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2013 SEASONS, SIZES and CREEL LIMITS
(includes the Youghiogheny River Lake and does not include special regulation areas or endangered and threatened species not shown on this chart.)

COMMONWEALTH INLAND WATERS-2013
Minimum Size 7 inches 7 inches 7 inches

Seasons Species ALL SPEciES OF TROUT AND SALMON Regional Opening Day of Trout Season* - March 30 at 8 a.m. through Sept. 2 (only 18 southeastern PA counties) Regular Season - April 13 at 8 a.m. through Sept. 2 Extended Season: Approved trout waters and all waters downstream of approved trout waters. Jan. 1 through Feb. 28 and Sept. 3 through Dec. 31
Additional regulations may apply.

Daily Limit 5-streams, lakes and ponds (combined species) 5-streams, lakes and ponds (combined species) 3 (combined species)

BASS-LAkeS Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted
Additional regulations may apply.

Jan. 1 through April 12 and Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 April 13 through June 14 June 15 through Oct. 31 Jan. 1 through April 12 and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 April 13 through June 14 June 15 through Sept. 30 Open year-round

15 inches

4 (combined species)

NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only (no tournaments permitted) 12 inches 15 inches 6 (combined species) 4 (combined species)

BASS-RiveRS AnD StReAMS Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted
Additional regulations may apply.

NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only (no tournaments permitted) 12 inches 40 inches 18 inches 24 inches 15 inches 12 inches

Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge** Pickerel** Northern Pike** Walleye and Saugeye (Hybrids) Sauger American Shad*** American Shad American Shad River Herring*** Hickory Shad*** Herring, Gizzard Shad*** American Eel Striped Bass and Striped Bass/ White Bass Hybrids

6 (combined species) 1 (combined species) 4 2 (combined species) Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 4 through Dec. 31 6 Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 4 through Dec. 31 6 No minimum Open year-round 3 Open year-round - Lehigh River, Schuylkill River**** and tributaries No minimum - Catch and and release only) only NO HARVEST l (catch immediate release
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND Susquehanna River and tributaries CLOSED YEAR-ROUND

Open year-round Open year-round Open year-round

No minimum 8 inches 20 inches No minimum

50 (combined species) 50 2 (combined species) 50 (combined species)

Additional regulations may apply-see Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations.

Sunfish, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Crappies, Open year-round Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Carp, White Bass and other gamefish not otherwise listed

Baitfish/Fishbait (except Mudbugs and Mussels/Clams) Open year-round Open year-round American Eel (as Baitfish) Open year-round Mudbugs (Dragonfly Nymphs) Mussels/clams Paddlefish Spotted Gar

No minimum 6 to 8 inches No minimum
CLOSED YEAR-ROUND CLOSED YEAR-ROUND CLOSED YEAR-ROUND

50 (combined species)
Unlimited if taken from lakes, ponds, swamps and adjacent areas. 50 per day if taken from moving waters (rivers and streams)

Seasons, sizes and creel limits – Except for trout season, daily limit applied to Lehigh River and tributaries, Schuylkill River which begins at 8 a.m., all regulatory periods in the fishing and tributaries, West Branch Delaware River, Delaware River, regulations are based on the calendar day, one of which ends Delaware estuary, Delaware River tributaries upstream to the limit at midnight and the next of which begins immediately thereafter. of the tidal influence, and Conowingo Reservoir. * Includes only those waters in 18 southeastern PA counties and **** l Lehigh River upstream of the first dam in Easton, two waters crossing from those counties listed in the Regional Pennsylvania and its tributaries and the Schuylkill River upstream Opening Day of Trout Season Program. of the I-95 Bridge and its tributaries ** Except those species in waters listed in the Brood Stock NOTE: It is not a violation of the bass regulations if a bass Lakes Program. Tiger muskellunge is a muskellunge hybrid. is immediately returned unharmed to the waters from which *** Unlawful to take, catch or kill American shad, hickory shad it was taken. It is unlawful for an angler to cast repeatedly (endangered species), river herring (alewife and blueback into a clearly visible bass spawning nest or redd in an effort herring) in the Susquehanna River and all its tributaries. River to catch or take bass. herring also has a closed year-round season with zero NOTE: For bass regulations, power dam pools and recreational 32 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • November/December 2012

dam pools on the Susquehanna River and navigational dam pools on the Ohio River drainage are “rivers.” It is unlawful to conduct a fishing tournament on the North Branch, West Branch or main stem of the Susquehanna River that allows a tournament angler to harvest bass. NOTE: Approved trout waters are closed to fishing from March 1 to the opening day of the regular trout season in April, unless included in the Regional Opening Day of Trout Season Program or Approved Trout Waters open to Year-Round Fishing Program. NOTE: Landlocked alewife less than 8 inches in length taken from inland ponds, lakes or reservoirs that are collected by legal means may be harvested for use as baitfish. PFBC Facebook: PaFishandBoat l=NEW

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