Pennsylvania anglers may begin to see fewer steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries this fall as a result of stocking reductions that began three years ago.
After decades of stocking about 1 million smolts a year, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission began in 2024 to taper its numbers by more than half following a disease scare at the Tionesta State Fish Hatchery.
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A 20-year-old, Westbury, New York, man is due in court Oct. 14, following his arrest for possession of cocaine and other violations at Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir, as outlined in a criminal complaint by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Sebastiano Mario Abbatiello, the brother of the alleged kingpin of a cocaine-trafficking ring based in fraternity houses in State College, was arrested by state waterways conservation officers during a July 10 boating incident at the Bald Eagle State Park lake in Centre County.
Cocaine found after boats collide on Pennsylvania’s Sayers Lake Read More »
Neely grew up in Clarion County fishing for stocked trout because they were the only trout local streams supported.
Pennsylvania Sportsman Profile: Founder of PA Wild Trout Coalition is a focused advocate Read More »
Rivers and streams across Pennsylvania regularly test positive for harmful levels of fecal-related bacteria, according to a newly released report from PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center.
More than half of 653 monitoring sites sampled in 2024 and 2025 revealed at least one day when E. coli bacteria reached potentially unsafe levels for swimming. And 39% of monitored locations had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination on at least one-quarter of testing days.
State E. coli report suggests many Pennsylvania rivers still disgusting Read More »
Grassland bird communities, which include Henslow sparrows, upland sandpipers, northern harriers, Eastern meadowlarks and other ground-nesting species that rely on open, treeless habitats, have suffered some of the most alarming declines due largely to loss of habitat, changing agricultural practices and other impacts.
Pennsylvania drafts updated wildlife action plan; public can now comment Read More »
Three Pennsylvania lakes are among Bassmaster’s best 25 bass fishing destinations in the northeastern U.S. in 2026.
Presque Isle Bay/Lake Erie central basin, Shenango River Lake, and Pymatuning Reservoir – all in northwestern Pennsylvania – made the cut. They were chosen from waters in 19 states ranging from Maine to Virginia to Indiana.
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James Neely has no problem with stocked trout. He just doesn’t want them in wild trout streams.
A lifelong outdoorsman who lives in McKean County, Neely said it’s time for Pennsylvania to rethink its hatchery culture and let self-sustaining salmonids thrive. Now 70, he recently launched the Pennsylvania Wild Trout Coalition to gain support for his mission.
“I want the great white fleet off our wild trout streams,” he said. “Let nature raise the fish.”
New group forms to put an end to stocking over wild fish in Pennsylvania Read More »
The recent landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision – ruling that warrantless searches of private property by state game wardens and state waterways conservation officers violate the state Constitution – may have far-reaching consequences.
The precedent-setting, 7-0 decision, rendered July 21, rejects the long-established open fields doctrine and provides property owners with a greater right to privacy than does the U.S. Constitution.
Pennsylvania agencies coming to grips with open fields decision Read More »
Stems from death of 17-year-old girl in Lake Erie in ’25
Westmoreland, Pa., man facing charges in kayak drowning Read More »
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