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FAST FACTS About the 2008 Pennsylvania Trout Season
Opening Day: Saturday, April 12
Regional Opening Day: Saturday, March 29
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By
Pa Fish and Boat Commission
Tuesday,
January 1, 2008
Regional Opening Day counties
All approved trout waters in Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester,
Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata,
Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton,
Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York counties.
Streams on county borders that are
part of Regional Opening Day
Mahantango Creek, between Northumberland and
Dauphin counties. This stream is the only one in Northumberland
County opening on the earlier date. West
Branch Mahantango Creek, between Snyder and Juniata
counties, is the only stream in Snyder County opening on
the earlier date. Two streams in Carbon County, Lizard
Creek and Mahoning Creek, open on the earlier date.
Time: 8 a.m.
Minimum Size: Seven (7) inches
Fishing Hours: 24 hours a day, after the 8 a.m. opener
Regular season (opening day through Labor Day): 5
(combined species)
Extended season (Jan. 1 through Feb. 29 and Sept. 2
through Dec. 31)
: 3 (combined species)
Fishing licenses
In addition to a fishing license, trout anglers 16 and older
must possess a Trout/Salmon Stamp or Combination
Trout-Salmon Stamp/Lake Erie Permit to fish for trout.
A Lake Erie Permit or Combination Trout-Salmon
Stamp/Lake Erie Permit is also required to fish for trout,
salmon and steelhead in Lake Erie and its tributaries.
Anglers must be able to provide positive proof of identifi
cation (other than the fi shing license) on request of a waterways
conservation offi cer.
Licenses are available at issuing agents statewide and
online through the The Outdoor Shop.
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