Pennsylvania regulations
Trout (Brook, Brown, Rainbow) Regulations in Pennsylvania 2026
Pennsylvania trout 2026 open seasons vary by 371 management regions. Pick your region in the rule table below. Sourced from Fish & Boat Commission.
Rules (501)
All Tackle Trophy TroutCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 trout/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Gear
- No Tackle Restrictions
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. 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. 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. There are no tackle restrictions.
All Tackle Trout Slot LimitCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 trout/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- No Tackle Restrictions
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. 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). From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day. There are no tackle restrictions.
Allegheny RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 14"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day; (combined species) From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day
Allegheny River – 8.75 Miles From The Outflow Of The Allegheny Reservoir Downstream To The Confluence Of Conewango CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
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. combined species; From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day
Antietam Creek (Antietam Reservoir To South St. Lawrence Borough Line At Exeter Park)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Any Lake Erie Tributary StreamClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
It is unlawful to fish or possess trout in or along any Lake Erie tributary stream from 12:01 a.m. on April 4 until 8 a.m. on April 5 (32 hours total).
Artificial Lures Only Trout Slot LimitCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 trout/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
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. 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). From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day. 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.
Bald Eagle Creek – From 0.38 Mile Upstream Of Steel Hollow Run To 0.48 Mile Downstream Of Steel Hollow RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 9"
From the day after Labor Day through June 14, no trout may be killed or possessed. combined species, From June 15 through Labor Day From June 15 through Labor Day – Trout must be at least 9 inches in length to be killed or possessed.
Bald Eagle Creek – From The Confluence With Spring Creek Downstream To The Inlet Of Sayers Lake Near Boggs/Howard Township LineCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Bear Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bear Creek (1.74 Miles; From A Cable 800 Yards Above T-662 Downstream To The Downstream Side Of The Bridge On T-676)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Bear Creek (500 Meters Downstream T-895/Bear Creek Road Junction To A Cable 800 Yards Above T-662)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Beaver CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Beaver Creek (Sr 0030 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Beaver Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Big Beaver Creek (Sr 222 And White Oak Road Intersection To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Big Elk Creek (Confluence East And West Branch Elk Creek To Camp Bonsall Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Big Mill CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Black Moshannon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Blue Hole CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
Bluejay Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bonnie Brook
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Boundary WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
Bowery Run (Railroad Overpass To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Buck Run (Compass Road Bridge To Sr 372)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Buffalo CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bull CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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 & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Artificial Lures Only
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Caldwell Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Canoe Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Cascade Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Catch And Release All TackleCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- No Tackle Restrictions
No trout may be killed or had in possession. There are no tackle restrictions.
Catch And Release Artificial Lures OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
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.
Catch And Release Fly-Fishing OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
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.
Cathers Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Cedar Creek (Lake Muhlenburg To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Cedar RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Chest CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Chester Creek (Dam Upstream Forge Road To Bridgewater Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Class A StreamsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
no harvest beginning the day after Labor Day to the opening day of trout season the following year.
Class A Wild Trout WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
Clear Shade CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
CommonwealthCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Commonwealth Inland WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Commonwealth Inland Waters - Extended Season Stocked Trout Waters
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
Sep 8-Dec 31, Combined Species
Commonwealth Inland Waters - Opening Season
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
Apr 4-Sep 7, Streams/Lakes/Ponds, Combined Species
Conneaut Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Conneauttee Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Connoquenessing Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Conowingo Creek (Black Bear Road To Black Baron Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Conoy Creek (Saegerville Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Coon Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Coplay Creek (Dam Upstream Hill Street Bridge, Ormrod, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Cornplanter Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Crooked Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Darby Creek (804 Meters Upstream Little Darby Creek To Hilldale Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Deep Creek (Creek Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Deer CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Delaware RiverIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
at 8 a.m. South of I-84 (combined species) North of I-84
Delaware River And Estuary - West Branch Delaware River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Apr 4–Oct 15
Delaware River North Of I-84
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
combined species
Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River And Delaware River Tributaries, From The Mouths Of The Tributaries Upstream To The Limit Of The Tidal Influence And The Lehigh River From Its Mouth Upstream To The First Dam In Easton, PennsylvaniaIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
8 a.m. combined species, South of I-84 North of I-84
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures OnlyClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 3 trout/day
- Min size
- 9"
- Gear
- No Live Bait
From the day after Labor Day until June 15, the daily creel limit is zero. 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. caught on or in possession on, the waters under these regulations from June 15 through Labor Day. 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.
Donegal Creek (2.21 Miles; From 275 Yards Below Sr 772 Downstream To T-334)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Dunbar CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Dutch ForkOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
East Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Branch Big Elk Creek (Swale 400 Meters Upstream Oxford Road To West Branch Elk Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Brandywine Creek (1.2 Miles; From Sr 4019, Dorlan’s Mill Road, Downstream To Sr 4004, Dowlin Forge Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
East Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4031 To Reeds Road And Dowlin Forge To Pennsylvania Avenue In Downingtown)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Clarion RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
East Branch Octoraro Creek (Steelville Road Bridge, Steeleville, To Knight Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Oil Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Branch Perkiomen Creek (900 Meters Upstream Skip Sal Road To Bergeys Mill Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Perkiomen Creek (Branch Road Bridge To Mill Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
East Branch White Clay Creek (First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Sr 0001 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Hickory Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Sandy Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Elk CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Fall CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
First Fork Sinnemahoning CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Fishing CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fishing Creek – From The Confluence With Cedar Run Downstream To Country Club Road Bridge In Mill HallCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Fishing Creek (Silver Spring Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Fivemile Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Francis Branch Tributary To Slate RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
French Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
French Creek (0.9 Mile; From The Dam At Camp Sleepy Hollow Downstream To Hollow Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Furnace Creek (Robesonia Reservoir Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Glade Run Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Hammer Creek (Hammer Creek Road To Sr 322 Bridge And Speedwell Forge Lake To Brunnerville Road And Clay Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Harbar Acres Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Harveys LakeClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 3 trout
- Possession
- 1 trout
- Max size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 18"
No trout may be killed or had in possession from February 17 to the opening day of trout season during the period from 8 a.m. on the opening day of trout season to midnight the third Monday in February the following year; (combined species) may exceed 18 inches in length Only 1 of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed 18 inches in length Only 1 of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed 18 inches in length.
Hay Creek (White Bear Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Hokendauqua Creek (Entrance Bridge To Point Philips Rod & Gun Club To 0.38 Mile Downstream Church Road Bridge And 0.5 Mile Upstream Second Upstream Kreidersville Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Hunts RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Indian CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Indian Creek (0.44 Mile Downstream Cedar Drive Bridge To Indian Trail Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Indian Run (Pleasant View Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Jacoby Creek (Sand Point Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Jordan Creek (Sr 309 To Ceder Crest Boulevard Bridge And 0.3 Kilometer Upstream Mauch Chunk Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Kepner Creek (Whitehall Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Kishacoquillas CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Kishacoquillas Creek – From 1.5 Miles Upstream Of The Confluence With Tea Creek Downstream To The Penn Central Railroad BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Kistler CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Kistler Valley Road And Donats Peak To Mouth
Lake Erie
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
Applies 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 flow into these tributaries.; (combined species) Applies 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 flow into these tributaries.
Lake Erie Tributary Streams
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
Lake Erie Tributary Streams (Post-Labor Day Period)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
Lake Pleasant
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Laurel Hill CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Laurel Hill LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
Laurel Run (Mill Road Bridge To Coopersburg Discharge Sewer Treatment Plant)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Leatherwood Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Lehigh Canal (First Lock Upstream Monocacy Creek Crossing To Nancy Run Crossing And 1.0 Kilometer Downstream Carbon County Line To West Bertsch Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lehigh Canal (First Lock Upstream Monocacy Creek Crossing To Nancy Run Crossing)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lehigh RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Little Beaver Creek (Calamus Run To Walnut Run Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Buffalo Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Bushkill Creek (Delabole Road Bridge To Jones Hill Road Bridge And 0.34 Mile Downstream Engles Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Catawissa Creek (Reservoir Road To Trout Run Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Chiques Creek (Unnamed Tributary 0.65 Miles Upstream Mountain Joy Road To Sr 230)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Clearfield CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Little Cocalico Creek (Unnamed Tributary 250 Meters Upstream Southwest Creamery Road Crossing To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Conestoga Creek (Powerline Upstream Miller Road To Harrisburg Pike)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Connoquenessing Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Darby Creek (Most Upstream Bridge In Willows Park To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Hickory Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Lehigh CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Little Lehigh Creek – From 0.25 Mile Upstream Of Country Club Road Bridge Downstream To Fish Hatchery Road BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Little Lehigh Creek – From The Confluence With Spring Creek Downstream To Wild Cherry Lane BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Little Lehigh Creek (0.83 Mile; From The Upstream Face Of Fish Hatchery Road Bridge Downstream To Near The Oxford Drive Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
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)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Lehigh Creek (Longswamp Road Bridge To Smith Lane Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Mahanoy Creek (Malones Road Bridge To Gordon Mountain Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Mahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Little Muddy Creek (Bowmansville Road To 140 Meters Downstream Sr 897–Sewer Treatment Plant Discharge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Pine CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Little Schuylkill River (1.7 Miles; From Sr 895 In New Ringgold Downstream To The T-848 Bridge Near Rauschs)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Little Schuylkill River (Locust Creek To Panther Creek And 1.1 Miles Upstream Mouth To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Sugar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Swatara Creek (South Faust Road To Salem Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lizard Creek (1 Mile Upstream Andreas Road Bridge To 0.5 Mile Upstream Stone Mountain Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Locust Creek (Locust Lake Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lower Little Swatara Creek (Sr 0895 Bridge Near Dad Burnhams Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Loyalhanna CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Loyalsock CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Lycoming CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Mahantango Creek (Route 125 Bridge To Kiwania Farm Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Mahoning Creek (Berry Road Bridge To Lehigh River)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Maiden Creek (Kistler Creek To Dam In Lenhartsville)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Manatawny Creek (Route 100 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Maple Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Martins CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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 TributaryCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
McLaughlin Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Meadow RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Meetinghouse Creek (Haiti Road Bridge To Nickel Mines Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mentored Youth Fishing DayCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 7"
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) Youth may harvest up to two trout (combined species) with a minimum size of 7 inches.
Middle Branch White Clay Creek (1.67 Miles; From Sr 3009, Good Hope Road, Downstream To The Confluence With The East Branch)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Middle Branch White Clay Creek (Guernsy Road To Good Hope Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Middle Creek (Middle Creek Reservoir Dam To West Lime Rock Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Mill Creek (500 Meters Upstream Stump Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek (Creamery Road Bridge At Mill Road Intersection To Hassler Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek (Unnamed Tributary Downstream Millbach Road To Unnamed Tributary Downstream Lebanon/Berks County Line)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Miscellaneous WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Monocacy CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Monocacy Creek – From Illicks Mill Dam Downstream To Schoenersville Road BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Monocacy Creek – From Schoenersville Road Bridge Downstream To The Confluence With Lehigh RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Monocacy Creek (2.21 Miles; From Illick’s Mill Dam Upstream To And Including The Gertrude Fox Conservation Area)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trout Slot Limit
Monocacy Creek (Illicks Mill Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Muddy Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Muddy Creek (100 Meters Upstream Pleasant Valley Road Bridge To Sr 897 Bridge, Fivepointville)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Muddy Run (Unnamed Tributary Upstream Northern Sr 772 Crossing To Powerline Crossing)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
North Deer Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
North Fork Redbank Of Cush Creek Near Dowler CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Northkill Creek (Feick Drive Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Oil Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Ontelaunee Creek (Mosserville Road To Donats Peak Road And Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Ontelaunee Creek (Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Opossum Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Stocked Trout Water, Extended Season Jan 1–Feb 15 & Sep 8–Dec 31
Penns CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
All Tackle Trout Slot Limit
Penns Creek – From The State Road 45 Bridge In Spring Mills Downstream To The Confluence With Elk CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Pennsylvania WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
Pennypack Creek (Lorimer Park At Old Railroad Crossing/Rail Trail To Frankford Avenue)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pequea Creek (Wanner Drive Bridge Downstream To 100 Meters Downstream Of School Lane Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Perkiomen Creek (Tollgate Road Bridge, Berks County, To First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Fruitville Road, Montgomery County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pickering Creek (1.5 Miles; From Sr 1019, Charlestown Road, Downstream To 330 Yards Upstream Of The Railroad Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Pickering Creek (Pikeland Road Bridge To Merlin Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pike RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Pine CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Pine Creek (Dam At East Mahanoy Junction To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Fountain Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Unnamed Tributary Near Pine Creek Road/Hawk Mountain Road Junction To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Whitetail Lane To 340 Meters Downstream T-723 Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Piney Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Pocopson Creek (Red Lion Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pohopoco CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Pohopoco Creek – From The Outlet Of Beltzville Lake Downstream To Hideaway Hunting And Fishing Club Cable Across CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Queen Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Rauchtown CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Redbank Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Richey Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Ridley Creek (0.6 Mile; From The Falls In Ridley Creek State Park Downstream To The Mouth Of Dismal Run)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
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 Chestnut Street Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Rock Run (Downstream Boundary Of Campground 1.94 Kilometers Downstream Berks County To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Ross Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Sacony Creek (Bowers Road To Sr 222 Bridge Kutztown)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Salmon Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Sandy Lick CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Saucon Creek (2.10 Miles; From The Upstream Boundary Of The City Of Bethlehem Property Downstream To The Sr 0412 Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trout Slot Limit
Saucon Creek (Second Railroad Bridge Upstream Near Bingen To 0.38 Mile Upstream High Street Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Silver Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Skippack Creek (Old Forty Foot Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Slippery Rock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
South Branch French Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
South Branch Tionesta Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Spring CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time. Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Spring Creek (Fisherman’s Paradise)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Stewart Run (St. Catherine Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Stocked Trout Waters StatewideClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Mar 29
- Season closes
- Mar 29
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 7"
Adult anglers are prohibited from possessing trout. Mentored Youth Trout Day: 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 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.
Stony CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Railroad crossing downstream Germantown Avenue to junction West Elm and Markley Street
Streams And Rivers Designated As Stocked Trout WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Feb 17
- Season closes
- May 31
Fishes in any streams and rivers designated as stocked trout waters on February 17 through May 31. A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in any streams and rivers designated as stocked trout waters on February 17 through May 31.
Swabia Creek (State Street Bridge, Berks County, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Swarr Run (Yellow Goose Road To Sr 741)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Switzer CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Bachman Road And Bausch Road To Mouth
Thompson Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Thorn Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Tohickon Creek (Dark Hollow Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Toms Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Tributaries Of Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in tributaries of Wilderness Trout Streams.
Trophy Trout Artificial Lures OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 trout/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
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. 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. 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. 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.
Trout Creek (Furnace Road Bridge, Lehigh Furnace, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Trout Fishing Northcentral RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Northeast RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Northwest RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Regulations Notice Of Stocking (Nos)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southcentral RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southeast RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southwest RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Tulpehocken Creek (3.8 Miles; From The First Deflector Below Blue Marsh Dam Downstream To The T-921 Covered Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Tulpehocken Creek (450 Meters Upstream Richland Road To Charming Forge Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Tulpehocken Creek (From Covered Bridge At T-921 Downstream To The Mouth)Open
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Turkey Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Twentymile Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Unami Creek (150 Meters Downstream T-477 Milford Square Park To Pennsylvania Turnpike)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Unami Creek (Whites Mill Road To Sr 0063)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Upper Gravel Pit
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Upper Little Swatara Creek (Upstream Boundary Frog Hollow Environmental Center To Sweet Arrow Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Valley Creek (At Valley Forge And Tributaries Including Little Valley Creek)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Tackle; be aware that Valley Forge National Historic Park has imposed special bait restrictions; check local posters
Valley Creek West (Sr 100 To The Confluence With The Unnamed Tributary, Locally Known As Colebrook Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Waters Under Special Trout RegulationsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in waters under special trout regulations.
West Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
West Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4005 Cedar Knoll Downstream To Sr 0340)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Chester Creek (Railroad Crossing Upstream Ivy Mills Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Conestoga River (Approximately 350 Meters Upstream Powerline To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Delaware RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
during the artificial-lures-only season combined species ***
West Branch Delaware River – From The Pennsylvania/New York Border Downstream To The Confluence With The East Branch Of The Delaware RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
The daily creel limit of trout is zero (0) during the artificial-lures-only season.
West Branch Little Conestoga Creek (Bender Mill Road To Owl Bridge Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
West Branch Octoraro Creek (Mount Pleasant Road Bridge To Noble Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Susquehanna RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
West Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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 Mile Of The Railroad Tunnel)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
White Clay Creek (Confluence East And Middle Branch White Clay Creek To Pa/De Stateline)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
White Deer CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
Willow Creek (Unnamed Tributary 1.5 Kilometers Upstream Schaeffer Road To Sr 73)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Wissahickon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Germantown Pike To Wises Mill Road Junction
Wissahickon Creek (From Lafayette Ave. To Stenton Ave.)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Woodcock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Wyomissing Creek (Former Mill Dam Upstream Mohnton Borough Boundary To Sr 222 Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Yellow Creek – From The Confluence With Beaver Creek Downstream To Red Bank HillCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Youghiogheny RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 3 trout
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
All Tackle Trophy Trout the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Youghiogheny River – From The Confluence With The Casselman River Downstream To The Confluence With Ramcat RunOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No closed season on trout. the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year
Youghiogheny River From The Pa Route 381 Bridge At Ohiopyle Downstream To The Mouth Of The RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No closed season on trout. the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year
Young Womans CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Other Pennsylvania fish regulations
Other regulated species in Pennsylvania with current rule pages — same Fish & Boat Commission source, same verification cadence.
- Largemouth Bass259 rules
- Smallmouth Bass259 rules
- Crappie (Black & White)61 rules
- Muskie (Muskellunge)59 rules
- Bluegill (Sunfish)48 rules
- Northern Pike38 rules
- Yellow Perch33 rules
- Walleye30 rules
- Channel Catfish12 rules
- Lake Trout3 rules
Also known as
Trout is also called Trout (Brook, Brown, Rainbow), Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Tiger Trout. Anglers in different regions use different names for the same fish, and the rules on this page apply to all of them in Pennsylvania.
Frequently asked questions
When is Trout season in Pennsylvania?
Trout season in Pennsylvania runs from Apr 5 to Oct 15 per Fish & Boat Commission.
What is the size limit for Trout in Pennsylvania?
Minimum size for Trout in Pennsylvania is 18 inches in All Tackle Trophy Trout, per Fish & Boat Commission. Slot limits or maximum sizes may apply in some zones.
What is the daily bag limit for Trout in Pennsylvania?
Daily bag limit for Trout in Pennsylvania is 1 trout/day in All Tackle Trophy Trout, per Fish & Boat Commission.
Official sources cited
- https://www.eregulations.com/assets/docs/guides/25PAFW_LR.pdf
- https://www.eregulations.com/pennsylvania/fishing/southeast-region-regulated-trout-waters
- https://www.eregulations.com/assets/docs/resources/PA/25PAFW_LR.pdf
Reference only. Regulations change frequently, often mid-season. Always verify with Fish & Boat Commission before keeping a catch.