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Raystown Lake Fishing Regulations 2026
Raystown Lake fishing regulations as of 2026-05-08: 799 current rules from Fish & Boat Commission. Anglers target striped bass, smallmouth bass, trout.
Rules (799)
Fish & Boat Commission regulates 799 rules across 8 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.
All Tackle Trout Slot LimitCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 trout/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- No Tackle Restrictions
From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed or possessed. From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout is two (combined species). From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day. There are no tackle restrictions.
Allegheny RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 14"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day; (combined species) From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day
Allegheny River – 8.75 Miles From The Outflow Of The Allegheny Reservoir Downstream To The Confluence Of Conewango CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. of the opening day of the trout season of the following year, no trout may be killed or had in possession. combined species; From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day
Antietam Creek (Antietam Reservoir To South St. Lawrence Borough Line At Exeter Park)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Antietam ReservoirOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Any Lake Erie Tributary StreamClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
It is unlawful to fish or possess trout in or along any Lake Erie tributary stream from 12:01 a.m. on April 4 until 8 a.m. on April 5 (32 hours total).
Artificial Lures Only Trout Slot LimitCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 trout/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed or possessed. From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout is two (combined species). From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular season for trout through Labor Day. Fishing may be done with artificial lures only constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood; or with flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials. Lures may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear. Use or possession of other lures or substances is prohibited.
Aylesworth Creek Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
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.
Bear Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bear Creek (1.74 Miles; From A Cable 800 Yards Above T-662 Downstream To The Downstream Side Of The Bridge On T-676)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Bear Creek (500 Meters Downstream T-895/Bear Creek Road Junction To A Cable 800 Yards Above T-662)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Beaver Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Beaver Creek (Sr 0030 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Beaver Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Big Beaver Creek (Sr 222 And White Oak Road Intersection To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Big Elk Creek (Confluence East And West Branch Elk Creek To Camp Bonsall Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Big Mill CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Big Wapwallopen Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Black Moshannon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Blue Hole CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
Bluejay Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bonnie Brook
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Boundary WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
Bowery Run (Railroad Overpass To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Briar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Brodhead Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Buck Run (Compass Road Bridge To Sr 372)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Buckwha Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Buffalo CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Bull CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Bush Kill
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Bushkill Creek (1.19 Miles; From 0.1 Mile Upstream Of Edgewood Avenue Bridge, Former Binney-Smith Dam, Downstream To The 13th Street Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Artificial Lures Only
Bushkill Creek (Bushkill Center Road Bridge, Copella, To Filetown Road Bridge, Belfast, Junction And Private Bridge Off Bushkill Drive To 0.1 Mile Upstream Of Edgewood Avenue Bridge, Former Binney-Smith Dam, And 13th Street Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Caldwell Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Canoe Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Caroline LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Cascade Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Catch And Release All TackleCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- No Tackle Restrictions
No trout may be killed or had in possession. There are no tackle restrictions.
Catch And Release Artificial Lures OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
No trout may be killed or had in possession. Fishing may be done with artificial lures only constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies or streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All such lures may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear. Use or possession of any other lures or substance is prohibited.
Catch And Release Fly-Fishing OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
No trout may be killed or had in possession. Fishing may be done with artificial flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials, so long as all flies are constructed in a normal fashion with components wound on or about the hook. Fishing must be done with tackle limited to fly rods, fly reels and fly line with leader material of monofilament line attached. Anything other than these items is prohibited.
Cathers Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Cedar Creek (Lake Muhlenburg To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Cedar RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
Cherry RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Chest CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Chester Creek (Dam Upstream Forge Road To Bridgewater Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Clarion RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Class A StreamsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
no harvest beginning the day after Labor Day to the opening day of trout season the following year.
Class A Wild Trout WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
Clear Shade CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Commonwealth Inland Waters - Extended Season Stocked Trout Waters
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
Sep 8-Dec 31, Combined Species
Commonwealth Inland Waters - Opening Season
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
Apr 4-Sep 7, Streams/Lakes/Ponds, Combined Species
Conneaut Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Conneauttee Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Connoquenessing Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Conowingo Creek (Black Bear Road To Black Baron Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Conowingo Reservoir, Combined Species
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Conoy Creek (Saegerville Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Coon Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Coplay Creek (Dam Upstream Hill Street Bridge, Ormrod, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Cornplanter Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Crooked Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Cross ForkCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Darby Creek (804 Meters Upstream Little Darby Creek To Hilldale Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Deep Creek (Creek Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Deep Creek DamOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Deer CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Delaware Canal (Upstream Boundary Up Washington Crossing State Park To Canal Lock At Lower Park Boundary And Upstream Boundary Lower Washington Crossing State Park To Ferry Road Bridge Morrisville)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Delaware RiverIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
at 8 a.m. South of I-84 (combined species) North of I-84
Delaware River - North Of I-84 (Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Delaware River - South Of I-84 (Combined)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Delaware River And Estuary - West Branch Delaware River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Apr 4–Oct 15
Delaware River North Of I-84
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
combined species
Delaware River North Of I-84, Combined Species
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Delaware River South Of I-84
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
combined species
Delaware River South Of I-84, Combined Species
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River And Delaware River Tributaries, From The Mouths Of The Tributaries Upstream To The Limit Of The Tidal Influence And The Lehigh River From Its Mouth Upstream To The First Dam In Easton, PennsylvaniaIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
8 a.m. combined species, South of I-84 North of I-84
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures OnlyClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 3 trout/day
- Min size
- 9"
- Gear
- No Live Bait
From the day after Labor Day until June 15, the daily creel limit is zero. from June 15 through Labor Day, caught on or in possession on the waters under these regulations. From the day after Labor Day until June 15, the daily creel limit is zero. caught on or in possession on, the waters under these regulations from June 15 through Labor Day. The use or possession of any natural bait, baitfish, fishbait, bait paste and similar substances, fish eggs (natural or molded) or any other edible substance is prohibited.
Desandis Pond
- Season opens
- Apr 5
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
Drakes Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Dunbar CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Dutch ForkOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
East Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Branch Big Elk Creek (Swale 400 Meters Upstream Oxford Road To West Branch Elk Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Brandywine Creek (1.2 Miles; From Sr 4019, Dorlan’s Mill Road, Downstream To Sr 4004, Dowlin Forge Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
East Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4031 To Reeds Road And Dowlin Forge To Pennsylvania Avenue In Downingtown)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Clarion RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
East Branch Octoraro Creek (Steelville Road Bridge, Steeleville, To Knight Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Oil Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Branch Perkiomen Creek (900 Meters Upstream Skip Sal Road To Bergeys Mill Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Perkiomen Creek (Branch Road Bridge To Mill Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
East Branch White Clay Creek (First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Sr 0001 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
East Hickory Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
East Sandy Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Elk Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Eston Wilson Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Fall CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
First Fork Sinnemahoning CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Fishing CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fishing Creek (Silver Spring Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Fivemile Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Francis Branch Tributary To Slate RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
French Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
French Creek (0.9 Mile; From The Dam At Camp Sleepy Hollow Downstream To Hollow Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
French Creek (Upper State Game Lands #43 Boundary Off Harmonyville Road To 475 Meters Downstream Coventryville Road And 750 Meters Upstream Bertolet School Road To Hoffecker Road And Unnamed Tributary Upstream West Seven Stars Road To Sr 23 Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Furnace Creek (Robesonia Reservoir Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Gardner Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Gaylord Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Glade Run Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Grays RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Hammer Creek (Hammer Creek Road To Sr 322 Bridge And Speedwell Forge Lake To Brunnerville Road And Clay Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Harbar Acres Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Harvey’s Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Harveys LakeClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 3 trout
- Possession
- 1 trout
- Max size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 18"
No trout may be killed or had in possession from February 17 to the opening day of trout season during the period from 8 a.m. on the opening day of trout season to midnight the third Monday in February the following year; (combined species) may exceed 18 inches in length Only 1 of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed 18 inches in length Only 1 of the 3 trout daily limit may exceed 18 inches in length.
Hay Creek (White Bear Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Hickory Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Hickory Run Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
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
Huntington Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Hunts RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Indian CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Indian Creek (0.44 Mile Downstream Cedar Drive Bridge To Indian Trail Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Indian Run (Pleasant View Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Ithan Creek (I-476 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Jacoby Creek (Sand Point Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Jordan Creek (Sr 309 To Ceder Crest Boulevard Bridge And 0.3 Kilometer Upstream Mauch Chunk Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Kaercher Creek DamOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Kepner Creek (Whitehall Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Kettle CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
Kinzua CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Kistler CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Kistler Valley Road And Donats Peak To Mouth
Kitchen Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Lackawanna River
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Lake Frances
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Lake LuxembourgOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Lake Pleasant
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Laurel Hill CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Laurel Hill LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release All Tackle
Laurel Run (Mill Road Bridge To Coopersburg Discharge Sewer Treatment Plant)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Leaser LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Leatherwood Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Lehigh Canal
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Lehigh Canal (First Lock Upstream Monocacy Creek Crossing To Nancy Run Crossing And 1.0 Kilometer Downstream Carbon County Line To West Bertsch Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lehigh Canal (First Lock Upstream Monocacy Creek Crossing To Nancy Run Crossing)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lehigh River
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Levittown LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lick RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trophy Trout
Little Beaver Creek (Calamus Run To Walnut Run Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Buffalo Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Bushkill Creek (Delabole Road Bridge To Jones Hill Road Bridge And 0.34 Mile Downstream Engles Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Catawissa Creek (Reservoir Road To Trout Run Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Chiques Creek (Unnamed Tributary 0.65 Miles Upstream Mountain Joy Road To Sr 230)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Clearfield CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Little Cocalico Creek (Unnamed Tributary 250 Meters Upstream Southwest Creamery Road Crossing To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Conestoga Creek (Powerline Upstream Miller Road To Harrisburg Pike)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Connoquenessing Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Darby Creek (Most Upstream Bridge In Willows Park To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Fishing Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Little Hickory Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Lehigh Creek (0.83 Mile; From The Upstream Face Of Fish Hatchery Road Bridge Downstream To Near The Oxford Drive Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
Little Lehigh Creek (1.54 Miles; From The Downstream Face Of The Bridge On T-508, Wild Cherry Lane, Downstream To The Upstream Face Of The Bridge On T-510, Millrace Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
Little Lehigh Creek (Longswamp Road Bridge To Smith Lane Bridge And Spring Creek To Wild Cherry Lane And 0.4 Kilometer Upstream Country Club Road Bridge To Upstream Face Fish Hatchery Road Bridge And 155 Meters Upstream 24th Street Bogart’s Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Lehigh Creek (Longswamp Road Bridge To Smith Lane Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Mahanoy Creek (Malones Road Bridge To Gordon Mountain Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Mahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Little Muddy Creek (Bowmansville Road To 140 Meters Downstream Sr 897–Sewer Treatment Plant Discharge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Pine CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Little Schrader Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Little Schuylkill River (1.7 Miles; From Sr 895 In New Ringgold Downstream To The T-848 Bridge Near Rauschs)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Little Schuylkill River (Locust Creek To Panther Creek And 1.1 Miles Upstream Mouth To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Little Sugar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Little Swatara Creek (South Faust Road To Salem Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lizard Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Lizard Creek (1 Mile Upstream Andreas Road Bridge To 0.5 Mile Upstream Stone Mountain Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Loch Alsh ReservoirOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Locust Creek (Locust Lake Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Locust LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Lower Little Swatara Creek (Sr 0895 Bridge Near Dad Burnhams Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Loyalhanna CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Loyalsock CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Lycoming CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Mahantango Creek (Route 125 Bridge To Kiwania Farm Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mahoning CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Mahoning Creek (Berry Road Bridge To Lehigh River)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Maiden Creek (Kistler Creek To Dam In Lenhartsville)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Manatawny Creek (Route 100 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Manatawny Creek (Sr 0073 Bridge To 250 Meters Downstream Confluence Furnace Run And Oley/Earl Township Line To Airport Road Bridge And 400 Meters Downstream Levengood Run To Ironstone Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Maple Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Martins 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
Marvin CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Mclaughlin Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Mcmichael Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Meadow RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Meetinghouse Creek (Haiti Road Bridge To Nickel Mines Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mentored Youth Fishing DayCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 7"
While mentors will be permitted to fish for trout, they are not permitted to harvest trout and must release them unharmed. Youth may harvest up to two trout (combined species) Youth may harvest up to two trout (combined species) with a minimum size of 7 inches.
Merli-Sarnoski Park Lake
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Middle Branch Bush Kill
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Middle Branch White Clay Creek (1.67 Miles; From Sr 3009, Good Hope Road, Downstream To The Confluence With The East Branch)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Middle Branch White Clay Creek (Guernsy Road To Good Hope Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Middle CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Middle Creek (Middle Creek Reservoir Dam To West Lime Rock Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Mill Creek (500 Meters Upstream Stump Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek (Creamery Road Bridge At Mill Road Intersection To Hassler Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Mill Creek (Unnamed Tributary Downstream Millbach Road To Unnamed Tributary Downstream Lebanon/Berks County Line)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Minsi LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Monocacy Creek (2.21 Miles; From Illick’s Mill Dam Upstream To And Including The Gertrude Fox Conservation Area)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trout Slot Limit
Monocacy Creek (Illicks Mill Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Monocacy Creek (Sr 248 Bridge To Sr 512 Bridge And 0.3 Kilometer Upstream Georgetown Road Bridge To 100 Meters Downstream U.s. 22 Bridge At Pa19 And Illicks Mill Dam To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Muddy Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Muddy Creek (100 Meters Upstream Pleasant Valley Road Bridge To Sr 897 Bridge, Fivepointville)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Muddy Run (Unnamed Tributary Upstream Northern Sr 772 Crossing To Powerline Crossing)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Muddy Run Recreation LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Mugser Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Muncy CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Nescopeck Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
North Branch Slippery Rock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
North Branch Sugar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
North Deer Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
North Fork Redbank Of Cush Creek Near Dowler CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Northkill Creek (Feick Drive Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Oil Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Ontelaunee Creek (Mosserville Road To Donats Peak Road And Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Ontelaunee Creek (Unnamed Tributary 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4036 To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Opossum Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Stocked Trout Water, Extended Season Jan 1–Feb 15 & Sep 8–Dec 31
Penns CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
All Tackle Trout Slot Limit
Pennsylvania WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in Pennsylvania waters.
Pennypack Creek (Lorimer Park At Old Railroad Crossing/Rail Trail To Frankford Avenue)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pequea Creek (Wanner Drive Bridge Downstream To 100 Meters Downstream Of School Lane Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Perkiomen Creek (Tollgate Road Bridge, Berks County, To First Unnamed Tributary Downstream Fruitville Road, Montgomery County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pickering Creek (1.5 Miles; From Sr 1019, Charlestown Road, Downstream To 330 Yards Upstream Of The Railroad Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Pickering Creek (Pikeland Road Bridge To Merlin Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pike RunOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Pine CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Apr 5
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Pine Creek (Dam At East Mahanoy Junction To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Fountain Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Unnamed Tributary Near Pine Creek Road/Hawk Mountain Road Junction To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Pine Creek (Whitetail Lane To 340 Meters Downstream T-723 Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Piney Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Pocopson Creek (Red Lion Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Queen Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Rabbit Run ReservoirOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Rauchtown CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Redbank Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Richey Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Ridley Creek (0.6 Mile; From The Falls In Ridley Creek State Park Downstream To The Mouth Of Dismal Run)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
Ridley Creek (2,000 Meters Upstream Sr 4008 To Falls 225 Meters Upstream Sr 4004 Barren And Bishop Hollow Roads And Brookhaven Road Bridge To Chestnut Street Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Roaring Brook
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Roaring Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Rock Run (Downstream Boundary Of Campground 1.94 Kilometers Downstream Berks County To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Ross Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Sacony Creek (Bowers Road To Sr 222 Bridge Kutztown)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Salmon Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Sand Spring Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Sandy Lick CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
Saucon Creek (2.10 Miles; From The Upstream Boundary Of The City Of Bethlehem Property Downstream To The Sr 0412 Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 7"
- Slot max
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Trout Slot Limit
Saucon Creek (Second Railroad Bridge Upstream Near Bingen To 0.38 Mile Upstream High Street Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Saw Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Schrader Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Scotch Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Scotts Run LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Shohola Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Silver Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Skippack Creek (Old Forty Foot Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Slate RunCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Slippery Rock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
South Branch French Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
South Branch Roaring Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
South Branch Tionesta Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
South Branch Towanda Beaver Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
South Branch Towanda Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
South Branch Tunkhannock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
South Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Spring CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Spring Creek (Fisherman’s Paradise)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Stewart Run (St. Catherine Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Stocked Trout Waters StatewideClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Mar 29
- Season closes
- Mar 29
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 7"
Adult anglers are prohibited from possessing trout. Mentored Youth Trout Day: 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Only youth anglers with a current year Voluntary Youth Fishing License OR Mentored Youth Permit may possess a total of two trout (combined species) with a minimum length of 7 inches.
Stony CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Railroad crossing downstream Germantown Avenue to junction West Elm and Markley Street
Streams And Rivers Designated As Stocked Trout WatersOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Feb 17
- Season closes
- May 31
Fishes in any streams and rivers designated as stocked trout waters on February 17 through May 31. A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in any streams and rivers designated as stocked trout waters on February 17 through May 31.
Sugar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Swabia Creek (State Street Bridge, Berks County, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Swarr Run (Yellow Goose Road To Sr 741)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Sweet Arrow LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Switzer CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Junction Bachman Road And Bausch Road To Mouth
Thompson Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Thorn Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Tohickon Creek (Dark Hollow Road Bridge To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Toms Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Tributaries Of Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
A current Pennsylvania trout permit is required to fish for trout in tributaries of Wilderness Trout Streams.
Trophy Trout Artificial Lures OnlyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 trout/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. of the first Saturday in April of the following year, when no trout may be killed or had in possession. except for the period from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. of the first Saturday in April of the following year, when no trout may be killed or had in possession. caught on, or in possession on, the waters under these regulations from 8 a.m. on the opening day of the regular trout season through Labor Day. Fishing may be done with artificial lures only, constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All lures may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear.
Trout Creek (Furnace Road Bridge, Lehigh Furnace, To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Trout Fishing Northcentral RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Northeast RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Northwest RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing RegulationsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Regulations Notice Of Stocking (Nos)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southcentral RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southeast RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Trout Fishing Southwest RegionOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Regulations by Species
Tulpehocken Creek (3.8 Miles; From The First Deflector Below Blue Marsh Dam Downstream To The T-921 Covered Bridge)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only
Tulpehocken Creek (450 Meters Upstream Richland Road To Charming Forge Road Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Tulpehocken Creek (From Covered Bridge At T-921 Downstream To The Mouth)Open
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Turkey Run
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Tuscarora LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
Year-Round Fishing
Twentymile Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Unami Creek (150 Meters Downstream T-477 Milford Square Park To Pennsylvania Turnpike)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Unami Creek (Whites Mill Road To Sr 0063)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Upper Gravel Pit
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Upper Kettle Creek BasinCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Upper Little Swatara Creek (Upstream Boundary Frog Hollow Environmental Center To Sweet Arrow Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Valley Creek (At Valley Forge And Tributaries Including Little Valley Creek)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Tackle; be aware that Valley Forge National Historic Park has imposed special bait restrictions; check local posters
Valley Creek West (Sr 100 To The Confluence With The Unnamed Tributary, Locally Known As Colebrook Run)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Waters Under Special Trout RegulationsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in waters under special trout regulations.
West Basin Pond (Waterworks Ponds, Presque Isle State Park)
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
West Branch Brandywine Creek (Sr 4005 Cedar Knoll Downstream To Sr 0340)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Briar Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
West Branch Chester Creek (Railroad Crossing Upstream Ivy Mills Road To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Clarion RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
West Branch Conestoga River (Approximately 350 Meters Upstream Powerline To Mouth)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Delaware RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
during the artificial-lures-only season combined species ***
West Branch Delaware River – From The Pennsylvania/New York Border Downstream To The Confluence With The East Branch Of The Delaware RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
The daily creel limit of trout is zero (0) during the artificial-lures-only season.
West Branch Delaware River (Combined)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
West Branch Delaware River, Combined Species
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
West Branch Little Conestoga Creek (Bender Mill Road To Owl Bridge Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Octoraro Creek (2.0 Miles; From 30 Yards Downstream Of Sr 0472 Downstream To 230 Yards Upstream Of The Second Unnamed Tributary Downstream Of Sr 2010, Puseyville Road)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Fly-Fishing Only
West Branch Octoraro Creek (Mount Pleasant Road Bridge To Noble Road)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
West Branch Susquehanna RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
West Branch Tunungwant CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Delayed Harvest
West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
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
Whippoorwill DamOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
White Clay Creek (Confluence East And Middle Branch White Clay Creek To Pa/De Stateline)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
White Deer CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Wilderness Trout StreamsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Fishes in any Class A Wild Trout Waters or Wilderness Trout Streams or their tributaries.
Willow Creek (Unnamed Tributary 1.5 Kilometers Upstream Schaeffer Road To Sr 73)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Wissahickon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water; Germantown Pike To Wises Mill Road Junction
Wissahickon Creek (From Lafayette Ave. To Stenton Ave.)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Woodcock Creek
- Season opens
- Apr 5
Statewide Opening Day of Trout Season Stocked Trout Waters
Wyomissing Creek (Former Mill Dam Upstream Mohnton Borough Boundary To Sr 222 Bridge)Open
- Status
- Permitted
Stocked Trout Water
Youghiogheny RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 3 trout
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
All Tackle Trophy Trout the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
Youghiogheny River – From The Confluence With The Casselman River Downstream To The Confluence With Ramcat RunOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No closed season on trout. the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year
Youghiogheny River From The Pa Route 381 Bridge At Ohiopyle Downstream To The Mouth Of The RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No closed season on trout. the day after Labor Day through the opening day of the trout season of the following year
Young Womans CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Fly Fishing Only
Smallmouth Bass
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Commonwealth Inland Waters
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Jan 1 – Apr 11 / Oct 1 – Dec 31
Commonwealth Inland Waters -
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Oct 1-Dec 31, Combined Species Oct 1-Dec 31
Conowingo Reservoir
- Min size
- 12"
Conowingo Reservoir Up To Holtwood DamOut of season
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
combined species
Conowingo Reservoir, Combined Species
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
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
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
Delaware River -
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Jun 13-Dec 31, Combined Species
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
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
Donegal Lake - Big Bass Program
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Jan 1-Apr 10 And Jun 13-Dec 31
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hunters Lake — Commonwealth Inland Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day combined
Jun 13–Sept 30
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
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
Juniata RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lake ErieIn 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.
Lake Erie -
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
Jun 13-Dec 31, Combined Species
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pymatuning ReservoirOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 12"
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stevens Lake (Big Bass Program)
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
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
Susquehanna RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
From April 12 to June 13: No tournaments permitted.
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.
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
Tamarack Lake – Big Bass Program
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
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
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
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
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
Virgin Run Lake – Commonwealth Inland Waters
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
(combined species); June 13–Sept 30
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
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
Striped Bass
Commonwealth Inland WatersOpen
- Status
- Open
- Min size
- 20"
Open year-round
Conowingo Reservoir Up To Holtwood DamOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Min size
- 18"
Delaware River - Calhoun Street Bridge Upstream
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Delaware River - Pa State Line To Calhoun Street Bridge
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
April 1 - May 31
Delaware River Calhoun Street Bridge Upstream
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Delaware River Calhoun Street Bridge Upstream (Slot: 28 To Less Than 31 Inches)
- Min size
- 28"
Delaware River Estuary
- Gear
- No Gaff
It is unlawful for any person to gaff or attempt to gaff any Striped Bass at any time when fishing.
Delaware River From Calhoun Street Bridge UpstreamOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 28"
- Slot max
- 31"
open year-round less than 31 inches
Delaware River From The Pennsylvania State Line Upstream To Calhoun Street BridgeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- May 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 26"
less than 26 inches
Delaware River Pa State Line To Calhoun Street Bridge
- Min size
- 22"
Apr 1-May 31 (Slot: 22 To Less Than 26 Inches)
Delaware River Pa State Line To Calhoun Street Bridge (Slot: 28 To Less Than 31 Inches)
- Min size
- 28"
Delaware River Pa State Line To Calhoun Street Bridge,
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Apr 1-May 31
From Calhoun Street Bridge UpstreamOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 28"
- Slot max
- 31"
open year-round less than 31 inches
From The Pennsylvania State Line Upstream To Calhoun Street BridgeIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- May 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 26"
less than 26 inches
Hunters Lake — Commonwealth Inland Waters
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day combined
Lily Lake (Commonwealth Inland Waters)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day combined
Pennsylvania statewide
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Conowingo Reservoir (Combined With Hybrids)
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.
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
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.
CommonwealthCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Commonwealth Inland WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
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
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.
Kishacoquillas CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Kishacoquillas Creek – From 1.5 Miles Upstream Of The Confluence With Tea Creek Downstream To The Penn Central Railroad BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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.
Lake Erie Tributary Streams
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
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.
Little Lehigh CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Little Lehigh Creek – From 0.25 Mile Upstream Of Country Club Road Bridge Downstream To Fish Hatchery Road BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Little Lehigh Creek – From The Confluence With Spring Creek Downstream To Wild Cherry Lane BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Martins CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Martins Creek – From The Confluence Of The East And West Branch Of Martins Creek Downstream To The Outflow Of The Bangor Sewage Treatment Plant Near Unnamed TributaryCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Miscellaneous WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Monocacy CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Monocacy Creek – From Illicks Mill Dam Downstream To Schoenersville Road BridgeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
Monocacy Creek – From Schoenersville Road Bridge Downstream To The Confluence With Lehigh RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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.
Pohopoco CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time
Pohopoco Creek – From The Outlet Of Beltzville Lake Downstream To Hideaway Hunting And Fishing Club Cable Across CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
catch and release/no harvest; it is unlawful to take, kill or possess Brown Trout at any time.
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.
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.
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.
Lake Erie Tributary Streams (Post-Labor Day Period)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
(combined trout/salmon)
Lake Erie, Combined With Salmon
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Trout (All Species)
Raystown Lake And Raystown Branch – From Dam Downstream To Juniata RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
no closed season from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the next regular season
Smelt
Raystown Lake And Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 200 smelt/day
- Gear
- Dip Net
or one gallon by volume, whichever is greater. Smelt may be taken with a dip net from the shore or by wading only. Dip net may not exceed 20 inches in diameter or square.
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.
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Raystown Lake?
Fish & Boat Commission regulates fishing on Raystown Lake.
What species can I target on Raystown Lake?
Raystown Lake is best known for striped bass, smallmouth bass, trout. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
When was this last updated?
These rules were last verified against Fish & Boat Commission on 2026-05-08. 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. Last verified .