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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.18 - Blue crabs-prohibited acts

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In harvesting blue crabs, it is unlawful:
(1) For a person to use more than two pots at
				  one time.
(2) For a person to use
				  an unattended pot for taking blue crabs unless the pot is labeled with the name
				  and address of the owner or user.
(3) For a person other than the owner, user,
				  members of the owner's or user's immediate family and officers and authorized
				  representatives of the Commission to disturb unattended pots used for taking
				  blue crabs under this section.
(4)
				  For a person to possess a female blue crab bearing eggs or from which the egg
				  pouch or bunion has been removed.
The provisions of this § 63.18 issued under
						30 Pa.C.S. §§
													101-7314.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												63.7 (relating to exceptions to
						limitations on devices).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.19 - Sale and purchase of fish

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(a)
				  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), it is unlawful for a person to
				  sell, purchase, offer for sale or exchange or export for consideration, trade
				  or barter any fish, whether dead or live, in whole or in part, including eggs
				  and any lifestage of the fish caught or taken from the waters of this
				  Commonwealth.
(b) Except as
				  otherwise provided in subsection (d), it is unlawful for a person to take,
				  catch, kill or possess any fish, whether dead or live, in whole or in part,
				  including eggs and any lifestage of the fish, for the purpose of selling the
				  fish or offering it for sale.
(c)
				  In prosecutions for violation of this section, there shall be a rebuttable
				  presumption that a species of fish that occurs within the waters of this
				  Commonwealth was taken or caught from Commonwealth waters. A receipt or other
				  document showing the lawful origin of the fish from waters in a state other
				  than this Commonwealth or from an artificial propagator or dealer in live
				  aquatic organisms registered in this Commonwealth, shall be sufficient to rebut
				  the presumption created in this subsection.
(d) This section does not prohibit the sale,
				  purchase, offer for sale, trade or barter of any fish propagated by or from a
				  propagator or dealer of live aquatic animals registered under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter
				  42 (relating to aquacultural development), if the fish are lawfully propagated
				  or acquired by means other than fishing from the waters of this Commonwealth in
				  accordance with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations. This
				  section does not prohibit the sale, purchase, offer for sale, trade or barter
				  of any fish by or from the holder of a commercial fishing license issued under
				  Chapter 29 of the code (relating to special licenses and permits), if the fish
				  are lawfully caught or taken in accordance with the requirements of applicable
				  laws and regulations. This section does not prohibit the sale, purchase, offer
				  for sale, trade or barter for the purpose of disposal of any non-flesh fish
				  parts or roe that are the byproduct from any lawfully taken fish processed at a
				  Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission recognized fish cleaning station under
				  §
										63.15a (relating to
				  officially-recognized fish cleaning stations). This section does not prohibit
				  the sale of mounted fish.
The provisions of this §
												63.19 amended under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.20 - Permits for the protection and management of trout and salmon

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(a)
Finding.
The Commission
				  finds under section 2904 of the code (relating to permits for the protection
				  and management of particular fish) that it is necessary for the protection and
				  management of trout in the waters of this Commonwealth that persons who fish
				  for trout have a permit for that activity.
(b)
Permit required.
It is
				  unlawful for a person required by Chapter 27 of the code (relating to fishing
				  licenses) to procure a fishing license to fish for trout unless that person has
				  first procured a valid trout permit or a combination trout permit and Lake Erie
				  permit.
(c)
Exceptions.
(1) The
				  Commission will issue a trout permit without fee to disabled veterans who
				  possess a free fishing license under section 2707 of the code (relating to
				  disabled veterans).
(2) A person
				  who is exempt from the fishing license requirements of Chapter 27 of the code
				  or who is issued an institutional fishing license under section 2708 of the
				  code (relating to institutional licenses) is exempt from this
				  section.
(3) A person who purchased
				  a senior resident lifetime fishing license and a trout permit or a combination
				  trout permit and Lake Erie permit prior to January 1, 2015, shall be exempt
				  from the requirements of this section.
(4) A trout permit is not required to fish
				  for trout on free fishing days designated by the Commission under section
				  2709(d) of the code (relating to exemptions from license
				  requirements).
(5) A trout permit
				  is not required to fish for trout on Class A regulated fishing lakes. A trout
				  permit is not required to fish for trout on designated Class B regulated
				  fishing lakes that have the following characteristics:
(i) The lake is a natural pond or impoundment
				  located wholly on private property and constructed and maintained wholly with
				  private funds.
(ii) The lake is
				  operated by a private club or organization.
(iii) The lake is not open for fishing by the
				  general public, and fishing is restricted to members only.
(iv) The trout/salmon population of the lake
				  is composed entirely of trout or salmon stocked from private resources and
				  contains no trout or salmon stocked by the Commission, the United States
				  Government or cooperative nurseries recognized by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.21 - Designation of fishing regulations

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(a)
				  The following regulations are designated under section 2102(a) of the code
				  (relating to rules and regulations) as being for the protection of fish or fish
				  habitat or for the health and safety of persons who fish:
(1) Section
				  63.9 (relating to snatch fishing,
				  foul hooking and snag fishing).
(2)
				  Section 65.23 (relating to special
				  restrictions on polluted zones).
(3) Section
				  67.2 (relating to refuge
				  areas).
(4) Section
				  63.5 (relating to methods of
				  fishing).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.30 - Importation of weakfish

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It is unlawful for a person to import into this
					 Commonwealth, sell, offer for sale or purchase weakfish measuring less than 13
					 inches in length.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.31 - Importation and transportation of horseshoe crabs

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It is unlawful for a person to import into or transport in
					 this Commonwealth horseshoe crabs for the purpose of sale at wholesale or
					 retail. It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale or purchase any horseshoe crabs.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.40 - Fishing tournaments and fishing derbies

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(a)
Definitions.
The
				  following terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Fishing tournament
-An organized
					 competitive fishing event, other than a fishing derby, where ten or more
					 individuals fish during a specified time period. An activity that involves one
					 or more of the following factors is considered a fishing tournament:
(i) The event is sponsored or promoted by an
				  individual or organization.
(ii)
				  The event involves the award of trophies, prizes or other recognition for
				  participation in the tournament.
(iii) The event is conducted during a
				  distinct time period (usually 72 hours or less) on a particular body of
				  water.
Fishing derby
-An organized event
					 involving 10 or more participants conducted for children under the age of 16,
					 senior citizens (as defined in section 2701 of the code (relating to
					 definitions)), anglers with disabilities, special populations or other group
					 when the principal purpose is education or enjoyment, rather than competition
					 among anglers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.42 - Sale, purchase or barter of fish parts and fish eggs

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It is unlawful for a person to sell, purchase, offer for
					 sale or barter any fish parts or fish eggs obtained from fish taken from the
					 waters of this Commonwealth, including boundary waters. This prohibition does
					 not apply to fish parts and fish eggs lawfully taken and sold or offered for
					 sale by holders of commercial fishing licenses under Chapter 29 of the code
					 (relating to special licenses and permits), if the particular species of fish
					 is authorized for taking by commercial licensees. This prohibition does not
					 apply to the sale, purchase, offer for sale or barter of fish parts and fish
					 eggs legally obtained from fish taken lawfully from waters outside this
					 Commonwealth, if the seller or purchaser is able to document the source of the
					 fish parts or fish eggs from lawful sources outside this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.43 - Fishing for bass during spring season

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(a)
				  During the period from 12:01 a.m. on the second Saturday in April until 12:01
				  a.m. on the second Saturday in June:
(1) It
				  is unlawful to kill or possess, while in the act of fishing, any largemouth,
				  smallmouth or spotted bass.
(2)
				  Tournaments are not permitted.
(3)
				  Catch and release fishing for bass is limited as follows: It is unlawful for an
				  angler to repeatedly cast into a clearly visible bass spawning nest or redd in
				  an effort to catch or take bass. Otherwise, a bass caught and immediately
				  returned unharmed to the waters from which taken during this period will not be
				  considered a violation of this section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.44 - Illegal baitfish

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It is unlawful for a person to use or possess Goldfish
					 (
Carassius auratus
), Comets (
Carassius
					 auratus
), Koi (
Cyprinus carpio
) and Common carp
					 (
Cyprinus carpio
) as baitfish while fishing.
The provisions of this §
												63.44 issued under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.45 - Tagging, branding, marking and finclipping of fish

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(a) It is unlawful for a person to implant
				  tracking devices in or to tag, brand, mark or fin clip any fish taken from the
				  waters of this Commonwealth, unless the fish are purchased from an authorized
				  commercial aquaculture facility, are part of a Commission-recognized and
				  sanctioned stocking by a cooperative nursery, are authorized by a scientific
				  collector's permit issued by the Commission or are part of a tagged fish
				  contest in a boundary lake for which the Commission has issued a
				  permit.
(b) There shall be a
				  rebuttable presumption that a person implanting a tracking device in or
				  tagging, branding, marking or fin clipping a fish is in violation of this
				  section if the person does not have in his possession proof that the fish was
				  purchased from an authorized commercial aquaculture facility, is part of a
				  Commission-recognized and sanctioned stocking by a cooperative nursery, is
				  authorized by a scientific collector's permit or is part of a tagged fish
				  contest in a boundary lake for which the Commission has issued a
				  permit.
The provisions of this §
												63.45 issued under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.46 - Sale, purchase or barter of injurious species

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It is unlawful for a person to sell, purchase, offer for
					 sale or barter the following live species in this Commonwealth:
(1) Snakehead (all species).
(2) Black carp (
Mylopharyngodon
				  piceus
).
(3) Bighead carp
				  (
Hypophtalmichtys nobilis
).
(4) Silver carp (
Hypophtalmichtys
				  molitrix
).
(5) Zebra
				  mussel (
Dreissena polymorpha
).
(6) Quagga mussel (
Dreissena
				  bugensis
).
(7) Round goby
				  (
Neogobius melanostomus
).
(8) Tubenose goby (
Proterorhinus
				  marmoratus
).
(9) European
				  rudd (
Scardinius erythropthalmus
).
(10) Crayfish (all species) except when:
(i) They are sold, purchased, offered for
				  sale or bartered for testing and scientific purposes or restaurant
				  consumption.
(ii) Adequate measures
				  have been taken to prevent their escape.
(iii) They are accompanied by documentation
				  stating the point of origin and the destination to which they are to be
				  delivered.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.47 - Landing of finfish shellfish, crustaceans and other marine seafood

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(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to land finfish, shellfish,
				  crustaceans or other marine seafood in this Commonwealth when harvest quota
				  allocations to this Commonwealth have been met or otherwise capped by action of
				  the Executive Director pursuant to the fishery management plans and harvest
				  allocations of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic
				  States Marine Fisheries Commission. If quotas have been met or otherwise capped
				  in this Commonwealth, the landing of finfish, shellfish, crustaceans and other
				  marine seafood in this Commonwealth is permitted only if the species have been
				  properly reported as part of an unmet quota of another jurisdiction.
(b) For purposes of this section, "land" or
				  "landing" means to enter port with finfish, shellfish, crustaceans or other
				  marine seafood on board any vessel to begin offloading or to offload finfish,
				  shellfish, crustaceans or other marine seafood.
(c) This section does not apply to the
				  landing of fish at Lake Erie that is governed by Chapter 69 (relating to
				  fishing in Lake Erie and boundary lakes).
The provisions of this §
												63.47 issued under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.48 - Permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets

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(a) The Executive Director or a designee may
				  issue permits for the use of cast nets or throw nets for the taking of gizzard
				  shad and alewife only in waters to be determined by the Executive Director. A
				  separate permit will be required for each body of water.
(b) In addition to other permit conditions
				  that the Executive Director may require, the cast nets or throw nets may be no
				  greater than 10 feet in radius (20 feet in diameter) with a mesh size of at
				  least 3/8 inch.
(c) Notwithstanding
				  the provisions of §
										61.1 (relating to Commonwealth
				  inland waters), holders of permits for the use of cast nets or throw nets may
				  take, catch, kill or possess a daily creel limit of 100 gizzard shad and
				  alewife (combined species).
(d) A
				  person may apply for a permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets by
				  completing the form prescribed by the Commission. The applicant shall submit
				  the completed form to the Commission along with the fee specified in section
				  2902 of the code (relating to net permits).
(e) It is unlawful to use cast nets or throw
				  nets for the taking of gizzard shad and alewife or to take, catch, kill or
				  possess more than the daily creel limit of gizzard shad and alewife as set
				  forth in §
										61.1 without the required permit.
				  A permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets shall be carried so that it can
				  be presented to an officer authorized to enforce the code.
(f) It is unlawful to use gizzard shad or
				  alewife taken under a permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets as live
				  bait in any water other than the water from which it was taken.
The provisions of this §
												63.48 issued and amended under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.49 - Reporting by dealers of American eels

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Dealers of American eels shall report to the Commission the
					 amount of American eels that they buy and sell.
(1) Reports shall be provided on forms
				  prescribed by the Commission on a quarterly basis or as otherwise established
				  by the Commission. Data to be reported includes the following:
(i) The date of purchase or sale.
(ii) The origin or destination of eels,
				  pounds or number purchased or sold by life stage (glass eel, elvers, yellow
				  eel, silver eel).
(iii) The purpose
				  of purchase or sale (bait, food, and the like).
(iv) The amount exported.
(v) Other information the Commission
				  requires.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.50 - Importation of tautog-2102(c)

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It is unlawful for a person to import into this
					 Commonwealth, sell, offer for sale or purchase tautog (
Tautoga
					 onitis
) measuring less than 15 inches in length. It is unlawful for a
					 person to sell, offer for sale or purchase tautog (
Tautoga
					 onitis
) that do not bear an official tag issued or approved by the
					 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
The provisions of this §
												63.50 issued and amended under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(c).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.51 - Sale of VHS-susceptible species of fish

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(a) For purposes of this section, the
				  following terms have the following meanings:
(1) Species of fish that are susceptible to
				  viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) are those species that the Animal and Plant
				  Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
				  (APHIS) designates by order or the Commission defines by notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(i)
				  The term "VHS-susceptible species" includes fish that are dead or alive,
				  preserved or unpreserved, and the parts thereof.
(ii) The term "VHS-susceptible species" does
				  not include the eggs of these species.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.53 - Egg collection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It is unlawful to remove or strip eggs from fish taken from
					 waters of this Commonwealth except for trout and salmon taken from waters in
					 the Lake Erie watershed.
The provisions of this §
												63.53 issued under the authority
						of the Fish and Boad Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.54 - Possession or use of eggs as bait

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is
					 unlawful to possess or use as bait unpreserved, refrigerated or frozen fish
					 eggs regardless of their origin while in the act of fishing in or along waters
					 of this Commonwealth. Unpreserved, refrigerated or frozen eggs from trout or
					 salmon may be used and possessed as bait while fishing in or along the waters
					 of the Lake Erie watershed.
The provisions of this §
												63.54 issued under the authority
						of the Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.55 - Saltwater angler registration

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It is unlawful for a person required under 30 Pa.C.S.
					 Chapter 27 (relating to fishing licenses) to procure a resident fishing
					 license, a nonresident fishing license, a senior resident lifetime fishing
					 license or an annual senior resident fishing license to fish for shad, striped
					 bass or river herring in the Delaware River below Trenton Falls or in the
					 Delaware Estuary unless that person has obtained a saltwater angler
					 registration from the Commission, has registered with the National Saltwater
					 Angler Resistry Program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
					 Administration or has met the saltwater angler registration requirements of
					 another state.
The provisions of this §
												63.55 issued under the authority
						of the Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.56 - Replacement costs for fish killed

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Under section 923(c.1) of the code
				  (relating to classification of offenses and penalties), the Commission
				  established the following replacement costs in 2012 dollars for fish killed in
				  violation of sections 2109 and 2110 of the code (relating to serious unlawful
				  take; and taking or possessing by illegal methods):
(1)
Game fish.
(i) Trout, 14 to 20 inches, $14.
(ii) Trout, 21 to 30 inches, $53.
(iii) Trout, greater than 30 inches,
				  $106.
(iv) Black bass (largemouth,
				  smallmouth and spotted), 15 to 21 inches, $19.
(v) Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth and
				  spotted), greater than 21 inches, $36.
(vi) Striped bass and hybrids, 15 to 27
				  inches, $78.
(vii) Striped bass and
				  hybrids, 28 to 39 inches, $360.
(viii) Striped bass and hybrids, greater than
				  39 inches, $693.
(ix)
				  Walleye/Sauger, 15 to 18 inches, $17.
(x) Walleye/Sauger, 19 to 23 inches,
				  $48.
(xi) Walleye/Sauger, 24 to 28
				  inches, $74.
(xii) Walleye/Sauger,
				  greater than 28 inches, $149.
(xiii) Northern pike, 24 to 28 inches,
				  $71.
(xiv) Northern pike, greater
				  than 28 inches, $143.
(xv)
				  Muskellunge and hybrids, 30 to 40 inches, $188.
(xvi) Muskellunge and hybrids, 41 to 50
				  inches, $442.
(xvii) Muskellunge
				  and hybrids, greater than 50 inches, $693.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 63 - GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 63.57 - License, permit and issuing agent fees

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(a)
License fees.
The following fees apply to fishing licenses
				  issued under this chapter and shall be paid into the Fish Fund:
(1) Resident Annual Fishing License,
				  $26.
(2) Senior Resident Annual
				  Fishing License, $12.50.
(3) Senior
				  Resident Lifetime Fishing License, $85.
(4) Nonresident Annual Fishing License,
				  $59.
(5) Seven-Day Tourist Fishing
				  License, $37.50.
(6) Three-Day
				  Tourist Fishing License, $30.
(7)
				  One-Day Resident Fishing License, $12.50.
(8) One-Day Tourist Fishing License,
				  $30.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.4a - All-tackle trophy trout

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters
				  as all-tackle trophy trout. The designation of waters as all-tackle trophy
				  trout shall be effective when the waters are so posted after publication of a
				  notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in designated and
				  posted all-tackle trophy trout areas except in compliance with the following
				  requirements:
(1) Open to fishing
				  year-round.
(2) There are no tackle
				  restrictions.
(3) Minimum size is
				  18 inches, caught on, or in possession on, the waters under
				  regulation.
(4) The daily creel
				  limit is one trout except for the period from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m.
				  of the opening day of the regular season for trout of the following year, when
				  trout may not be killed or had in possession.
(5) A current trout permit is
				  required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.4c - All-tackle trout slot limit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters
				  as all-tackle trout slot limit. The designation of waters as all-tackle trout
				  slot limit shall be effective when the waters are posted after publication of a
				  notice of the designation in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
.
(b) It is
				  unlawful to fish in designated and posted all-tackle trout slot limit areas
				  except in compliance with all of the following requirements:
(1) Open to fishing year-round.
(2) All tackle types are permitted.
(3) From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
				  regular season for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout is
				  two (combined species). Trout must be at least 7 inches but less than 12 inches
				  in length to be killed or possessed.
(4) From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m.
				  on the opening day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed or
				  possessed.
(5) A current trout
				  permit is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.4d - Artificial lures only trout slot limit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive Director, with the approval
				  of the Commission, may designate waters as artificial lures only trout slot
				  limit. The designation of waters as artificial lures only trout slot limit
				  shall be effective when the waters are posted after publication of a notice of
				  the designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in designated and
				  posted artificial lures only trout slot limit areas except in compliance with
				  all of the following requirements.
(1) Open
				  to fishing year-round.
(2) Fishing
				  may be done with artificial lures only constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or
				  wood; or with flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic
				  materials. Lures may be used with spinning or fly-fishing gear. Use or
				  possession of other lures or substances is prohibited.
(3) From 8 a.m. on the opening day of the
				  regular season for trout through Labor Day, the daily creel limit of trout is
				  two (combined species). Trout must be at least 7 inches but less than 12 inches
				  in length to be killed or possessed.
(4) From the day after Labor Day until 8 a.m.
				  on the opening day of the regular season for trout, no trout may be killed or
				  possessed.
(5) Taking of baitfish
				  or fishbait is prohibited.
(6) A
				  current trout permit is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.5 - Catch and release artificial lures only

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive Director, with the approval
				  of the Commission, may designate waters as catch and release. The designation
				  of waters as catch and release shall be effective when the waters are posted
				  after publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
.
(b) It is
				  unlawful to fish in areas designated and posted catch and release except in
				  compliance with the following requirements:
(1) Fishing may be done with artificial lures
				  only constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood or with flies and streamers
				  constructed of natural or synthetic materials. Lures may be used with spinning
				  or fly fishing gear. Use or possession of any other lures or substances is
				  prohibited.
(2) No trout may be
				  killed or had in possession.
(3)
				  Open to fishing year-round.
(4)
				  Wading is permitted unless otherwise posted.
(5) Taking of bait fish or fish bait is
				  prohibited.
(6) A current trout
				  permit is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.6 - Delayed harvest artificial lures only areas

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive Director, with the approval
				  of the Commission, may designate waters as delayed harvest, artificial lures
				  only areas. The designation of waters as delayed harvest, artificial lures only
				  areas shall be effective when the waters are posted after publication of a
				  notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in designated and
				  posted delayed harvest, artificial lures only areas except in compliance with
				  the following requirements:
(1) Fishing may be
				  done with artificial lures only constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood
				  or with flies or streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials. Lures
				  may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear.
(2) The use or possession of any natural
				  bait, bait fish, fish bait, bait paste and similar substances, fish eggs
				  (natural or molded) or any other edible substance is prohibited.
(3) Minimum size is: 9 inches, caught on, or
				  in possession on, the waters under regulation.
(4) The daily creel limit is: three combined
				  species except during the period after Labor Day and before June 15 when the
				  daily limit shall be zero trout combined species, caught on or in possession on
				  the waters under regulation.
(5)
				  Taking of bait fish or fish bait is prohibited.
(6) A current trout permit is
				  required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.7 - Trophy trout artificial lures only

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive Director, with the approval
				  of the Commission, may designate waters as trophy trout artificial lures only.
				  The designation of waters as trophy trout artificial lures only shall be
				  effective when the waters are so posted after publication of a notice of
				  designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in areas
				  designated and posted trophy trout artificial lures only except in compliance
				  with the following requirements:
(1) Fishing
				  may be done with artificial lures only, constructed of metal, plastic, rubber
				  or wood or with flies or streamers constructed of natural or synthetic
				  materials. Lures may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear. Use or
				  possession of other lures or substances is prohibited.
(2) Open to fishing year-round.
(3) The minimum size is 18 inches, caught on
				  or in possession on the waters under regulation.
(4) The daily creel limit is one trout except
				  during the period from the day after Labor Day to 8 a.m. of the opening day of
				  the regular season for trout of the following year, when no trout may be killed
				  or had in possession on the waters under regulation.
(5) Taking of baitfish or fishbait is
				  prohibited.
(6) A current trout
				  permit is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.9 - Big bass

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive
				  Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters as "big
				  bass" waters. The designation shall be effective when the waters are so posted
				  after publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin.
(b) It is
				  unlawful to take, catch, kill or possess a largemouth, smallmouth or spotted
				  bass on or in designated "big bass" waters except in compliance with the
				  following seasons and size and creel limits. It is not a violation of this
				  section if the bass is immediately returned unharmed to the waters from which
				  it was taken.
Seasons
Size (in)
Creel Limit
Lakes:
January 1 to midnight the day before the second
								  Saturday in April and 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in June to midnight
								  December 31
15
4 (combined species)
12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in April to 12:01
								a.m. the second Saturday in June
NO HARVEST-Catch and immediate release
								  only
Rivers and Streams:
January 1 to midnight the day before the second
								  Saturday in April and October 1 to midnight December 31
18
2 (combined species)
12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in April to 12:01
								  a.m. the second Saturday in June
NO HARVEST-Catch and immediate release
								  only
12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in June to
								  midnight September 30
15
4 (combined species)
Note:
For purposes of this section, power
					 dam pools and recreational dam pools on the Susquehanna River and navigational
					 dam pools in the Ohio drainage are "rivers."
(c) Other Commonwealth inland fishing
				  regulations apply to designated "big bass" waters.
(d) Tournaments are permitted only during the
				  designated harvest periods.
The provisions of this §
												65.9 amended under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102 and
						2307; and section 506 of
						The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
													186).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.10 - Reserved

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The provisions of this §
												65.10 amended under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102 and
						2307; reserved under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.11 - Panfish enhancement

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters
				  as "panfish enhancement" waters. The designation may be limited to one, two or
				  all three of the panfish species listed in subsection (b). The designation
				  shall be effective when the waters are so posted after publication of a notice
				  of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in designated and
				  posted "panfish enhancement" waters except in compliance with the following
				  seasons and size and creel limits:
Species
Seasons
Minimum
								Size
Daily Limit
Sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed and redear)
Open year-round
7 inches
20*
Crappie (black and white)
9 inches
20*
Yellow perch
9 inches
20*
Other species-inland seasons and size
								and creel limits apply.
* When panfish enhancement regulations apply to more than 1
					 species in the same waterway, the creel limit is 20 for each species with the
					 total creel not to exceed 50 panfish combined. For purposes of this section,
					 panfish include catfish, rock bass, suckers, carp and white bass.
The provisions of this §
												65.11 amended under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102 and
						2307.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.12 - Regional opening day of trout season

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  The Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate
				  waters in certain regions as part of the regional opening day of trout season.
				  The designation of waters as part of the regional opening day of trout season
				  shall be effective upon publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) (Reserved).
(c) (Reserved).
(d) (Reserved).
(e) (Reserved).
The provisions of this §
												65.12 issued under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2307;
						amended under the Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.13 - Reserved

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The provisions of this §
												65.13 issued under the Fish and
						Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102;
						amended under the Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §§
													2102 and
						2307; reserved under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.14 - Catch and release fly-fishing only

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive Director, with the approval
				  of the Commission, may designate waters as catch and release fly-fishing only.
				  The designation of waters as catch and release fly-fishing only shall be
				  effective when the waters are posted after publication of a notice of
				  designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in waters
				  designated and posted as catch and release fly-fishing only except in
				  compliance with the following requirements:
(1) Fishing may be done with artificial flies
				  and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials so long as all
				  flies are constructed in a normal fashion with components wound on or about the
				  hook or hooks. Use or possession of any other lures or substances is
				  prohibited.
(2) Fishing shall be
				  done with tackle which is limited to fly rods, fly reels and fly line with
				  leader material or monofilament line attached. Spinning, spincast and casting
				  rods and reels are prohibited.
(3)
				  No trout may be killed or had in possession.
(4) Open to fishing year-round.
(5) Taking of baitfish or fishbait is
				  prohibited.
(6) Wading is permitted
				  unless otherwise posted.
(7) A
				  current trout permit is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.15 - Catch and release all-tackle

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  The Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate
				  waters as catch and release all-tackle. The designation of waters as catch and
				  release all-tackle shall be effective when the waters are posted after
				  publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
.
(b) It is
				  unlawful to fish in waters designated and posted catch and release all-tackle
				  except in compliance with the following requirements:
(1) There are no tackle
				  restrictions.
(2) No trout may be
				  killed or had in possession.
(3)
				  Open to fishing year-round; there is no closed season.
(4) A current trout permit is
				  required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.16 - Musky enhancement

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate waters
				  as musky enhancement. The designation of waters as musky enhancement will be
				  effective when the waters are so posted after publication of a notice of
				  designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to take, catch, kill or
				  possess muskellunge or muskellunge hybrids on or in waters designated as musky
				  enhancement except in compliance with the following season and size and creel
				  limits: Open-year round, minimum size of 45 inches and daily limit of 1. It is
				  not a violation of this section if the muskellunge or muskellunge hybrid is
				  immediately returned unharmed to the waters from which it is taken.
The provisions of this §
												65.16 issued and amended under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.17 - Catch and release lakes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate lakes as
				  catch and release lakes. The designation of lakes as catch and release lakes
				  will be effective upon publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in the lakes
				  designated as catch and release lakes except in compliance with the following
				  requirements:
(1) Fishing for all species is
				  permitted on a catch and release/no harvest basis only.
(2) It is unlawful to take, kill or possess
				  any fish taken from lakes designated under this section.
(3) Fish caught shall be immediately returned
				  unharmed to the lake from which taken.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.18 - Brood stock lakes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may designate lakes as
				  brood stock lakes. The designation of lakes as brood stock lakes will be
				  effective upon publication of a notice of designation in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) It is unlawful to fish in the lakes
				  designated as brood stock lakes except in compliance with the following
				  requirements:
(1) From 12:01 a.m. April 1 to
				  midnight May 31, fishing for muskellunge and muskellunge hybrids, northern pike
				  and pickerel is permitted on a catch and release/no harvest basis
				  only.
(2) From 12:01 a.m. April 1
				  to midnight May 31, it is unlawful to take, kill or possess any muskellunge and
				  muskellunge hybrids, northern pike and pickerel taken from lakes designated
				  under this section.
(3) From 12:01
				  a.m. April 1 to midnight May 31, all muskellunge and muskellunge hybrids,
				  northern pike and pickerel caught shall be immediately returned unharmed to the
				  lake from which taken.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION › Subpart B - FISHING › Chapter 65 - SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS › Section 65.19 - Stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(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 issued and amended under the
						Fish and Boat Code,
						30 Pa.C.S. §
													2102.