Grant forney, cody thomas, tyler bomberger, and herschel miller do some trout fishing in pennsylvania. Each year the pennsylvania fish and boat commissions executive director designates 2 fish for free days. Grant forney, dan black, tyler bomberger, and jeremy armstrong fly fish for trout during june and july 2016 in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania trout season pennsylvania fish and boat. Fish forfree days allow anyone resident or nonresident to legally fish without a fishing license. Feral swine are not native to pennsylvania and present many problems to wildlife and people. Special regulations for big bass program and catch and release on certain waters. Calendar block colors represent a day with an event. Effective january 9, 2016, temporary closure to feral swine hunting in butler county. Opening days determined pennsylvania fish and boat. This year, thats april 16, according to the state fish and boat commission website. It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, except foxes, crows and coyotes, on sundays.
Official site of the pennsylvania fish and boat commission. Streams designated as both class a wild trout streams and stocked trout waters. Anyone may legally fish on pennsylvania waterways without a fishing license, a troutsalmon stamp or a lake erie. Commonwealth inland waters pennsylvania fish and boat. These are the basic inland waters seasons and limits. Regular season opening day thru labor day 5 combined species extended season jan. It is needed as a handful of pages use features or applications that are not compatible with the main site. Seasons and bag limits pennsylvania game commission. 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. For most pennsylvanians, trout season starts the first saturday after april 11. Fish forfree days allow anyone resident or nonresident to legally fish on pennsylvania waterways on the designated days with no fishing license required troutsalmon and lake erie permits are also not required.
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. The lively legz crew heads up to northern pa and central pa for two action packed days of fishing for the official pennsylvania opener. Fishing regulations pennsylvania fish and boat commission. No fishing license is required to fish on pennsylvania s waterways on these days. Includes only those waters in 18 southeastern pa counties and four waters crossing from those counties listed in the regional opening day of. Our mission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the commonwealths aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. Seasons and bag limits for license year july 1, 2020june 30, 2021 will be proposed at the january 2021 meeting of the board of game commissioners. Listings of stocked trout waters for countiesregions that have the regular opening day of trout season, april 7.
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. If a calendar block does not have a shaded day then no event is scheduled for that day. Seasons, sizes and creel limits except for trout season, which begins at 8 a. For special regulation areas, see the 2016 pennsylvania fishing. The lively legz crew heads out to battle old man winter on spring creek pa and enjoys some beautiful wild brown trout. Below are the seasons and bag limits for most hunting and trapping seasons from july 1, 2019 through june 30, 2020. They can cause tremendous damage to habitat and property, and pose an everpresent threat to wildlife and the biosecurity of the states multimilliondollar.
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