Pennsylvania Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Pennsylvania?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Pennsylvania Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Pennsylvania Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Pennsylvania's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Pennsylvania Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Pennsylvania.
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Area welcomes inaugural fly fishing tournament
- The First Annual Coaltown Throwdown competition, part of the Troutlegend Fly Fishing League, was held in northeastern Pennsylvania May 18 and 19. Greg Gondella, Troutlegend Professional Circuit and Adam Nidoh, manager, A&G Outfitters, Dickson City ...
- Times-Leader
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- 5/21/2013 9:27:30 PM
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Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
- The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been released. Yu Xuejun wrote on a verified microblog Tuesday that his captain called him at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday to say that the .
- Beaver County Times
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- 5/21/2013 3:55:14 AM
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Pennsylvania offers free fishing on Memorial Day and Fourth of July
- and July 4 (Independence Day) as free fishing days for families. On those days, Pennsylvania residents and non-residents can legally fish without a license. All other fishing rules and regulations still apply. For more information, go to http://fishandboat
- PennLive.com
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- 5/20/2013 5:53:56 PM
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China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
- BEIJING—China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.
- York Dispatch Online
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- 5/20/2013 10:22:58 AM
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Fly fishing workshop scheduled at Renfrew Park in Waynesboro
- WAYNESBORO - Renfrew Institute is sponsoring a fly fishing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the visitors' center at Renfrew Park, East Main Street. It is geared for beginners age 15 and older, although all skill levels are invited. Registration is
- Public Opinion
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- 5/19/2013 1:58:54 PM
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Angler opens local fly-fishing school
- You would not normally expect to find a German born specialty fly casting instructor living ... through long hours of not only fishing, but practicing his casting when and where time permitted around his day job as an engineer of aquaculture ...
- Daily American Online
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- 5/17/2013 9:32:15 PM
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FishOn! Northwestern Pennsylvania fishing report, May 17
- This is a good time for fishing in Presque Isle Bay. Perch and smallmouth bass are being caught from the North Pier and South Pier. Bluegill are hitting just about anywhere there is proper habitat. Pike have been caught at Thompson Bay.
- Erie Times-News
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- 5/17/2013 4:28:37 AM
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Trout fishing contests should make for big catches this weekend
- The Little Lehigh Derby is run by the Lehigh County Fish & Game Protective Association, which is one of the three sportsmens clubs (including Trout Creek and Pioneer ... spawning in Ledgedale and Martins Cove and are striking at floats with ...
- The Morning Call
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- 5/17/2013 1:29:39 AM
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Robert J. Fish
- He was a mechanic and truck driver, and worked for Colonial Auto Sales in Bartonsville and at Mark & Dot's Shop in Sciota. Bob was a sports car enthusiast. Surviving are his parents, Beverly E. (Hineline) and Harvey Fish of Saylorsburg; a son ...
- Pocono Record
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- 5/16/2013 6:10:01 AM
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About 200 young anglers expected for Danville's annual fishing derby
- DANVILLE — About 200 kids are expected to come to Danville to fish in the annual derby. Kids 12 and younger from all over converge for the event, according to Jack Lee, president of the Montour County Sportsmen Working for Kids. This is the 36th year for .
- Daily Item
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- 5/16/2013 4:01:10 AM
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In nuke fish mystery, there's only 1,700 suspects
- NORTH PERRY, OHIO -- There could be as many as 1,700 suspects -- some wearing yellow protective radiological suits with hoods -- as the investigation continues on who left a pair of goldfish in an underground steam tunnel at an Ohio nuclear power plant.
- Beaver County Times
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- 5/16/2013 3:11:03 AM
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Quincy Village has 2 new events at Spring Fling and fishing rodeo
- Parking for this event is located off Orphanage Road near the stream. Boy Scout Troop No. 86 will host a rock climbing wall, the Waynesboro Area Senior High School Art Club will offer face painting and Kindly Canines dog therapy group will be on site.
- Public Opinion
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- 5/14/2013 4:28:00 PM
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Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fishing explosives: official
- TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A blast that killed three people in Libya's second city Benghazi was caused by fishing explosives that detonated accidentally, not a car bomb as originally thought, a local government official said on Tuesday. But rights ...
- The Morning Call
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- 5/14/2013 2:40:37 PM
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Kids smile on special day of fishing
- You would never know it based on his winning personality and cheerfulness. Quinones was one of more than 50 participants in a special day of fishing at Blue Mountain Fish & Game Association in Walnutport. Blue Mountain has been conducting what ...
- The Morning Call
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- 5/14/2013 4:10:42 AM
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Keep genetically altered fish off the dinner table
- Mutant fish alert! The U.S. government is interested in approving genetically altered fish — more than 15 different kinds — as well as crustaceans and any other animal that we eat from the ocean. It is estimated that if just 60 genetically ...
- Burlington County Times
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- 5/13/2013 3:43:15 AM
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May a time for great fly fishing
- May is the month that all fly anglers look forward to because it normally brings forth a multitude of flies for the fish to eat on the surface. The dry fly menu is rather large and fly anglers need to be prepared to match the hatch, which can be ...
- readingeagle.com
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- 5/12/2013 4:20:14 AM
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Fishing bounties helped by weather
- As I outlined last week, May is my favorite month ... start this year because of the lingering cold weather, but once things warmed up so did the bass fishing there. As usual, tube jigs have been the best producer overall, but suspending jerkbaits like ...
- Altoona Mirror
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- 5/12/2013 3:44:26 AM
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Fish for Berks Handicap Kids Trout Rodeo are stolen
- Nearly 200 trout bought for a Handicap Kids Trout Rodeo in eastern Berks County were stolen hours before the Friday morning event was to begin, police said. The crime forced the event's sponsor to scramble to find more fish for disabled children ...
- The Morning Call
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- 5/11/2013 1:18:17 PM
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Long day of fishing
- As the sun begins to set, friends Jeremy Showman (left) and Brandon McGregor, both of Connellsville, bring in their catches of the day as they go fishing in the Youghiogheny River in Connellsville on a recent afternoon. Showman and McGregor had both been .
- HeraldStandard.com
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- 5/11/2013 12:28:11 PM
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FishOn! Northwestern Pennsylvania fishing report, May 10
- Perch fishing in Lake Erie is definitely getting underway. Limit catches are coming in at Conneaut, Ohio. Moving into Pennsylvania ... than it has been in several years. Clusters of boats can be seen at numerous locations around the lake.
- Erie Times-News
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- 5/10/2013 8:00:20 PM
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Dickinson Township to host fishing derby Saturday
- Dickinson Township’s Park and Recreation department will host a children’s fishing derby Saturday morning. The derby is free for everyone but recommended for children ages 3 to 12. The event runs from 7 a.m. with registration to 11 a.m. Prizes and ...
- Cumberland County Sentinel
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- 5/10/2013 12:00:44 PM
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London Zoo seeks female mate for near-extinct fish
- The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara cichlid is thought to be extinct in the wild and that two of the last known individuals _ both male _ are .
- Beaver County Times
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- 5/10/2013 9:59:02 AM
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Fish fry dinner will aid the deaf
- PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP -- A fish fry dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Plumsteadville Grange, Route 611 at Kellers Church Road. The cost is $7 for adults; for ages under 12-years-old, the cost is $5. The meal includes fries, salads ...
- Burlington County Times
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- 5/10/2013 4:01:07 AM
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Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks
- Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found. The work makes clearer who does and does not benefit from ..
- Beaver County Times
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- 5/10/2013 1:52:16 AM
Pennsylvania Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Pennsylvania Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Pennsylvania.
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