The Fisheries Committee of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission held a meeting online and discussed increasing the minimum ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is looking to increase the minimum size an angler can keep a trout. Here's why.

Pennsylvania stocks about 3.2 million trout annually, but only 4% are brook trout, the state fish. The number of stocked ...

About 4 million trout are being placed in waterways across the state and there are a few things you need to know before you try to catch some of them. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...

Feb. 22—The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has begun its annual trout stocking operations ahead of the upcoming spring trout season. With help from volunteers, in 2025, the PFBC will ...

Do you think a 7-inch trout is too small to keep in Pennsylvania? The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is working on answering that question. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is studying ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has been busy stocking millions of trout across the state, but as an angler, do you know the differences between the types of fish? The agency raises about ...

Pennsylvania's state fish is a freshwater favorite — the brook trout. The brook goes by several names locally, including brown trout, brookie and speckled trout.It is also the only native trout not ...

A faint, translucent mist hovers just above the surface as cool water trickles downward from an unnamed spring high in the remote headwaters of the rugged mountain terrain. Cascading through vibrant ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — If you want to get technical, they are actually a kind of char, not closely related to other trout. But by whatever name, brook trout are Pennsylvania’s state fish. And ...

Pennsylvania has more than 3,200 miles of Class A streams, providing ample opportunities for wild trout fishing. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission actively manages and protects wild trout ...