Boat Registration / Titling
866-262-8734
(866-BoatReg)
Boating Safety Education Certificate
888-723-4741
(888-PaFish1)
Fishing Licenses
877-707-4085
PFBC Toll-Free Pollution Hotline
855-347-4545
(855-Fish-Kil)
Office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you see anything suspected to be a pollution, disturbance, or poaching on any waterway, regardless of how seemingly insignificant, report it immediately by calling the local PFBC Region Law Enforcement office below during business hours or call the PFBC toll-free hotline: 855-347-4545 to leave a message.
A pollution or disturbance may also be reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at 1-800-541-2050 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Headquarters
717-705-7800
(address below under Office Locations)
Centre Region Office
814-359-5124
(address below under Office Locations)
The Fish and Boat Commission has six (6) region offices, with Law Enforcement and Outreach & Education services available.
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., M-F, closed holidays.
Law Enforcement
Contact for Commission regulations, permits, and other fishing and boating information.
Outreach & Education
Contact for boating safety, education, and other fishing and boating programs.
NORTHWEST (Counties: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren)
11528 State Highway 98
Meadville, PA 16335
Law Enforcement
Telephone: (814) 337-0444
Fax: (814) 337-0579
Outreach & Education
VACANT
SOUTHWEST (Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland)
236 Lake Road
Somerset, PA 15501
Law Enforcement
Telephone: (814) 445-8974
Fax: (814) 445-3497
Outreach & Education
Telephone: (814) 443-9841
Fax: (814) 445-3497
Email
NORTHCENTRAL (Counties: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union)
595 East Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Law Enforcement
Telephone: (814) 359-5250
Fax: (814) 359-5254
Outreach & Education
Telephone: (814) 359-5127
Fax: (814) 359-5153
Email
SOUTHCENTRAL (Counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York)
1704 Pine Road
Newville, PA 17241
Law Enforcement
Telephone: (717) 486-7087
Fax: (717) 486-8227
Outreach & Education
VACANT
NORTHEAST (Counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming)
5566 Main Road
Sweet Valley, PA 18656
Law Enforcement
Telephone: (570) 477-5717
Fax: (570) 477-3221
Outreach & Education
Telephone: (570) 477-2206
Email
SOUTHEAST (Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill)
Law Enforcement
Street Address:
255 West Brubaker Valley Road
Lititz, PA 17543
Telephone: (717) 626-0228
Fax: (717) 626-0486
Mailing Address:
PO Box 9
Elm, PA 17521
Outreach & Education
101 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940-1151
Telephone: (215) 968-3631
Email
Visit individual hatchery pages for visitor hours and additional information.
Northern Hatcheries
Corry
13365 Route 6
Corry, PA 16407
Telephone: (814) 664-2122
Fax: (814) 664-8388
Fairview
2000 Lohrer Road
P.O. Box 531
Fairview, PA 16415
Telephone: (814) 474-1514
Fax: (814) 474-5658
Linesville
13300 Hartstown Road
Linesville, PA 16424
Telephone: (814) 683-4451
Fax: (814) 683-4215
Oswayo
96 State Route 244 East
Coudersport, PA 16915
Telephone: (814) 698-2102
Fax: (814) 698-2508
Pleasant Mount
229 Great Bend Turnpike
Pleasant Mount, PA 18453
Telephone: (570) 448-2101
Fax: (570) 448-9076
Tionesta
172 Fish Hatchery Lane
Tionesta, PA 16353
Telephone: (814) 755-3524
Fax: (814) 755-3501
Union City Aquatic Conservation Center
9450 Route 6
Union City, PA 16438
Telephone: (814) 438-2222
Fax: (814) 438-9048
Southern Hatcheries
Bellefonte
1115 Spring Creek Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823-8458
Telephone: (814) 355-3371
Fax: (814) 355-2220
Benner Spring
1735 Shiloh Road
State College, PA 16801-8495
Telephone: (814) 355-4837
Fax: (814) 355-8264
Huntsdale
195 Lebo Road
Carlisle, PA 17013-9362
Telephone: (717) 486-3419
Fax: (717) 486-4040
Pleasant Gap
450 Robinson Lane
Bellefonte, PA 16823-9620
Telephone: (814) 359-5132
Fax: (814) 359-5153
Reynoldsdale
162 Fish Hatchery Road
New Paris, PA 15554-8213
Telephone: (814) 839-2211
Fax: (814) 839-4911
Tylersville
43 Hatchery Lane
Loganton, PA 17747
Telephone: (570) 725-3965
Fax: (570) 725-3172
Upper Spring Creek
contact Bellefonte Hatchery
(814) 355-3371
Van Dyke Research Station
contact Production Services
(814) 353-2220
Hatchery Related
The Fish and Boat Commission has nine (9) area Fisheries Management offices. Fishery managers conduct surveys (Biologist Reports) of Pennsylvania waters, document the status of fisheries, and develop comprehensive plans for managing fishery resources that are consistent with the protection, conservation and enhancement of the quality and diversity of the resource.
Area 1
13240 Hartstown Road
Linesville, PA 16424
Telephone: (814) 683-1036
Fax: (814) 683-4215
Area 2
172 Hatchery Lane
Tionesta, PA 16353
Telephone: (814) 755-3890
Fax: (814) 755-3452
Area 3
595 East Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Telephone: (814) 359-5118
Fax: (814) 359-5153
Area 4
5566 Main Road
PO Box 88
Sweet Valley, PA 18656-0088
Telephone: (570) 477-5717
Fax: (570) 477-3221
Area 5
3155 U.S. Route 209 (Federal Road)
PO Box 155
Bushkill, PA 18324
Telephone: (570) 588-6388
Fax: (570) 588-7700
Area 6
448 Haycock Run Road
Bucksville, PA 18953
Telephone: (610) 847-2442
Fax: (610) 847-8424
Area 7
195 Lebo Road
Carlisle, PA 17013-9362
Telephone: (717) 486-3157
Fax: (717) 486-4040
Area 8
236 Lake Road
Somerset, PA 15501-1644
Telephone: (814) 445-3454
Fax: (814) 445-3497
Area 9 (Lake Erie Research)
7895 West Lake Road
PO Box 531
Fairview, PA 16415
Telephone: (814) 474-1515
Fax: (814) 474-1749