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The summer of 2021 will be historic for a beloved lake in Fulton County.  After eight long years of fundraising and political angling to fix a seeping dam that posed a risk to dozens of downstream homes, Meadow Grounds Lake is a lake again.  Its 204 acres will hold a billion gallons of water once it is totally refilled about three months from now, and the fish community will be built up over the next few years, according to people involved in the rehabilitation project.  "This is a dream co...

PENNSYLVANIA PUSHES FOR DEDICATED FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUNDING 04/22/2021 HARRISBURG, PA - Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate $1.3 billion ann...

The PA Game Commission HARRISBURG — Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually to state fish and wildlife agencies, and $97.5 million to...

PENNSYLVANIA PUSHES FOR DEDICATED FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUNDING 04/22/2021 HARRISBURG, Pa (April 22) -- Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced today. The bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) would dedicate ...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com Cheyenne Hunsberger of Lock Haven poses with her 18 1/2" Rainbow Trout catch of the day. MILL HALL — On opening day of fishing season, Fishing Creek was busy — as it usually is. For Lock Haven native Cheyenne Hunsberger, there was nowhere she’d rather be. Hunsberger has been fishing since she was about five years old. The 20-year-old college student was home for Easter weekend, so she and her father, Daryl Hunsberger, made their way to Fishing Creek ag...

It certainly doesn’t feel like spring outside as the snow flies in April. But a longstanding spring tradition kicks off Saturday morning at 8 a.m. — the opening day of trout season. Rather than the staggered openers — the southeast portion of the state usually starts two weeks before the rest of the state — the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission moved to a single, state-wide opening day in 2021. The change extends the season by two weeks but was also aimed at reducing travel for multip...

Fish and Boat Commission members were filling streams in Wayne County on Wednesday. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 3:00 PM EST March 10, 2021 WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission was out stocking a creek with trout on Wednesday in Wayne County. The fish released into Van Aucken Creek near Waymart came from a hatchery near State College. Officials tell us more than 3 million fish will be released into Pennsylvania rivers and creeks ahea...

VIRTUAL FISHERIES SUMMIT TO HIGHLIGHT PENNSYLVANIA’S DIVERSE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES 02/17/2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. (February 17) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) invites the public to participate in its 2021 Virtual Fisheries Summit on Saturday, February 20. This virtual event will feature narrated presentations from PFBC fisheries biologists on the wealth of diverse fishing opportunities across the Commonwealth and discuss the status of various warm-water, cool-water, and cold...

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission launches virtual outdoor expo Updated Feb 08, 2021; Posted Feb 08, 2021 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission staff load porcupine cribs onto the agency’s special pontoon boat before submerging into MInsi Lake in Upper Mount Bethel Township during the week of July 12, 2020. Photo courtesy Jim Wilson Facebook Share With many of the outdoor-show opportunities of interaction with the public gone during the pandemic, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissio...

PFBC To Host Virtual Outdoor Expo February 8-12 HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) invites the public to participate in a virtual outdoor expo scheduled for February 8-12, 2021. This virtual event will be hosted on the PFBC Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/PaFishandBoat), featuring agency experts conducting several informational sessions about fishing and boating topics. “In the absence of many of the popular outdoor shows and expos that that have been ...