Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brook trout may be Pennsylvania’s state fish, but there are several reasons why they only make up about 4% of the stocked fish ...

If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their home waters, don't pass it up. There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering increasing the minimum legal size for trout by 2 inches. Currently, a trout must be at least 7 inches long for an angler to keep that fish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even though anglers benefit from more than 4 million stocked trout from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering whether to raise the minimum size for anglers to keep trout. During the agency’s Fisheries Committee meeting on Sept. 30, members spoke about ...

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission saw a slight dip in trout permits sold for the 2023-2024 season. Heavy rainstorms the week leading up to the first day of trout season impacted sales, but ...

The most welcome sign of spring is trout season. Here in the Keystone State, the 2026 Pennsylvania statewide trout season ...

Pennsylvania stocks about 3.2 million trout annually, but only 4% are brook trout, the state fish. The number of stocked brook trout has been significantly reduced since 2016 to protect wild ...

This potential change aims to better manage and protect wild trout populations, particularly brook and brown trout. A recent survey found that 85% of anglers would support increasing the minimum size ...