Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

This fall, we will stock approximately 89,000 adult trout into 53 lakes and 40 stream sections, including 16 Keystone Select Trout Waters. Check our Trout Stocking Schedule to find a stocked waterway near you!

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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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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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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.