2022 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary Boating Handbook

1 2022 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary /. Boating Handbook MENTORED YOUTH TROUT DAY. March 26 (statewide). Multi-Year Fishing Licenses page 5 FISH-FOR-FREE DAYS. May 29 and July 4. TROUT OPENER April 2 Statewide Pennsylvania Fishing Summary / Boating Handbook 1. WESTERN Pennsylvania . CONSERVANCY. NEW AD. DOWNLOAD THE FREE. FISHBOATPA APP TODAY! 2 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary / Boating Handbook PFBC LOCATIONS/TABLE OF CONTENTS. For More Information: The mission of the Pennsylvania State Headquarters Centre Region Office Fishing Licenses: Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). 1601 Elmerton Avenue 595 East Rolling Ridge Drive Phone: (877) 707-4085 is to protect, conserve, and enhance Box 67000 Bellefonte, PA 16823 the Commonwealth's aquatic Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000 Lobby Phone: (814) 359-5124. Boat Registration/Titling: resources, and provide Fishing and Phone: (866) 262-8734 Boating opportunities.

2 Phone: (717) 705-7800 Fisheries Admin. Phone: Hours: 8:00 4:00 (814) 359-5110 Publications: Monday through Friday Hours: 8:00 4:00 Phone: (717) 705-7835. Monday through Friday Contents Boating Safety Regulations by Location Education Courses The PFBC Website: (All fish species). Phone: (888) 723-4741 Inland 10. Pymatuning 12. Region Offices: Law Enforcement/Education Conowingo 12. Contact Law Enforcement for information about regulations and Fishing and Boating Delaware River and 13. opportunities. Contact Outreach and Education for information about Fishing and Boating Lake Erie and Tributary 14. programs and Boating safety education. Catch and Release 15. Northwest Region Southcentral Region Miscellaneous 16. 11528 State Highway 98, Meadville, PA 16335 1704 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241. Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: Regulations by Species (814) 337-0444 (814) 336-2426 (717) 486-7087 (717) 486-7352 Big Bass 11.

3 Fax (814) 337-0579 Fax (814) 337-0579 Fax (717) 486-8227 Fax (717) 486-8227 Catch and Release 11. Counties: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren Brood Stock 15. Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York Panfish 15. Southwest Region Reptiles and 17. 236 Lake Road, Somerset, PA 15501 Northeast Region Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: 5566 Main Road, Sweet Valley, PA 18656 Trout Fishing Regulations (814) 445-8974 (814) 443-9841 Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: Trout Fishing 20. Fax (814) 445-3497 Fax (814) 445-3497 (570) 477-5717 (570) 477-2206 Southeast 22. Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fax (570) 477-3221 Fax (570) 477-2621 Southcentral 23. Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Washington, Westmoreland Southwest 25.

4 Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming Northwest 27. Northcentral Region Northcentral 29. 595 East Rolling Ridge Drive Southeast Region Northeast 32. Bellefonte, PA 16823 Box 9, Elm, PA 17521. Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: Law Enforcement: Outreach and Education: Requirements and Law (814) 359-5250 (814) 359-5127 (717) 626-0228 (215) 968-3631 Fishing 4. Fax (814) 359-5254 Fax (814) 359-5153 Fax (717) 626-0486 Fax (215) 968-1610 4. Counties: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, General Fishing 8. Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill Tackle, Equipment, and 8. Tioga, Union Unlawful 9. Office hours from 8:00 to 4:00 , Monday through Friday. If you see anything suspected to be a pollution, ADA 9.

5 Disturbance, or poaching on any waterway, regardless of how seemingly insignificant, report it immediately by calling Boundary 12. the local PFBC Region Law Enforcement office listed above during business hours or call the PFBC toll-free hotline: 855-FISH-KIL to leave a message. A pollution or disturbance may also be reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Saltwater Angler 12. Environmental Protection at 1-800-541-2050 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Endangered/Threatened 17. Aquatic Invasive 18. State Fish Hatcheries Boating , BUI, and Life 19. Bellefonte* Benner Spring Oswayo* Reynoldsdale* Fish Consumption 34. 1115 Spring Creek Road 1735 Shiloh Road 96 State Route 244 East 162 Fish Hatchery Road Bellefonte, PA 16823 State College, PA 16801 Coudersport, PA 16915 New Paris, PA 15554 Reporting 37. (814) 355-3371 (814) 355-4837 (814) 698-2102 (814) 839-2211.

6 Boating Corry* Huntsdale* Pleasant Gap* Tionesta*. 13365 Route 6 195 Lebo Road 450 Robinson Lane 172 Fish Hatchery Lane Corry, PA 16407 Carlisle, PA 17013 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Tionesta, PA 16353. (814) 664-2122 (717) 486-3419 (814) 359-5132 (814) 755-3524. Fairview Linesville* Pleasant Mount* Tylersville 2000 Lohrer Road 13300 Hartstown Road 229 Great Bend Turnpike 43 Hatchery Lane Box 531 Linesville, PA 16424 Pleasant Mount, PA 18453 Loganton, PA 17747. Fairview, PA 16415 (814) 683-4451 (570) 448-2101 (570) 725-3965. (814) 474-1514. Union City * Includes visitor center. Visitors are welcome from 9450 Route 6. 8:00 to 3:30 daily. Union City, PA 16438 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Groups should make advance arrangements. (814) 438-2222. To find the stocking Pennsylvania Fishing Summary / Boating date of trout streams and lakes near your, visit Handbook 3.

7 LICENSES, PRICING, PROOF OF RESIDENCY. Fishing Licenses duty, be stationed outside Pennsylvania , and be here Fishing licenses are sold by li- 2022 Fishing LICENSES on authorized leave. While in the act of Fishing , the military personnel must carry proof of each of these cense issuing agents through an Code Type of Fishing License or Permit Age Cost* requirements, such as a Pennsylvania driver's license, electronic point-of-sale ( ) 101 Resident (Annual) 16-64 $ a military ID, and valid military orders showing the 104 Senior Resident (Annual) 65 & up $ system. This system brings in- 65 & up $ place of assignment and leave status. 105 Senior Resident (Lifetime). creased efficiency, more options, 108 1-Day Resident (not valid March 15 April 30) 16 & up $ Under the law, a qualifying soldier, sailor, airman, and easier upgrades for anglers. 102 Non-Resident (Annual) 16 & up $ or Marine does not receive a free Pennsylvania Fishing Pricing includes issuing agent fee 113 Non-Resident PA Student (Annual) 16 & up $ license.

8 Instead, eligible active duty military personnel of $ and $ transaction fee. 106 1-Day Tourist **(not valid March 15 April 30) 16 & up $ can legally fish without a license under the limited 103 3-Day Tourist 16 & up $ circumstances outlined in the law. Have on their Internet Fishing licenses are sold 107 7-Day Tourist 16 & up $ online at: 110 Voluntary Youth Fishing License (Annual) Less than 16 $ person while Fishing evidence of Commonwealth 109 Mentored Youth Permit Less than 16 $ residency, proof of their assignment to a facility A current license, on their person, 150 Trout Permit 16 & up $ outside this Commonwealth, and a copy of their is required of persons age 16 and over 033 3-Year Senior Lifetime Trout Permit 65 & up $ orders assigning them to temporary leave. to fish or angle for any species of fish 053 5-Year Senior Lifetime Trout Permit 65 & up $ The law does not exempt military personnel on and to take fishbait, baitfish, and spe- 063 10-Year Senior Lifetime Trout Permit 65 & up $ leave from any other requirements of Fishing or 151 Lake Erie Permit 16 & up $ cies of amphibians and reptiles from 151 SLE Senior Lifetime Lake Erie Permit 65 & up $ Boating laws and regulations.

9 Commonwealth waters by those legal 152 Combination Trout Lake Erie Permit Any Age $ Students from out of state who are attending school methods described in this booklet. * Includes issuing agent fee of $ and $ transaction fee. Excludes the 109 Mentored Youth Permit. in Pennsylvania but who have not become residents Fishing is defined as the act ** Includes Trout and Lake Erie permits, not valid March 15 April 30. of Pennsylvania are not eligible to purchase a resident of angling, or to catch, take, kill, or license and must obtain a tourist or Non-Resident PA. remove, or the attempt to catch, take, kill, or remove, from any waters or other areas within or bordering this Student Fishing license. Commonwealth any fish by any means or method for any purpose whatsoever. CASTING and/or RETRIEV- Social Security Number requirements Since 1998, federal and state laws require purchasers of a ING, whether by rod, reel, and line, or by handline, for oneself or for others, requires a current license, unless Pennsylvania Fishing license to provide their Social specifically exempted by law.

10 See Assistance to Children on page 8 for specifics on when a license is required Security Number when applying to purchase a fish- when assisting a child (15 years of age and under). ing license. OBTAIN YOUR LICENSE: POW licenses are available to persons who provide Vouchers - A voucher may be purchased as a gift a) at more than 700 license-issuing agents military documentation stating the person is a former for another individual that can be redeemed for a b) at county treasurers offices Prisoner Of War. license and/or stamp or privilege. A voucher may c) at Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission offices Senior resident and senior lifetime licenses are be redeemed at any issuing agent. The voucher is d) on the Internet at available to those persons at anytime during the year non-refundable and expires as noted. A voucher is Lost Fishing licenses or replacements All re- in which they will become age 65.