Description: This layer contains the locations of fishing and boating access areas that have been veirified by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and are public or semi-public areas. In addition, accesses identified by water trail partners on water trail guides have been added to the layer.
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Description: Stocked Trout WatersMany streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs are officially classified as “stocked trout waters.” This means that these waters contain significant portions that are open to public fishing and are stocked with trout. The waters listed here are open to trout harvest during the “extended season” Unlisted tributary streams (those not included in this list of “stocked trout waters”) are not open to harvest of trout during the “extended season.” Only stocked trout waters and all waters downstream of stocked trout waters are open during this period. Spearing fish is not permitted in any of these waters at any time of the year.These waters are closed to all fishing (including taking of minnows) from March 1 to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout season. A person shall be deemed to be fishing if he or she has in possession any fishing line, rod or other device that can be used for fishing while on or in any water or on the banks within 25 feet of any water where fishing is prohibited.Stocked Trout Waters, Open to Year-round FishingWaters with this designation are considered “stocked trout waters.” From 8 a.m. opening day of trout through Labor Day, Commonwealth inland size and creel limits apply. From Jan. 1 through the end of February, and from the day after Labor Day through Dec. 31, “extended season” size and creel limits apply. These waters are open to fishing from March 1 to opening day of trout season; however, no trout may be taken or possessed on these waters during this period. It is unlawful to fish in rivers and streams designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing without a current trout/salmon permit. A trout/salmon permit is not required to fish in lakes and ponds that have been designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing unless the person takes, kills or possesses, while in the act of fishing, a trout or salmon on or in these waters..
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Description: Stocked Trout WatersMany streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs are officially classified as “stocked trout waters.” This means that these waters contain significant portions that are open to public fishing and are stocked with trout. The waters listed here are open to trout harvest during the “extended season” Unlisted tributary streams (those not included in this list of “stocked trout waters”) are not open to harvest of trout during the “extended season.” Only stocked trout waters and all waters downstream of stocked trout waters are open during this period. Spearing fish is not permitted in any of these waters at any time of the year.These waters are closed to all fishing (including taking of minnows) from March 1 to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout season. A person shall be deemed to be fishing if he or she has in possession any fishing line, rod or other device that can be used for fishing while on or in any water or on the banks within 25 feet of any water where fishing is prohibited.Stocked Trout Waters, Open to Year-round FishingWaters with this designation are considered “stocked trout waters.” From 8 a.m. opening day of trout through Labor Day, Commonwealth inland size and creel limits apply. From Jan. 1 through the end of February, and from the day after Labor Day through Dec. 31, “extended season” size and creel limits apply. These waters are open to fishing from March 1 to opening day of trout season; however, no trout may be taken or possessed on these waters during this period. It is unlawful to fish in rivers and streams designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing without a current trout/salmon permit. A trout/salmon permit is not required to fish in lakes and ponds that have been designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing unless the person takes, kills or possesses, while in the act of fishing, a trout or salmon on or in these waters.
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Description: Stocked Trout WatersMany streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs are officially classified as “stocked trout waters.” This means that these waters contain significant portions that are open to public fishing and are stocked with trout. The waters listed here are open to trout harvest during the “extended season” Unlisted tributary streams (those not included in this list of “stocked trout waters”) are not open to harvest of trout during the “extended season.” Only stocked trout waters and all waters downstream of stocked trout waters are open during this period. Spearing fish is not permitted in any of these waters at any time of the year.These waters are closed to all fishing (including taking of minnows) from March 1 to 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout season. A person shall be deemed to be fishing if he or she has in possession any fishing line, rod or other device that can be used for fishing while on or in any water or on the banks within 25 feet of any water where fishing is prohibited.Stocked Trout Waters, Open to Year-round FishingWaters with this designation are considered “stocked trout waters.” From 8 a.m. opening day of trout through Labor Day, Commonwealth inland size and creel limits apply. From Jan. 1 through the end of February, and from the day after Labor Day through Dec. 31, “extended season” size and creel limits apply. These waters are open to fishing from March 1 to opening day of trout season; however, no trout may be taken or possessed on these waters during this period. It is unlawful to fish in rivers and streams designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing without a current trout/salmon permit. A trout/salmon permit is not required to fish in lakes and ponds that have been designated as stocked trout waters open to year-round fishing unless the person takes, kills or possesses, while in the act of fishing, a trout or salmon on or in these waters.
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Description: This layer contains those lakes within Pennsylvania that have specifc special regulations related to boating as defined by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
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Description: This layer contains those streams/rivers within Pennsylvania that have specifc special regulations related to boating as defined by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
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Description: This layer contains those lakes and streams as point features within Pennsylvania that have specifc special regulations related to boating as defined by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
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Description: Class A streams are streams that support a population of wild (natural reproduction) trout of sufficient size and abundance to support a long-term and rewarding sport fishery. The Commission does not stock these streams. This GIS layer respresents the sections of streams that are designated as such.
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Description: This GIS layer contains locations of nurseries that participate in the Commission's Cooperative Nursery Program, "Coops" supplement the Commission's stocking program.
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Description: While fish species are distributed and available throughout the Commonwealth, some waters are superior to others with respect to their ability to provide a better fishing experience. In the past, when anglers had more free time to investigateindividual waters, they discovered through trial and error those waters that provided better fishing. “Pennsylvania’s Best Fishing Waters” is a program established by the Pennsylvania Fishand Boat Commission (PFBC) to serve as a valued resource to address these anglers’needs and to increase the accessibility of proven waters with the result of a more successful fishing trip
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Description: While fish species are distributed and available throughout the Commonwealth, some waters are superior to others with respect to their ability to provide a better fishing experience. In the past, when anglers had more free time to investigateindividual waters, they discovered through trial and error those waters that provided better fishing. “Pennsylvania’s Best Fishing Waters” is a program established by the Pennsylvania Fishand Boat Commission (PFBC) to serve as a valued resource to address these anglers’needs and to increase the accessibility of proven waters with the result of a more successful fishing trip
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Name: Fishing Special Regulation Lakes Point 202411
Display Field: GNIS_NAME
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPoint
Description: This layer contains the lakes that are part of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database. These include lakes that are currently or have previously been stocked, regulated or sampled.
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Description: This layer contains the lakes that are part of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database. These include lakes that are currently or have previously been stocked, regulated or sampled.
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Description: This layer contains flowing waters from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database that are under fishing special regulations.
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Description: The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is an independent administrative commission. It consists of ten competent citizens of the Commonwealth who are appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of a majority of the Pennsylvania Senate. Commissioners serve for terms of eight years and continue in office until their successors are appointed. Two members of the Commission serve at large and are experienced in boating and water safety education and owners of Pennsylvania registered boats. The remaining eight members each represent a specific geographic district. They are persons well informed on the subjects of conservation, restoration, fish and fishing and boats and boating. Commissioners are appointed on a bipartisan basis. This GIS layer is a compilation of those 8 geogrpahic districts.
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Description: This layer contains the lakes that are part of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database. These include lakes that are currently or have previously been stocked, regulated or sampled.
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Description: This layer contains the lakes that are part of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database. These include lakes that are currently or have previously been stocked, regulated or sampled.
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Description: The Fish and Boat Commission operates fifteen (15) state fish hatcheries. Northern hatcheries (north of I-80) primarily culture warm/coolwater fish, while southern hatcheries (south of I-80) primarily culture trout. This GIS layer contains the locations of these hatcheries.
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Description: This layer contains flowing waters in Pennsylvania that support naturally reproducing populations of trout. A wild trout stream section is a biological designation that does not determine how it is managed, therefore, these streams may also be stocked with hatchery trout by the Commission. This GIS layer matches the list available on the PFBC web site at http://www.fish.state.pa.us/trout_repro.htm.
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Description: This layer contains flowing water Sections from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database with trout stocking in 2024. Water Sections are defined when a water has had some type of sampling conducted and data is being entered into the PFBCMainResource database and ResourceFirstPortal. This layer is directly linked to tables of stocking events for trout, as well as planned and past stockings for warmwater/coolwater species.
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Description: Lakes within Pennsylvania that contain known warmwater/coolwater species fishing opportunities. The data set was created by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishery Biologists who identified popular sport fishing locations based upon fish population assessments and their knowledge of aquatic resources within the watersheds under their management responsibility.
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Description: Flowing waters within Pennsylvania that contain known warmwater/coolwater species fishing opportunities. The data set was created by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishery Biologists who identified popular sport fishing locations based upon fish population assessments and their knowledge of aquatic resources within the watersheds under their management responsibility.
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Description: This layer contains flowing waters from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database that are under the Wilderness Trout Designation. Wilderness trout stream management is based upon the provision of a wild trout fishing experience in a remote, natural and unspoiled environment where man's disruptive activities are minimized. Established in 1969, this option was designed to protect and promote native (brook trout) fisheries, the ecological requirements necessary for natural reproduction of trout and wilderness aesthetics. The superior quality of these watersheds is considered an important part of the overall angling experience on wilderness trout streams. Therefore, all stream sections included in this program qualify for the Exceptional Value (EV) special protected water use classification, which represents the highest protection status provided by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Description: This layer contains flowing waters from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database located around the Lake Erie Steehhead fishing area.
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Name: Erie Tributaries Open Fishing - points 202411
Display Field: WtrName
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPoint
Description: This layer contains the locations of fishing access areas that have been identified by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and are public or semi-public areas
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Name: Erie Tributaries Open Fishing - polygon 202303
Display Field: Trib_Name
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: This layer contains the locations of fishing access areas that have been identified by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and are public or semi-public areas
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Description: Class A streams are streams that support a population of wild (natural reproduction) trout of sufficient size and abundance to support a long-term and rewarding sport fishery. The Commission does not stock these streams. This GIS layer respresents the sections of streams that are designated as such.
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Name: Trout Natural Reproduction with Tributaries 201912
Display Field: NAME
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolyline
Description: This layer contains flowing waters in Pennsylvania that support naturally reproducing populations of trout WITH Tributaries that are NOT Commission Approved Wild Trout Waters. Attibute column named Wildtrouts will show if a polyline represents a Commission Approved Wild Trout with an entry of Listed or will have Tributary indicating water is a tributary to a wild trout water. A wild trout stream section is a biological designation that does not determine how it is managed, therefore, these streams may also be stocked with hatchery trout by the Commission. This GIS layer matches the list available on the PFBC web site (excluding Tributaries) at https://www.fishandboat.com/Fish/PennsylvaniaFishes/Trout/Documents/trout_repro.pdf. Also Interactive ArcGIS MAp at https://pfbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=65a89f6592234019bdc5f095eaf5c6ac
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Description: This layer contains flowing water Sections from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fisheries Resource Database. Water Sections are defined when a water has had some type of sampling conducted and data is being entered into the PFBCMainResource database and ResourceFirstPortal. This layer is directly linked to tables of stocking events for trout, as well as planned and past stockings for warmwater/coolwater species.
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