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August 11, 2026

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 longer size limit is intended to provide more protection for wild trout, according to commission staff. It is the first such action taken since the agency extended the trout minimum size from 6 to 7 inches long in 1983.

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission buys three Walnut Creek easements in Erie County

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners, at their quarterly meeting here July 27, approved the purchase of three easements on Walnut Creek, a popular steelhead waterway in Erie County.
First, the Fish & Boat Commission reported that Asbury Woods Partnership, Inc., has offered a 730-foot easement on both sides of the creek in Fairview Township for $14,000. The easement is for public access and aquatic resource management.

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Don’t let neglected gear sink your duck opener

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A hen wood duck flushed from a patch of cattails nearby as I slowly paddled my kayak through the backwaters of the Mississippi River bottoms. The wily hen flopped across the water for half a football field acting like it was injured before tucking into some rushes.
The reasons for my trip to the river bottoms that morning were twofold. First, I was hoping to catch a few big pike. Second, the trip was part of my pre-season preparation for the upcoming duck season.

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Penn State study shows industrial noise doesn’t alter bluebirds’ cognitive ability

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Scientists have long wondered whether loud, human-caused noise interferes with wild animals’ cognition – their ability to think and learn – by causing stress, distraction or making it harder for them to focus.
The results of a novel study of Eastern bluebirds conducted by a team of researchers at Penn State suggests that, at least in some cases, short-term noise doesn’t affect them much.

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