Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 65.19 - Stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing(a) The Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing. The designation of waters as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing shall be effective upon publication of a notice of designation in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.(b) It is unlawful to fish in waters designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing except in compliance with the following seasons and size and creel limits. It is not a violation of this section if a trout is immediately returned unharmed to the waters from which it is taken. | SPECIES | SEASONS | MINIMUM SIZE | DAILY LIMIT |
| ALL SPECIES OF TROUT AND SALMON (except landlocked Atlantic salmon) | Regular Season: 8 a.m. of the opening day of the regular season for trout to midnight Labor Day | 7 inches | 5 (combined species) |
| Extended Season: 12:01 a.m. day after Labor Day to midnight the third Monday in February of the following year | 7 inches | 3 (combined species) |
| 12:01 a.m. the third Monday in February to 8 a.m. the opening day of the regular season for trout | NO HARVEST-Catch and immediate release only |
(c) It is unlawful to fish in rivers and streams designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing without a current trout permit. A trout permit is not required to fish in lakes and ponds that have been designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing unless the person takes, kills or possesses, while in the act of fishing, a trout or salmon on or in these waters.The provisions of this § 65.19 adopted October 31, 2008, effective 1/1/2009, 38 Pa.B. 5962; amended September 25, 2015, effective 1/1/2016, 45 Pa.B. 5788; amended December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022, 51 Pa.B. 7691.The provisions of this § 65.19 issued and amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2102.