​​DIRECTORY

View the interactive map of the Commission directories.

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).​

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OFFICE LOCATIONS

Headquarters – Harrisburg
1601 Elmerton Avenue
PO Box 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
717-705-7800
(Fishing license and boat registration walk-in sales / services available)

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Executive Director, 717-705-7801
Chief Counsel, 717-705-7810
Director of Policy and Planning, 717-705-7807
Legislative Liaison, 717-705-7849

​Bureau of Law Enforcement

Bureau, 717-705-7861
Law Enforcement Region Offices-listed under Region Offices below

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Deputy Director, 717-705-7900
Human Resources, 717-705-7820
Division of Public Access & Property Services

Bureau of Administration

Bureau, 717-705-7900
Division of Financial Management, 717-705-7913
Division of Licensing & Registration, 877-707-4085

Bureau of Boating

Bureau, 717-705-7851

Boating Safety Education Courses, 888-723-4741 (888-PaFish1)

Bureau of Information Technology

Bureau, 717-705-7874
Infrastructure, Security & Operations, 717-705-7908
Geospatial Technologies & Business Solutions, 717-705-7907

Bureau of Outreach, Education & Marketing

Bureau, 717-705-7833
Press Office, 717-705-7806
Outreach Region Offices-listed under Region Offices below
Publications, 717-705-7835

Centre Region Office
595 E. Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-359-5124
(Fishing license and boat registration walk-in sales / services available)

OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

​​Bureau of Fisheries

Bureau, 814-359-5110
Division of Environmental Services, 814-359-5147
Division of Fisheries Management, 814-359-5110
Fisheries Management Area Offices-see below
Division of Habitat Management

Bureau of Engineering

Bureau, 814-359-5161
Division of Construction and Maintenance, 814-359-5128

Bureau of Hatcheries

Bureau, 814-359-5223
Division of Northern Hatcheries, 814-683-4451
Division of Southern Hatcheries, 814-359-5230
State Fish Hatcheries-see below
Division of Fish Production Services, 814-353-2220

​Walnut Creek Access

241 Manchester Road
Fairview, PA 16415
814-833-2464
(Fishing licenses available. Contact the Northwest Region office for seasonal slip information, 814-337-0444.)

North East Marina
11950 East Lake Road
North East, PA 16428
814-725-8244
(NO walk-in sales / services available)
[The North East Marina is owned by the PFBC and operated by North East Marine Services, Inc.]

H. R. Stackhouse School
1150 Spring Creek Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-355-4159
Fax: 814-355-3169
(NO walk-in sales / services available)

REGION OFFICES

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
Telephone:  814-336-2426
Email

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
Telephone: 717-705-7919
Email

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

STATE FISH HATCHERIES

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

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

• Stocking
  
• Cooperative Nursery Program
  

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OFFICES

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