Trout season for the rest of the state opens april 16. Licenses are required to fish in pennsylvania, and many areas have special regulations and creel limits on trout fishing. The first day in 18 southeastern counties including juniata, perry, dauphin, schuylkill, lehigh, cumberland, franklin, adams, york, lebanon, berks. Opening day of trout season for counties in this region. Strategic plan for management of trout fisheries in pennsylvania 20162017. Trout stocking for the 2016 pennsylvania season youtube.
Pennsylvania anglers had just one opening day of the trout fishing season statewide each year for more than half a century, until 2007, when the pennsylvania fish and boat commission created the. Published on apr 6, 2016 grant forney, herschel miller, josh wenger, cody thomas, and tyler bomberger head out fishing on the opening day of trout season in southeast, pa. These are the basic inland waters seasons and limits. Click here to learn more about fishing spruce creek at the start of pennsylvanias trout season 2016 april is one of my favorite months to fish spruce creek. The quittapahilla creek was the last waterway to be stocked by the fish and boat commission before the opening of trout season, according to. Now i can finally get back to smb and sunnies, both of which i prefer to any kind of trout. Section of this stocked trout water is also a class a wild trout stream. Pa regional opening day of trout season is april 4 news provided by. In addition, lake trout are found in lake erie, raystown lake and the east branch clarion river dam.
Most trout waters will temporarily close to fishing again at 12. The reason i cant wait for the trout season to open is because they shut my local creek down for a month for stocking. Opening day of pennsylvanias 2020 trout season is going to be unlike any other. Bucks countys spring trout season opens at 8am on april 2nd, 2016 two weeks before the statewide opening. Pennsylvania fish commission used their heads and decided on an early opening of the trout season to cut back on the crowds that would surely congregate on all the bait waters.
Montgomeryvillelansdale, pa check out this list of locally stocked waters. Trout fishing season will open soon in pennsylvania with different regions having different opening days. Virus prompts changes to pa trout stocking, trout season. No trout may be killed or had in possession from march 1 to the opening day of trout season. Pennsylvania is home to some of the best trout fishing in the world. The pennsylvania fish and boat commission has a plan for increasing the number of larger trout at harveys lake. Special regulations for big bass program and catch and release on certain waters. Added the following galleries for the watershed folder. Cold and nutrientrich streams, such as spruce creek, experience their first major hatch events of the year in april.
Wild and stocked brook native, state fish, brown and rainbow including steelhead and golden rainbow trout are found in pa waters. The pfbc will honor all voluntary youth fishing licenses purchased in 2020 for all mentored youth fishing opportunities during the 2021 season. Top places to go trout fishing in pennsylvania visitpa. Unless otherwise specified by special regulation, inland daily limits and minimum sizes apply. They said they figured this way there wont be the usual crowds along the trout streams of pa, and people getting sick. Anglers line up to cast their lines at start of pa. Getting ready for opening day of pennsylvania trout season.
Anglers should consult the summary of pa fishing laws and regulations for more details. Among the trout species, only the brook trout pennsylvanias state fish and the lake trout are native to the states waters. Adams, berks, bucks, chester, cumberland, dauphin, delaware. Anglers are encouraged to study the regulations for favorite fishing.
Spring is the season for trout fishing in pennsylvania. Fishforfree days allow anyone resident or nonresident to legally fish on pennsylvania waterways on the designated days with no fishing license required trout salmon and lake erie permits are also not required. Pennsylvania trout opener ten mile creek april 16, 2016 duration. Permit required to possess trout, except in trout parks where a daily tag is required. But things could be sketchy thereafter, all because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Pennsylvania fish and boat commission waterways conservation officer mark sweppenhiser. The daily limit is 3 trout combined species during the period from 8 a. Paflyfish a fly fishing community for trout and bass with stream reports, forum, maps, hatch charts and blog covering pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, maryland and ohio. For more info and signup forms go to the wilmore sportsman club web page. The first mentored youth trout day for 2016 will be saturday, march 26, in 18 counties in southeastern and southcentral pennsylvania. I could care less as i havent gone to an od for 25 years and rarely fish for stocked trout. We fish in the little loyalsock and kyle catches a nice rainbow.
An additional 80,000 trout will be stocked for the fall trout fishing season, which begins in october. Lakes and creeks will eventually unfreeze, and it will be time to dip your line in the water for the 2019 pa. Trout stocking process 2016 pfbc pa fish and boat commission. Published on apr 25, 2016 my friends chris, kyle, and i head to sullivan county, pa to fish the opening weekend of the pa trout season. Trout season in pennsylvania is almost upon us again and fishermen throughout the state will begin to start thinking about where and how they will catch these cunning fish this year. The pennsylvania fish and boat commission is preparing to stock trout in streams and lakes across the state in preparation for the 2015 trout fishing season. Northwestern pennsylvania 2016 trout stocking schedule. Ap trout season in pennsylvania opened monday in an abrupt announcement by the pennsylvania fish and boat commission that was designed to preempt big gatherings of anglers and travel that typically occurs on the traditional april opening day. The main species include the brook trout salvelinus fontinalis, lake trout salvelinus namaycush, brown trout salmo trutta and rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss. Lancaster county loses early trout season start due to. Trout seasons surprise start welcomed by county anglers.
Fishing summary fishing summary pennsylvania fish and. This permit is also required for all winter fishing in trout parks catchandrelease and for harvesting trout or fishing at lake taneycomo upstream from the us hwy 65 bridge. In search of the highestquality trout streams in pa. Spring is an excellent time of year to fish spruce creek.
For special regulation areas, see the 2016 pennsylvania fishing summary booklet available at. Anglers plunge into the commonwealths 86,000 miles of streams and rivers, along with 4,000 lakes and ponds in hopes of catching a prized trout. For special regulation areas, see the 2016 pennsylvania. Personally, stocked trout and all other trout share the same rung on my hierarchy ladder. Grant forney, herschel miller, josh wenger, cody thomas, and tyler bomberger head out fishing on the opening day of trout season in. Cape cod canal bourne, ma, knight lake collingswood, nj, newton lake collingswood, nj, and the schuylkill river nontidal. Brook trout brown trout rainbow trout pennsylvania is home to some of the best trout fishing in the world.
A quick guide to dates, limits, license prices and more. Trout are one of the most popular game fish in pennsylvania. Lakes and creeks will eventually unfreeze, and it will be time to dip your line in. In 2010, the pennsylvania fish and boat commission launched the unassessed waters. Lower gwyneddamblerwhitpain, pa check out this list of locally stocked waters. Troutsneaky pennsylvania fish commission smoking meat. Pennsylvania opens trout season early harrisburg, pa. Regular season opening day thru labor day 5 combined species extended season jan. Sirianni is a 2016 iup graduate, earning a degree in journalism and public relations. For special regulation areas, see the 2016 pennsylvania fishing summary booklet available at any license issuing agent. Opening day trout fishing pennsylvania 2016 youtube.
Open season year round no harvest april 18 through june 12. In these counties and designated waters crossing into these counties, trout season will begin 8 a. Since 1989, special regulations have been in effect from 8 a. The designation of waters as part of the regional opening day of trout season shall. Stocked trout waters in the southeast, southcentral. Pennsylvania trout season is open heres everything you. For the 2020 spring trout season, no trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites from march 15 until the season opens at 5.
A page where trout anglers can post, share info and talk about all things trout fishing related. Anyone attempting to harvest trout before the legal harvest season opening will be issued citations. While opening day of trout season is always one of the most exciting fishing days of the year, its also. Summary book northwest region regulated trout waters. Pennypack and wissahickon creeks closed for fishing until april 2nd philadelphia, pa newest updates. Only one of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed 18 inches in length. The blue quill hatch on spruce creek is spectacular and oftentimes brings big hungry trout out of their winter slumber.
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