Pennsylvania Outdoor News Fishing Report

Anglers are reminded that walleye season opened May 5, while catch-and-immediate-release of bass is in effect through June 15.  The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission continued to perform in-season trout stockings in recent weeks. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com.  Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay, tributaries (Erie County) — Perch were hitting in the deeper waters …

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is performing in-season stockings. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com.  Boaters are reminded that they are required to wear a life jacket when in a boat up to 16 feet long and in all canoes and kayaks through April 30.  Walleyes are out of season through May 5, and bass

Trout season opened in Pennsylvania’s southeastern counties March 31 and will open in the rest of the state April 14. For a schedule of in-season and pre-season stockings, visit www.fishandboat.com. Anglers are reminded that walleyes are out of season until May 5. The catch and immediate release of bass season runs from April 14 to

Anglers are reminded that all stocked trout waters are closed to fishing until opening day of trout season, which is March 31 for the southeastern counties and April 15 in the rest of the state. For a stocking schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com. Anglers also are reminded that walleye season closed March 15 and will reopen May

Anglers are reminded that walleye season ends March 15 and will reopen May 6. Anglers also are reminded that all trout-stocked waters will remain closed to fishing from March 1 until 8 a.m. on the opening day of trout season, which in the southeast counties is Saturday, March 31, and in the rest of the

Anglers are reminded that, with the exception of Keystone Select Trout Waters Program/Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only sections, stocked trout streams close to fishing on March 1. Some lakes are open to trout-fishing yearround. For more, visit www.fishandboat.com. The statewide opening day of trout season is slated for April 14, while the regional opening day

While ice angling continued on some fisheries around the state, as of Feb. 1 veering temperatures, wind, rain and snow made many lakes unfishable, with large areas of open water or open water around the shorelines. Closer to this issue’s deadline, however, conditions stabilized. Anglers are advised to exercise extreme caution when venturing onto frozen

Wildly veering weather wreaked havoc with fisheries, putting them through freeze-thaw cycles through mid-January, when near-record cold gave way to air temperatures near 50. Anglers are advised to exercise extreme caution when venturing onto frozen surfaces and to practice safety measures, such as those that can be found at www.fishandboat.com NORTHWEST REGION Presque Isle Bay

Near-record breaking cold with sub-zero wind-chill factors dominated Pennsylvania at the beginning of 2018, and 5-plus feet of snow blanketed Erie in late December. With severe weather advisories issued in many counties through at least Jan. 6, ice-fishing pressure varied among fisheries across the state. Ice anglers are advised to exercise extreme caution when venturing