Trout season starting this weekend in Pennsylvania
(WJET/WFXP)– Get your rod and tacklebox ready, trout season starts this coming Saturday morning in Pennsylvania.
Anglers across the Commonwealth will be able to cast off on April 5 for the season with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) also set to stock millions of trout in the Keystone State's waterways throughout the season.
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Trout season in Pennsylvania runs from April 5 to Labor Day (Sep. 1) and anglers are allowed to have five total trout of any species per day at least seven inches long and three trout during the extended season which runs to Feb. 16.
During that time, the PFBC will be stocking about 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes in PA with about 72,000 of them being trophy-sized to go with 14,000 golden Rainbow Trout being stocked ahead of and during the season.
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Throughout the season, the PFBC partners with several nurseries to raise another million trout to be stocked in waterways as the season goes on.
For a map of trout stocking by county around PA, check out the PFBC website here.
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