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Pennsylvania takes final action on extending length of legal trout

August 11, 2026

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners finalized new regulations increasing the minimum legal size for trout and standardizing a method for measuring fish at their July ...

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Pennsylvania takes final action on extending length of legal trout

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners finalized new regulations increasing the minimum legal size for trout and standardizing a method for measuring fish at their July 27 meeting here. The board voted unanimously to make final rulemaking on extending the minimum size limit for trout from 7 to 9 inches long, effective Jan. 1. The new ...

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