Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Join us May 16-22 for National Safe Boating Week! Brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the upcoming boating season. Check out our list of boating events and FREE programs held all across Pennsylvania. We'll see you out on the water!

Staff at working staring confused at a man wearing a life jacket in an elevator at the office. Text says "You can always spot a safe boater." Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission logo in the bottom right corner.

Know Before You Go

Get the details on when and where you can cast a line or launch your boat in Pennsylvania.

Musky caught in a net while PBFC biologist survey Canoe Creek Lake

Fishing Regulations

Fishing seasons, minimum sizes, creel limits and regulations for specific waterways.

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Family of four, all wearing life jackets, enjoying a boat ride on the Susquehanna River

Boating Regulations

Boating safety and regulations for powered and unpowered boats

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Meet Rock & Log

Join our new animated friends, Rock & Log, on their adventures across Pennsylvania's waterways.

PFBC Presents:  Rock & Log. PFBC's animated characters picturing a cartoon rock and log
Three friends wearing life jackets are laughing and having fun while kayaking along a stream in Central Pennsylvania.

Explore PA Waters

For those who haven’t experienced the thrill of feeling a tug on the end of their fishing line or the peace of a meandering paddle trip, learn the basics on some of the best ways to take to Pennsylvania's 86,000 miles of flowing water. 

Angler & Boater Magazine

Read up on the latest information on fishing hotspots, types of fishing, boating locations and so much more! 

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Cover of the March/April 2026 edition of Angler & Boater Magazine featuring a woman wearing waders and fishing in a stream surrounded by green plants and marsh lands.

Conservation at Work

We are committed to protecting and conserving PA's natural resources.

Check out some of our latest projects to protect our waterways and wildlife.