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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 multiple opening days as well as minimizing overcrowding waterways to allow for social distancing due to t...

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 ahead of the opening day of trout season for the entire state on April 3. "All one day, statewide, it'll...

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-water fisheries.  Presentations will be viewable on the PFBC Facebook page with a schedule of indi...

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 Commission today will launch a weeklong virtual outdoor expo. The virtual event will be hosted on the commiss...

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 cancelled across the state this winter, Fish and Boat Commission staff will be missing out on some g...