Most files listed below are in HTML format (smaller file sizes, better for web viewing). Summary pages are also grouped by category and provided in PDF format (larger file sizes, better for printing). Pages with advertisements and non-regulatory information have been omitted. What's new for 2013

Regulations by Location (all fish species) (PDF) Inland waters Catch & Release Lakes Program Conowingo Reservoir Delaware River & estuary Lake Erie & tributary streams Pymatuning Reservoir Miscellaneous waters Regulations by Species (PDF) Catch & Release Bass Big Bass Program Brood Stock Lakes Program Panfish enhancement special regs. Reptiles & amphibians Trout Fishing Regulations (PDF) Overview Northwest Region Southwest Region Northcentral Region Southcentral Region Northeast Region Southeast Region

Requirements & Law (PDF) Bait Boundary waters Fishing licenses General regulations PFBC property & dog regulations Permits (trout/salmon, Erie, charter boats/fishing guides, net) Pollution, reporting Tackle & equipment Unlawful acts General Information Children/disabled fishing areas Clean Your Gear (Stop Aquatic Invasive Species) Disability accommodations Fish consumption advisory Measure a fish-how to Release fish-how to PDF (best for printing) 2013 complete [5.4 Mb] Or, by section Cover/contents/index [1.5 Mb] Regulations by location [1.9 Mb] Regulations by species [1.6 Mb] Trout fishing regulations [1.6 Mb] Requirements & law [1.3 Mb] Consumption advisories [888 kb]

2012 Complete PDF [8.5 Mb]

 

Cover artwork: “Brown Trout” by Pennsylvania artist George LaVanish. For information about prints of this art, visit wildernesseditions.com.

 

The Summary Book is a summary of the laws and regulations applicable to fish and fishing in Pennsylvania. It is not, nor is it intended to portray, a verbatim reproduction of the text of the laws and regulations. Users are advised that regulations summarized are subject to changes, which, as made, are printed in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Official text is found in 58 Pa. Code and online at: www.pacode.com. For detailed and up-to-date information, contact the nearest office of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.