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Keystone Lake Fishing Regulations 2026

Keystone Lake fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are rainbow trout, brown trout, palomino trout. 810 current rules across 9 species from Fish & Boat Commission.

Rules (810)

Fish & Boat Commission regulates 810 rules across 9 species at this water.

Trout

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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Antietam Creek (Antietam Reservoir To South St. Lawrence Borough Line At Exeter Park)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Antietam ReservoirOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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).
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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.
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Aylesworth Creek Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
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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.
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Bear Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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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
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Beaver Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Beaver Creek (Sr 0030 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Beaver Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Big Beaver Creek (Sr 222 And White Oak Road Intersection To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Big Elk Creek (Confluence East And West Branch Elk Creek To Camp Bonsall Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Big Mill CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Big Wapwallopen Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Black Moshannon CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Blue Hole CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
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Bluejay Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Bonnie Brook
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Boundary WatersOpen
Status
Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
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Bowery Run (Railroad Overpass To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Briar Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Brodhead Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Buck Run (Compass Road Bridge To Sr 372)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Buckwha Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Bull CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Bush Kill
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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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
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Caldwell Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Canoe Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Caroline LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Cascade Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cathers Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Cedar Creek (Lake Muhlenburg To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Cedar RunOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
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Cherry RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Chest CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Chester Creek (Dam Upstream Forge Road To Bridgewater Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Clarion RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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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.
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Class A Wild Trout WatersOpen
Status
Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
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Clear Shade CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
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Commonwealth Inland Waters - Extended Season Stocked Trout Waters
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Min size
7"
Sep 8-Dec 31, Combined Species
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Commonwealth Inland Waters - Opening Season
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
7"
Apr 4-Sep 7, Streams/Lakes/Ponds, Combined Species
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Conneaut Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Conneauttee Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Connoquenessing Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Conowingo Creek (Black Bear Road To Black Baron Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Conowingo Reservoir, Combined Species
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Conoy Creek (Saegerville Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Coon Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Coplay Creek (Dam Upstream Hill Street Bridge, Ormrod, To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Cornplanter Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Crooked Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Cross ForkCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Darby Creek (804 Meters Upstream Little Darby Creek To Hilldale Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Deep Creek (Creek Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Deep Creek DamOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Deer CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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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
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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
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Delaware River - North Of I-84 (Combined)
Daily bag
1 fish/day
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Delaware River - South Of I-84 (Combined)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
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Delaware River And Estuary - West Branch Delaware River
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Apr 4–Oct 15
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Delaware River North Of I-84
Daily bag
1 fish/day
Min size
14"
combined species
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Delaware River North Of I-84, Combined Species
Daily bag
1 fish/day
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Delaware River South Of I-84
Daily bag
5 fish/day
combined species
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Delaware River South Of I-84, Combined Species
Daily bag
5 fish/day
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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
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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.
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Desandis Pond
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Drakes Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
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Dunbar CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
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Dutch ForkOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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East Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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East Branch Big Elk Creek (Swale 400 Meters Upstream Oxford Road To West Branch Elk Creek)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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East Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4031 To Reeds Road And Dowlin Forge To Pennsylvania Avenue In Downingtown)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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East Branch Clarion RiverOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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East Branch Octoraro Creek (Steelville Road Bridge, Steeleville, To Knight Run)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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East Branch Oil Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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East Branch Perkiomen Creek (900 Meters Upstream Skip Sal Road To Bergeys Mill Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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East Branch Perkiomen Creek (Branch Road Bridge To Mill Creek)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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East Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
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East Branch White Clay Creek (First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Sr 0001 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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East Hickory Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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East Sandy Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Elk Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Eston Wilson Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
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Fall CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
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First Fork Sinnemahoning CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Fishing CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 5
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
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Fishing Creek (Silver Spring Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Fivemile Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Francis Branch Tributary To Slate RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Artificial Only
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French Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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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
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Furnace Creek (Robesonia Reservoir Dam To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Gardner Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Gaylord Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Glade Run Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Grays RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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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
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Harbar Acres Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Harvey’s Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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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.
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Hay Creek (White Bear Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Hickory Run
Season opens
Apr 5
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Hickory Run Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Huntington Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Hunts RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
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Indian CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Indian Creek (0.44 Mile Downstream Cedar Drive Bridge To Indian Trail Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Indian Run (Pleasant View Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Ithan Creek (I-476 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Jacoby Creek (Sand Point Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Kaercher Creek DamOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Kepner Creek (Whitehall Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Kettle CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
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Kinzua CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Kistler CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Kistler Valley Road And Donats Peak To Mouth
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Kitchen Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Lackawanna River
Season opens
Apr 5
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Lake Frances
Season opens
Apr 5
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Lake LuxembourgOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Lake Pleasant
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Laurel Hill CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Laurel Hill LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
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Laurel Run (Mill Road Bridge To Coopersburg Discharge Sewer Treatment Plant)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Leaser LakeOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Leatherwood Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Lehigh Canal
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Lehigh Canal (First Lock Upstream Monocacy Creek Crossing To Nancy Run Crossing)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Lehigh River
Season opens
Apr 5
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Levittown LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Lick RunOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
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Little Beaver Creek (Calamus Run To Walnut Run Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Buffalo Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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Little Catawissa Creek (Reservoir Road To Trout Run Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Chiques Creek (Unnamed Tributary 0.65 Miles Upstream Mountain Joy Road To Sr 230)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Clearfield CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Little Cocalico Creek (Unnamed Tributary 250 Meters Upstream Southwest Creamery Road Crossing To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Conestoga Creek (Powerline Upstream Miller Road To Harrisburg Pike)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Connoquenessing Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Little Darby Creek (Most Upstream Bridge In Willows Park To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Fishing Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Little Hickory Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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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
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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
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Little Lehigh Creek (Longswamp Road Bridge To Smith Lane Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Mahanoy Creek (Malones Road Bridge To Gordon Mountain Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Mahoning CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
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Little Muddy Creek (Bowmansville Road To 140 Meters Downstream Sr 897–Sewer Treatment Plant Discharge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Pine CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Little Schrader Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Little Schuylkill River (Locust Creek To Panther Creek And 1.1 Miles Upstream Mouth To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Little Sugar Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Little Swatara Creek (South Faust Road To Salem Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Lizard Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Lizard Creek (1 Mile Upstream Andreas Road Bridge To 0.5 Mile Upstream Stone Mountain Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Loch Alsh ReservoirOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Locust Creek (Locust Lake Dam To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Locust LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Lower Little Swatara Creek (Sr 0895 Bridge Near Dad Burnhams Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Loyalhanna CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Loyalsock CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Lycoming CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Mahantango Creek (Route 125 Bridge To Kiwania Farm Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Mahoning CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
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Mahoning Creek (Berry Road Bridge To Lehigh River)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Maiden Creek (Kistler Creek To Dam In Lenhartsville)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Manatawny Creek (Route 100 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Maple Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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Marvin CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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McLaughlin Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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McMichael Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Meadow RunOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Meetinghouse Creek (Haiti Road Bridge To Nickel Mines Run)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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.
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Merli-Sarnoski Park Lake
Season opens
Apr 5
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Middle Branch Bush Kill
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Middle Branch White Clay Creek (Guernsy Road To Good Hope Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Middle CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Middle Creek (Middle Creek Reservoir Dam To West Lime Rock Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Mill Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Mill Creek (500 Meters Upstream Stump Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Mill Creek (Creamery Road Bridge At Mill Road Intersection To Hassler Run)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Mill Creek (Unnamed Tributary Downstream Millbach Road To Unnamed Tributary Downstream Lebanon/Berks County Line)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Minsi LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Monocacy Creek (Illicks Mill Dam To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Muddy Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Muddy Creek (100 Meters Upstream Pleasant Valley Road Bridge To Sr 897 Bridge, Fivepointville)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Muddy Run (Unnamed Tributary Upstream Northern Sr 772 Crossing To Powerline Crossing)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Muddy Run Recreation LakeOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Mugser Run
Season opens
Apr 5
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Muncy CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Nescopeck Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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North Branch Sugar Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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North Deer Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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North Fork Redbank Of Cush Creek Near Dowler CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Northkill Creek (Feick Drive Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Oil Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Ontelaunee Creek (Mosserville Road To Donats Peak Road And Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Ontelaunee Creek (Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Opossum Lake
Daily bag
3 fish/day
Stocked Trout Water, Extended Season Jan 1–Feb 15 & Sep 8–Dec 31
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Penns CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Slot min
7"
Slot max
12"
All Tackle Trout Slot Limit
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Pennsylvania WatersOpen
Status
Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
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Pennypack Creek (Lorimer Park At Old Railroad Crossing/Rail Trail To Frankford Avenue)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Pequea Creek (Wanner Drive Bridge Downstream To 100 Meters Downstream Of School Lane Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Perkiomen Creek (Tollgate Road Bridge, Berks County, To First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Fruitville Road, Montgomery County)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Pickering Creek (Pikeland Road Bridge To Merlin Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Pike RunOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
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Pine CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Season opens
Apr 5
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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Pine Creek (Dam At East Mahanoy Junction To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Pine Creek (Fountain Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Pine Creek (Unnamed Tributary Near Pine Creek Road/Hawk Mountain Road Junction To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Pine Creek (Whitetail Lane To 340 Meters Downstream T-723 Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Piney Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Pocopson Creek (Red Lion Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Queen Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Rabbit Run ReservoirOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Rauchtown CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
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Redbank Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Richey Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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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
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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
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Roaring Brook
Season opens
Apr 5
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Roaring Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Rock Run (Downstream Boundary Of Campground 1.94 Kilometers Downstream Berks County To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Ross Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Sacony Creek (Bowers Road To Sr 222 Bridge Kutztown)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Salmon Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Sand Spring Run
Season opens
Apr 5
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Sandy Lick CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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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
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Saucon Creek (Second Railroad Bridge Upstream Near Bingen To 0.38 Mile Upstream High Street Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Saw Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Schrader Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Scotch Run
Season opens
Apr 5
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Scotts Run LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Shohola Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Silver Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Skippack Creek (Old Forty Foot Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Slate RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Slippery Rock Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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South Branch French Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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South Branch Roaring Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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South Branch Tionesta Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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South Branch Towanda Beaver Run
Season opens
Apr 5
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South Branch Towanda Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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South Branch Tunkhannock Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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South Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Spring CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Spring Creek (Fisherman’s Paradise)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Stewart Run (St. Catherine Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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.
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Stony CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Railroad crossing downstream Germantown Avenue to junction West Elm and Markley Street
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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.
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Sugar Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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Swabia Creek (State Street Bridge, Berks County, To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Swarr Run (Yellow Goose Road To Sr 741)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Sweet Arrow LakeOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Switzer CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Bachman Road And Bausch Road To Mouth
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Thompson Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Thorn Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Tohickon Creek (Dark Hollow Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Toms Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Tributaries Of Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
Status
Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in tributaries of Wilderness Trout Streams.
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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.
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Trout Creek (Furnace Road Bridge, Lehigh Furnace, To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Trout Fishing Northcentral RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing Northeast RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing Northwest RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing RegulationsOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing Regulations Notice Of Stocking (Nos)Open
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing Southcentral RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
Verified · View official source ↗
Trout Fishing Southeast RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
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Trout Fishing Southwest RegionOpen
Status
Permitted
Regulations by Species
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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
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Tulpehocken Creek (450 Meters Upstream Richland Road To Charming Forge Road Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Tulpehocken Creek (From Covered Bridge At T-921 Downstream To The Mouth)Open
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Turkey Run
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Tuscarora LakeOpen
Status
Open
Year-Round Fishing
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Twentymile Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Unami Creek (150 Meters Downstream T-477 Milford Square Park To Pennsylvania Turnpike)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Unami Creek (Whites Mill Road To Sr 0063)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Upper Gravel Pit
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Upper Kettle Creek BasinCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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Upper Little Swatara Creek (Upstream Boundary Frog Hollow Environmental Center To Sweet Arrow Lake)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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Valley Creek West (Sr 100 To The Confluence With The Unnamed Tributary, Locally Known As Colebrook Run)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Waters Under Special Trout RegulationsOpen
Status
Permitted
Fishes in waters under special trout regulations.
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West Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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West Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4005 Cedar Knoll Downstream To Sr 0340)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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West Branch Briar Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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West Branch Chester Creek (Railroad Crossing Upstream Ivy Mills Road To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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West Branch Clarion RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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West Branch Conestoga River (Approximately 350 Meters Upstream Powerline To Mouth)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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West Branch Delaware RiverClosed
Status
Closed
Daily bag
2 fish/day
Min size
12"
during the artificial-lures-only season combined species ***
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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.
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West Branch Delaware River (Combined)
Daily bag
2 fish/day
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West Branch Delaware River, Combined Species
Daily bag
2 fish/day
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West Branch Little Conestoga Creek (Bender Mill Road To Owl Bridge Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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West Branch Octoraro Creek (Mount Pleasant Road Bridge To Noble Road)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Verified · View official source ↗
West Branch Susquehanna RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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West Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Gear
Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
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West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
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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
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Whippoorwill DamOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Verified · View official source ↗
White Clay Creek (Confluence East And Middle Branch White Clay Creek To Pa/De Stateline)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Verified · View official source ↗
White Deer CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Artificial Only
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Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
Status
Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
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Willow Creek (Unnamed Tributary 1.5 Kilometers Upstream Schaeffer Road To Sr 73)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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Wissahickon CreekOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Germantown Pike To Wises Mill Road Junction
Verified · View official source ↗
Wissahickon Creek (From Lafayette Ave. To Stenton Ave.)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Verified · View official source ↗
Woodcock Creek
Season opens
Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
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Wyomissing Creek (Former Mill Dam Upstream Mohnton Borough Boundary To Sr 222 Bridge)Open
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
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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
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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
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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
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Young Womans CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Gear
Fly Fishing Only
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Smallmouth Bass

Keystone LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Keystone Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Beaverdam Run ReservoirCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Blue Marsh LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Bradys Run LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Bridgeport ReservoirCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Canoe Creek Lake (State Park) To Include Two Small Ponds And Raceway Adjacent To Canoe LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Carsonia LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Chambers LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Colyer LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Commonwealth Inland Waters
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Jan 1 – Apr 11 / Oct 1 – Dec 31
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Commonwealth Inland Waters -
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Min size
15"
Oct 1-Dec 31, Combined Species Oct 1-Dec 31
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Conowingo Reservoir
Min size
12"
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Conowingo Reservoir Up To Holtwood DamIn season
Season opens
Jun 16
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
12"
combined species
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Conowingo Reservoir, Combined Species
Daily bag
5 fish/day
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Cross Creek LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Delaware RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
12"
NO HARVEST - immediate release only combined species
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Delaware River -
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Jun 13-Dec 31, Combined Species
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Delaware River And EstuaryCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
12"
NO HARVEST combined species
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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, PennsylvaniaCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
12"
NO HARVEST - immediate release only combined species
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Donegal Lake - Big Bass Program
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Jan 1-Apr 10 And Jun 13-Dec 31
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Duman LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Frances Slocum Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Glade Run LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Gouldsboro LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Harris PondCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Hinckston Run ReservoirCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Hopewell LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Hunters Lake — Commonwealth Inland Waters
Daily bag
6 fish/day combined
Jun 13–Sept 30
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Indian Creek Reservoir (Mill Run Reservoir)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Indian LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Juniata RiverClosed
Status
Prohibited
From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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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.Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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 11 and June 14 to December 31: Catch-measure-immediate release tournaments permitted. From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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Kaercher Creek DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lackawanna Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake Arthur (Moraine State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake ChillisquaqueCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake ErieOut of season
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
1 fish
Min size
20"
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.
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Lake Erie -
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Jun 13-Dec 31, Combined Species
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Lake Marburg (Codorus State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake NessmukCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake RedmanCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake TowheeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lake WilliamsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lakes (Big Bass Program)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 fish/day
Min size
15"
NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. combined species
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Lakes, Rivers And StreamsCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Jun 14
Season closes
Sep 30
Daily bag
6 fish/day
Min size
12"
NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only (no tournaments permitted); begins at 12:01 a.m. combined species
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Leaser LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Lily LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Little Bufalo Lake(Holman Lake)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Mammoth DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Marsh Creek Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Marshall LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Mauch Chunk LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Nockamixon Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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North Park LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Northmoreland LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Opossum LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Peters Twp. Lake(Res. #2)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Pinchot Lake(State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Pymatuning ReservoirOpen year-round
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
Daily bag
5
Min size
12"
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Quemahoning ReservoirCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Rose Valley LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Shawnee Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Shenango River LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Speedwell Forge LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Stevens LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Stevens Lake (Big Bass Program)
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Sugar LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Susquehanna RiverClosed
Status
Prohibited
From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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Susquehanna River (98.0 Miles) From The Inflatable Dam Near Sunbury Downstream To Holtwood Dam Including All Tributaries To A Point ½ Mile Upstream From The Confluence.Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
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 11 and June 14 to December 31: Catch-measure-immediate release tournaments permitted. From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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Tamarack LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Tamarack Lake – Big Bass Program
Daily bag
4 fish/day
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Twin Lake Number Two Reservoir(Upper)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Twin Lakes Number One Reservoir (Lower)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Two Mile Run Reservoir (Justus Lake)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Upper, Middle And Lower Deer LakesCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Virgin Run Lake – Commonwealth Inland Waters
Daily bag
4 fish/day
(combined species); June 13–Sept 30
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Wilmore DamCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Yellow Creek Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Yellow Perch

Beaverdam Run Reservoir
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Chambers Lake
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Colyer Lake
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Commonwealth Inland WatersOpen
Status
Open
Daily bag
50 fish/day
Open year-round combined species
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Conowingo Reservoir
Daily bag
15 fish/day
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Conowingo Reservoir Up To Holtwood DamOpen
Status
Permitted
Season opens
Jan 1
Season closes
Dec 31
No daily limit
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Gouldsboro Lake
Min size
9"
Yellow Perch 9 inches
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Gouldsboro Lake (State Park)
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Lake ErieIn season
Season opens
May 1
Season closes
Nov 30
Daily bag
30 fish
Min size
7"
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.
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Lake Erie -
Min size
7"
Dec 1-Apr 7
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Lake Erie Tributary Streams
Daily bag
30 fish/day
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Lake Nessmuk
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Leaser Lake
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Lower Lake (Lower Promised Land Lake) (State Park)
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Promised Land Lake (Upper Promised Land Lake) (State Park)
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Quemahoning Reservoir
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Wilmore Dam
Daily bag
20 fish/day
Min size
9"
When Panfish Enhancement Regulations apply to more than one species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined.
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Brown Trout

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.
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Beaver CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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Cedar RunCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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CommonwealthCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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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
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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
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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.
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Kishacoquillas CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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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.
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Lake Erie
Daily bag
3 fish
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.
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Lake Erie Tributary Streams
Daily bag
3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
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Lehigh RiverCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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Little Lehigh CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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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.
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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.
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Martins CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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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.
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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
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Monocacy CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Spring CreekCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Brown Trout – catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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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.
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Largemouth Bass

Keystone LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Keystone Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Spotted Bass

Keystone LakeCatch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Season opens
Apr 12
Season closes
Jun 13
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Keystone Lake (State Park)Catch & release
Status
Catch And Release
Daily bag
4 combined species
Min size
15"
April 12 through June 13 (no tournaments permitted). NO HARVEST begins at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 through April 11 and June 14 through Dec. 31
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Rainbow Trout

Lake Erie
Daily bag
3 fish
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.
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Lake Erie Tributary Streams (Post-Labor Day Period)
Daily bag
3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
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Lake Erie, Combined With Salmon
Daily bag
3 fish/day
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Brook Trout

Lake Erie
Daily bag
3 fish
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.
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All Species

Keystone LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Stocked Trout Waters Open to Year-Round Fishing
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FAQ

Who regulates fishing on Keystone Lake?

Fish & Boat Commission regulates fishing on Keystone Lake.

What species can I target on Keystone Lake?

Keystone Lake is best known for rainbow trout, brown trout, palomino trout. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.

Where should I verify these rules?

These rules summarize Fish & Boat Commission's published content. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.

Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch.

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