminants found in fish range
from small changes in health that are hard to detect to birth
defects and cancer. Mothers who eat highly contaminated
fish for many years before becoming pregnant may have
children who are slower to develop and learn. The meal
advice in this advisory is intended to protect children from
these potential developmental problems. Adults are less
likely to have health problems at the low levels that affect
children. If you follow this advisory over your lifetime, you
will minimize your exposure and reduce health risks associ-
ated with contaminants in fish
INTRODUCTION TO FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
We are not recommending that you stop eating sport
caught fish, except where “Do Not Eat” is shown. When
properly prepared, eating fish regularly offers important
health benefits as a good choice to replace high fat foods.
You will gain benefits if you follow the sport fish consump-
tion advisory carefully to: choose safer places to fish, pick
safer species to eat, trim and cook your catch correctly, and
follow the recommended meal frequencies. Using this advice,
you will reduce your exposure to possible contaminants.
Consumption advisories provide guidance to individuals
or segments of the population who are at greater risk from
exposure to contaminants in fish. Advisories are not regula-
tory standards but recommendations intended to provide
additional information to high-risk groups. These advisories
apply only to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania,
not commercial fish. The FDA establishes the legal standards
for contaminants in food sold commercially, including fish.
STATEWIDE ADVISORY
Pennsylvania has issued a general, statewide health
advisory for recreationally caught sport fish: eat no more
than one meal (½ pound) per week of sport fish caught
in the state’s waterways. This general advice was issued to
protect against eating large amounts of fish that have not
been tested or that may contain unidentified contaminants.
Trout stocked from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Com-
mission state fish hatcheries are subject to the blanket
one-meal-per-week consumption advisory that applies
to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania.
Snapping Turtle Consumption Advice: Snapping
Turtle meat has been found to contain only small amounts
of PCBs and is safe to eat without restrictions. Snapping
Turtles do retain PCBs in their fat and internal organs. If
you choose to eat Snapping Turtles, you can reduce your
exposure by carefully trimming away all fat and internal
organs and discarding them before cooking the meat or
making soup.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The advisory listing was current at the time this summary
went to press. Fish consumption advisories may have been
issued or lifted since that time. Notice of such actions has
been released to the public through press releases or can
be found online.
For further information or the most current advice,
contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection:
717-787-9637, dep.pa.gov.
(Questions concerning current advisory listings, waters
sampled and sampling methods)
Pennsylvania Department of Health: 717-787-3550,
health.pa.gov.
(Questions about effects of chemicals on human health)
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: 814-359-5147,
fishandboat.com.
(Questions about effects of chemicals on fisheries and
current advisory listings)
For most recent advisories:
dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/
WaterQuality/FishConsumptionAdvisory/Pages/
default.aspx
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2024 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Belmont Lake (Wayne Co.) Entire lake Rock Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Beltzville Lake (Beltzville State Park) (Carbon Co.) Entire lake Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Brady’s Lake (Monroe Co.) Entire lake Chain Pickerel 6 meals/year Mercury
Yellow Perch 1 meal/month Mercury
Broadhead Creek (Monroe Co.) Entire basin Rock Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Bushkill Creek (Monroe and Pike Cos.) Entire basin American Eel, All suckers 2 meals/month Mercury
Chester Creek (Delaware and Chester Cos.) Conuence of West Branch Chester Ck. to mouth Channel Catsh, American Eel 2 meals/month Mercury
Darby Creek (Delaware and Philadelphia Cos.) Entire basin Channel Catsh 1 meal/month PCB
Delaware River Source to Trenton, NJ-Morrisville, PA bridge Rock Bass, Walleye over 17” 2 meals/month Mercury
Smallmouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Delaware Estuary, including the tidal portion of all Trenton, NJ-Morrisville, PA Bridge White Perch, 1 meal/month PCB
PA tributaries and the Schuylkill River to the Fair- to PA/DE border Flathead Catsh,
mount Dam (Bucks, Philadelphia and Delaware Cos.) Channel Catsh
Striped Bass: over 28” 1 meal/month PCB
Carp 6 meals/year PCB
American Eel Do Not Eat PCB
Hickory Lake (Wayne Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Maskenozha (Pike Co.) Entire lake Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Towhee (Bucks Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike and Wayne Cos.) Entire lake Walleye 1 meal/month Mercury
Lehigh River (Northampton Co.) Conuence of Saucon Creek to mouth Carp, American Eel 1 meal/month PCB
Little Bushkill Creek (Pike Co.) Lake Maskenozha to mouth American Eel 2 meals/month Mercury
Long Pond (Wayne Co.) Entire lake Walleye 1 meal/month Mercury
Marsh Creek Lake (Chester Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Miller Pond (Wayne Co.) Entire lake Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Neshaminy Creek (Montgomery and Bucks Cos.) Entire basin All species Do Not Eat PFOS
Pennypack Creek
(Montgomery and Philadelphia Cos.)
Entire basin American Eel 1 meal/month PCB
Promised Land Lake
(Promised Land State Park) (Pike Cos.)
Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Prompton Reservoir Entire lake Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
(West Branch Lackawaxen River) (Wayne Co.) Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Red Clay Creek (Chester Co.) Entire basin All species 3 meals/year
Schuylkill River (Schuylkill Co.) Conuence of Mill Creek at Port Carbon Trout 1 meal/month PCB
to Auburn Dam
Schuylkill River (Schuylkill and Berks Cos.) Conuence of Mahannon Creek at Landingville Brown Bullhead, All suckers 1 meal/month PCB
to Kernsville Dam
Schuylkill River (Berks Co.) Kernsville Dam to Maiden Creek All suckers 1 meal/month PCB
Schuylkill River
Conuence of Maiden Creek to Black Rock Dam
All suckers 1 meal/month PCB
(Berks, Chester and Montgomery Cos.) above Phoenixville Carp, Channel Catsh 6 meals/year PCB
Schuylkill River Black Rock Dam to Fairmount Dam Carp, American Eel Do Not Eat PCB
(Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia Cos.) in Philadelphia All suckers, Channel Catsh, 1 meal/month PCB
Flathead Catfish, Corbicula (clam*)
Schuylkill River
Conuence of Maiden Creek to Fairmount Dam
American Eel Do Not Eat PCB
(Berks, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia Cos.) All suckers 1 meal/mouth PCB
Shohola Lake (Pike Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Stairway Pond (Pike Co.) Entire pond Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Tobyhanna Creek (Carbon and Monroe Cos.) Pocono Lake Dam to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
West Branch Brandywine Creek (Chester Co.) From business Rt. 30 (Lincoln Highway) American Eel 1 meal/month PCB
in Coatesville to conuence of Buck Run
West Branch Schuylkill River (Schuylkill Co.) Entire basin Brook Trout 1 meal/month PCB
White Clay Creek (Chester Co.) Entire basin American Eel 2 meals/month Mercury
White Oak Pond Lake (Wayne Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Beechwood Lake (Tioga Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 1 meals/month Mercury
Black Moshannon State Park Lake (Centre Co.) Entire lake
Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass
2 meals/month Mercury
Bearwallow Pond (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake
Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel
2 meals/month Mercury
Chemung River (Bradford Co.) NY/PA border to mouth Channel Catsh 2 meals/month Mercury
Smallmouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Conestoga River (Lancaster Co.) Slackwater to mouth Rock Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Cowanesque River and Reservoir (Tioga Co.) Cowanesque River mouth to PA/NY border Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, 1 meal/month Mercury
Largemouth Bass
Elk Lake (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake
Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel 2 meals/month Mercury
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek-George B. Stevenson Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Dam (Sinnemahoning State Park) (Cameron and Potter Cos.)
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek (Cameron Co.) George B. Stevenson Dam to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Francis Slocum Lake (Luzerne Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Hamilton Lake (Tioga Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Hammond Lake (Tioga Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 1 meals/month Mercury
Hunters Lake (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake All species 2 meals/month Mercury
Jacks Creek (Mifin Co.) Paintersville Bridge to mouth Bluegill, Rock Bass, Fallsh 1 meal/month PCB
Kettle Creek Lake (Kettle Creek State Park) (Clinton Co.) Entire lake Black Crappie, Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Kettle Creek (Clinton Co.) Alvin R. Bush Dam to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lackawanna Lake
(Lackawanna State Park) (Lackawanna Co.)
Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Jean (UNT Kitchen Creek) Entire lake
Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass
1 meal/month Mercury
(Ricketts Glen State Park) (Sullivan and Luzerne Cos.) Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Makoma (Mill Creek) (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Winola (Wyoming Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Laurel Lake (Cumberland Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Lily Lake (Luzerne Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Little Pine Creek (Lycoming Co.) Entire basin Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
PCB, DDT, Dioxins,
Chlorinated-
Pesticides
For the most current advisories, visit dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/WaterQuality/FishConsumptionAdvisory/Pages/default.aspx (see page 37).
* The harvest of live mussels and clams in Pennsylvania is prohibited.
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PCB, DDT, Dioxins,
Chlorinated-
Pesticides
Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Logan Branch (Centre Co.)
Axemann to mouth
Brown Trout 1 meal/month PCB
Lopez Pond (Sullivan Co.)
Entire lake
Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Lyman Run Reservoir (Potter Co.)
Entire lake
Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Maple Lake (Lackawanna Co.) Entire lake Chain Pickerel 2 meals/month Mercury
McWilliams Reservoir
(Northumberland and Columbia Cos.)
Entire reservoir Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Mountain Mud Pond
(Merli-Sarnoski Park)(Lackawanna Cos.)
Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Pine Creek (Tioga Co.) Conuence of Painter Run to conuence of Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Fourmile Run near Colton Point State Park
Poe Lake (Centre Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Shumans Lake (Loyalsock Creek) (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake Chain Pickerel 2 meals/month Mercury
Silver Lake (Susquehanna Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Steven Foster Lake (Bradford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Sugar Creek (Bradford Co.) Conuence of Bailey Run to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Sunsh Pond (Bradford Co.) Entire pond Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch 2 meals/month Mercury
Susquehanna River (Susquehanna Co.) Entire section in PA from the NY border above Smallmouth Bass, Fallsh 2 meals/month Mercury
Starrucca Creek to the NY border below Great Bend
Susquehanna River (Bradford and Wyoming Cos.) NY border above Sayre to PA Route 92 bridge at Falls Walleye 1 meal/month Mercury
Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Channel Catsh, Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Susquehanna River (Wyoming, Lackawanna, PA Route 92 bridge at Falls to conuence Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Luzerne, Columbia, Northumberland and Montour Cos.)
with West Branch Channel Catsh, Quillback, 1 meal/month PCB
Carp, Walleye
Susquehanna River (Snyder, Northumberland, Juniata,
West Branch to PA/MD border Channel Catsh over 20”, 1 meal/month PCB
Perry, Dauphin, Cumberland, York and Lancaster Cos.)
Flathead Catsh over 30”
Mercury, PCB
Tioga Reservoir (Tioga Co.) Entire reservoir Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Towanda Creek (Bradford Co.) Conuence of Schrader Creek to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Trindle Spring Run (locally Silver Spring Run) Silver Spring Meeting House to mouth (approx. 1 mile) All trout 1 meal/month PCB
(Cumberland Co.)
Tunkhannock Creek (Wyoming Co.) Conuence of South Branch to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Tuscarora Creek (Juniata Co.) SR 3008 bridge above Port Royal to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
West Branch Susquehanna River (Clinton, Bald Eagle Creek to conuence with Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Lycoming, Union and Northumberland Cos.) Susquehanna River
White Deer Creek (Clinton, Centre and Union Cos.) Entire basin Brown Trout 2 meals/month Mercury
Wyalusing Creek (Bradford Co.) SR 0706 bridge at Camptown to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumberland Co.) SR 3017 bridge at Huntsdale to conuence of Spruce Run Brown Trout 1 meal/month PCB
OHIO RIVER BASIN
Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Allegheny River (McKean Co.) Conuence of Potato Creek to PA/NY border Smallmouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Allegheny Res. (Warren and McKean Cos.) Entire lake Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Allegheny River
(Warren, Forest, Venango,
Kinzua Dam to Lock & Dam 7
Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
2 meals/month Mercury
Clarion and Armstrong Cos.)
Allegheny River (Armstrong Co.) Pool 6 - Lock & Dam 7 to Lock & Dam 6 Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Allegheny River (Armstrong Co.) Pool 5 - Lock & Dam 6 to Lock & Dam 5
Carp, Channel Catsh
1 meal/month PCB
Allegheny River (Armstrong and Allegheny Cos.) Pool 4 - Lock & Dam 5 to Lock & Dam 4
Carp, Channel Catsh
1 meal/month PCB
Allegheny River (Allegheny Co.) Pool 3 - Lock & Dam 4 to Lock & Dam 3
Carp, Channel Catsh
1 meal/month PCB
Allegheny River (Allegheny Co.) Pool 2 - Lock & Dam 3 to Lock & Dam 2 Carp, Channel Catsh 1 meal/month PCB
Allegheny River (Allegheny Co.) Lock & Dam 2 to Montgomery Lock & Dam on the Ohio River See Ohio River (Allegheny and Beaver Cos.)
Beaver River (Lawrence and Beaver Cos.) Conuence of Mahoning and Shenango Rivers to mouth Carp Do Not Eat PCB
Smallmouth Bass, 1 meal/month PCB
Channel Catsh
Beaver Run Reservoir (Westmoreland Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Brokenstraw Creek (Warren Co.) Conuence of Hare Creek to mouth All suckers, 2 meals/month Mercury
Smallmouth Bass
Chapman Dam Reservoir (Warren Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Chartiers Creek and Little Chartiers Creek Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg to mouth Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month PCB
(Allegheny and Washington Cos.) Little Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg Lake Dam to mouth Carp Do Not Eat PCB
Smallmouth Bass 6 meals/year PCB
Clarion River (Clarion Co.)
Conuence of Canoe Creek above Callensburg to con. of Turkey Run
Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Clarion River (Clarion, Cleareld and Elk Cos.) Entire basin upstream of Piney Dam Smallmouth Bass, 2 meals/month Mercury
Largemouth Bass
Conemaugh R. (
Indiana and Westmoreland Cos.)
Conemaugh Lake Dam to mouth Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Conewango Creek (Warren Co.) NY/PA border to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Conneaut Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Northern Pike 1 meal/month Mercury
Crystal Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 1 meal/month Mercury
Dunkard Creek (Greene Co.) Conuence of Toms Run to conuence of Roberts Run Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Dunkard Creek (Greene Co.) SR 2021 bridge to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
East Branch Lake (E. Br. Clarion R.) (Elk Co.) Entire lake Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Eaton Reservoir (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass, 2 meals/month Mercury
Walleye
Edinboro Lake (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
French Creek
(
Erie, Crawford, Mercer and Venango Cos.)
Entire mainstem Smallmouth Bass, 2 meals/month Mercury
Walleye
Geneva Swamp (Crawford Co.) Entire marsh Bown 1 meal/month Mercury
Justus Lake (Venango Co.) Entire lake Smallmouth Bass, 2 meals/month Mercury
Largemouth Bass
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Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Lake Canadohta (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass, Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Lake LeBoeuf (Erie Co.) Entire lake Muskellunge 1 meal/month Mercury
Largemouth Bass, Carp
2 meals/month Mercury
Lake Pleasant (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Mahoning River (Lawrence Co.) Entire portion in PA Carp 6 meals/year PCB
Channel Catsh Do Not Eat PCB
Monongahela River (Fayette and Greene Cos.) Point Marion Lock & Dam to Maxwell Locks & Dam Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Monongahela River (Fayette and Washington Cos.)
Pool 4 - Maxwell Locks & Dam to Locks & Dam 4 Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Monongahela River Pool 3 - Locks & Dam 4 to Locks & Dam 3 Carp 1 meal/month PCB
(Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland Cos.)
Monongahela River (Allegheny Co.) Pool 2 (Braddock Pool)- Locks & Dam 3 to Locks & Dam 2 Carp 1 meal/month PCB
Monongahela River (Allegheny Co.) From Locks & Dam 2 to the Montgomery Locks & Dam See Ohio River
on the Ohio River (Allegheny and Beaver Cos.)
Ohio River (Allegheny and Beaver Cos.)
From Lock & Dam 2 on the Monongahela River and Lock
Freshwater Drum, Spotted Bass,
1 meal/month PCB
& Dam 2 on the Allegheny River to the Montgomery Lock &
Largemouth Bass,
Black Crappie,
Dam
Smallmouth Bass,
White Crappie,
Based on advisories issued by Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission Sauger, Walleye
All suckers, Flathead Catsh, 6 meals/year PCB
Hybrid-Striped Bass, White Bass,
Channel Catsh
Carp Do Not Eat PCB
Ohio River (Beaver Co.) From Montgomery Locks & Dam to the state border.
All suckers, Flathead Catsh,
1 meal/month PCB
Based on recommendation from the Ohio River Consumption Advisory Workgroup Black Crappie, White Crappie,
Largemouth Bass,
Spotted Bass,
Smallmouth Bass,
Sauger,
Walleye,
Freshwater Drum
Channel Catsh under 18”, Carp, 6 meals/year PCB
Hybrid Striped Bass, White Bass
Channel Catsh over 18” Do Not Eat PCB
Oil Creek (Venango Co.) SR 1004 bridge at Petroleum Center to mouth Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Shenango River (Mercer and Lawrence Cos.) Shenango Reservoir Dam to mouth All species Do Not Eat PCB
Sugar Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake
Largemouth Bass
,
Chain Pickerel
2 meals/month Mercury
Tamarack Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Muskellunge 1 meal/month Mercury
Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury
Tenmile Creek (Washington and Greene Cos.) Entire basin Freshwater Drum 1 meal/month Mercury
Tionesta Creek (Warren and Forest Cos.) SR 0666 bridge at Henrys Mills to Tionesta Res. Dam
Smallmouth Bass, All suckers
2 meals/month Mercury
Tionesta Reservoir (Forest Co.) Entire lake
Smallmouth Bass
2 meals/month Mercury
Traverse Creek (Beaver Co.) Source to dam in Raccoon State Park Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Tunungwant Creek (McKean Co.) Conuence of East and West branches to PA/NY border Carp, All suckers 2 meals/month Mercury
Union City Reservoir (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
West Branch Caldwell Creek (Warren Co.) Entire basin Brown Trout 2 meals/month Mercury
Youghiogheny Lake (Fayette/Somerset Cos.) Entire lake Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
Youghiogheny River
(
Fayette and Somerset Cos.)
Youghiogheny Lake Dam to conuence of Lick Run Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
LAKE ERIE BASIN
Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant
Lake Erie (Erie Co.) Open waters Walleye, Coho Salmon*, Steelhead* (Rainbow Trout), Brown Trout*, 1 meal/month PCB
Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, White Bass, Lake Whitesh, Carp under 20”,
Freshwater Drum, Lake Trout under 30” and Channel Catsh
Carp over 20”, Lake Trout over 30”. Do Not Eat PCB
Lake Erie (Erie Co.) Presque Isle Bay Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, Freshwater Drum, Bown, Carp, 1 meal/month PCB
Coho Salmon*, Steelhead* (Rainbow Trout) and Brown Trout*
Conneaut Creek (Erie Co.) SR 0215 bridge to PA/OH border Smallmouth Bass 2 meals/month Mercury
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN
There are currently no advisories for the Potomac River Basin.
However, the statewide advisory of 1 meal/week does apply to all waters throughout the Commonwealth including the Potomac River Basin.
well drilling, and manufacturing waste. Common pollu-
tion indicators are: dead fish including crayfish, frogs, and
any other types of aquatic life; strange odors like manure,
sewage, or chemicals; muddy, cloudy, or discolored water;
shiny, oily sheen on water’s surface; foamy material floating
on the surface; and extremely muddy water.
DISTURBANCE of waterways or watersheds includes
any alteration of a waterway, its banks, bed or fish habitat
that “might” cause damage to or kill fish. Common dis-
turbance indicators are: removal of gravel from stream
beds; earth-moving in or along a waterway; dragging logs
across stream banks and through stream beds; installing
POLLUTION or DISTURBANCE of any waterway or
watershed is a serious violation of the Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Code that must be recognized and reported
to a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission region
law enforcement office. The law provides for criminal
penalties for pollution or disturbances.
POLLUTION is an introduction into any waterway of
anything that “might” harm or kill fish. Examples of “pol-
lutants” are: electricity, explosives, sediment runoff, sewage,
insecticides, poisons, high volumes of extremely hot water,
liquid concrete or cement, paint, chemicals, petroleum
products like gasoline or oil, brine runoff from gas or water
Recognizing and Reporting POLLUTION or DISTURBANCE of Waterways
pipes or culverts; building or installing bridges; making
roadways through or along a stream; draining a waterway,
wetland, or watershed; or changing the channel flow of
a waterway. Various types of permits are required for
any such work.
If you see anything suspected to be a pollution or dis-
turbance of any waterway, regardless of how seemingly
insignificant, report it immediately by calling the local
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission region law en-
forcement office listed on
page 3
of this publication or the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at
1-800-541-2050 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
* Salmon and trout are migratory. They may be found seasonally in Presque Isle Bay or Lake Erie tributary
streams. Trout, salmon and other sh, whether caught in the lake or tributaries, should be treated as Lake Erie sh.
For the most current advisories, visit dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/WaterQuality/FishConsumptionAdvisory/Pages/default.aspx (see page 37).
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2025 FISHING DATES*
Statewide Opening Day of Trout: April 5, 2025
Opening Day of Walleye/Sauger: May 3, 2025
Opening Day of Bass: June 14, 2025
Extended Trout Season: September 2, 2025
*Dates subject to change
by regulation until
publication of the
2024 Pennsylvania
Fishing Summary.
Commonwealth Inland Waters
2024 FISH-FOR-FREE DAYS!
May 26 and July 4
No fishing license is needed to fish on either of these days. It’s a great way to introduce
someone to the world of fishing. Check the Commission’s website for more information.
Remember that all other regulations apply.
Close mouth
to measure
Tail in natural position
Total length: This is the measurement Commission biologists and law
enforcement personnel use. Compress tail slightly to obtain this measurement.
HOW TO MEASURE A FISH
Tail slightly compressed
Fork length: Not used in Pennsylvania.
is booklet is a summary of the laws and regulations applicable to sh and shing in Pennsylvania
in eect or proposed as of October 1, 2023. It is not, nor is it intended to portray, a verbatim reproduction
of the text of the laws and regulations. Users are advised that regulations summarized in this book are subject
to changes, which, as made, are printed in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Ocial text is found in 58 Pa. Code and
online at: www.pacodeandbulletin.gov. For detailed and up-to-date information, contact the nearest oce
of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
is publication is partially paid for through the sale of advertising. e Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Com-
mission neither endorses products or services listed nor accepts any liability arising from the use of listed
products or services.
Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex or disability. e Penn-
sylvania Fish and Boat Commission is an equal opportunity employer, and it complies with applicable federal and Pennsylvania nondiscrimination
laws and regulations. e Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission receives federal nancial assistance from the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the United States Department of the Interior
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated against
in any program, activity or facility, or if you need more information, please write to: Oce of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Department of
the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240.
Family Fishing Programs
are educational programs designed for
families with little or no fishing experience.
Families will learn basic fishing skills and
have an opportunity to practice those skills
while fishing together during the program.
In addition to family fishing, there are spe-
cialized programs for family ice fishing,
family fly fishing and angler education for
youth between the ages of 8 and 12. For a
current listing of scheduled programs, visit:
FishandBoat.com
CALLING ALL
PENNSYLVANIA ANGLERS!
We need your help. Pennsylvania is home to
two giant salamanders, the Eastern Hellbender
and the Common Mudpuppy. Both species
are regularly found by anglers, often caught
accidentally on fishing hooks or in minnow traps.
Anglers have a great opportunity to help
herpetologists figure out the distribution and
status of these species by simply taking a picture
of any specimens encountered and e-mailing
the picture, date, time, and location of the
observation to [email protected].
The Common Mudpuppy is found in the Ohio
River and Lake Erie Drainages, in the western
third of Pennsylvania. Mudpuppies have large,
feathery gills on either side of the head. Adults
grow to 19 inches in length.
The Eastern Hellbender was historically found in
the Susquehanna and Ohio drainages, covering
⁄ of Pennsylvania. Hellbenders do not have
external gills as adults and look wrinkled due to
skin folds used for respiration. Adults
grow to 29
inches in length.
Common Mudpuppy Eastern Hellbender
ExplorePAWaters.com is for those who haven’t experienced
the thrill of hitting a hole of eagerly biting fish or the peace of
a meandering paddle trip with an up-close encounter of native
wildlife. Check out our maps and find fishing gear to borrow,
boats to rent and access to water. Share the site with friends
and family who are looking to get started and invite them on
your next adventure.
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VOLUNTARY PERMITSVOLUNTARY PERMITS
Voluntary Permits are designed to help maintain
funding levels for several key fishing-related
programs. Revenues generated from the sale of
these permits will be reinvested into
the Habitat/Waterways Conservation,
Wild Trout & Enhanced Waters,
Bass or
Musky programs (see page 5).
The Wild Trout & Enhanced Waters Permit
does not meet the requirement to fish for trout in
Pennsylvania waters.
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