Commonwealth Inland Waters | |||
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Species | Seasons | Minimum Size |
Daily Limit |
All Species of Trout and Salmon |
Regular Season - 8 a.m. on Apr. 18 to midnight on Sept. 1 | 7 inches | 8 - Streams, lakes and ponds (combined species) except areas with special regulations |
Extended Season - All approved trout streams and their downstream areas and all lakes and ponds, Jan. 1 to midnight Feb. 28 and Sept. 8 to midnight Dec. 31 | 7 inches | 3 (combined species) | |
Bass Largemouth, Smallmouth Spotted All inland waters |
Jan. 1 to midnight April 17 and 12:01 a.m. on June 17 to midnight Dec. 31 | 12 inches | 6 (combined species from all habitats) |
Muskellunge and Muskellunge Hybrids | Jan. 1 to midnight Mar. 14 and 12:01 a.m. May 2 to midnight, Dec. 31 | 30 inches | 2 (combined species) |
Pickerel | 15 inches | 6 | |
Pike Northern, Amur |
24 inches | 2 (combined species) | |
Walleye and hybrids (Saugeye) |
15 inches | 6 | |
Sauger | 12 inches | 6 | |
American Shad | Open year round | No minimum | 6 |
American Shad (Lehigh River and tributaries) |
1 | ||
American Shad (Susquehanna River and tributaries) |
Closed year round | Closed | 0 |
Herring and Hickory Shad | Open year round | No minimum | No daily limit |
Striped Bass and Striped Bass/White Bass Hybrids | Open year round | 20 inches | 2 (combined species) |
Sunfish, Yellow Perch, Crappies, Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Eels, Carp, White Bass | Open year round | No minimum | 50 (combined species) |
Baitfish, Fishbait (except mud bugs) |
50 (combined species) | ||
Mud Bugs (dragonfly nymphs) |
Unlimited if taken from lakes, ponds, swamps, and adjacent areas. | ||
50 per day if taken from moving waters (rivers and streams) | |||
Paddlefish | Closed year round | Closed | 0 |
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