FISHERIES

A Fishery consists of three elements:

the animals that are being pursued
the habitat in which the animals live
the people who are pursuing the animals for either sport or commercial purposes

Pennsylvania is fortunate to have vast water resource comprised of more than 86,000 miles of streams and rivers, along with 4,000 inland lakes and ponds covering 160,000 acres, plus 470,000 acres of Lake Erie.

Within the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC), the Division of Fisheries Management, Bureau of Fisheries, oversees PFBC efforts in the management of Pennsylvania fisheries.

Listed below are Commission reports related to fisheries management.

Surveys of fish populations of individual streams and lakes are posted within the Biologist Reports section of our website. View mapping of PA waters on our County Guide and PA Lakes pages. Other resources include Trout Water Classifications, Habitat Improvement and Lake Habitat Improvement.

FISHERIES REPORTS

Forms and Publications

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Water ⇧	Title ⇳	County ⇳	Species ⇳
Big Spring Creek	Big Spring Creek Management Plan	Cumberland	Trout
Delaware River	Delaware River Management Plan	Multiple	-
Delaware River	Flexible Flow Management for Delaware River	Multiple	-
Delaware River	Delaware River Journal	Multiple	-
Lehigh River	Lehigh River Fish Passage Feasibility Study	Multiple	Trout
Lehigh River	Lehigh River Management Plan	Statewide	-
Lehigh River	Lehigh River Angler Log Book	Multiple	-
Multiple	Pennsylvania Wild Trout Summit	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Trout Plan	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania 2010 - 2014, Final Status Report	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Tail Water Workgroup – Fisheries Committee presentation	Statewide	-
Multiple	Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Action Plan: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)	Statewide	-
Multiple	Walleye fisheries management plan	Statewide	Walleye
Multiple	Three Rivers Management Plan	Multiple	-
Multiple	Shad reports – listed on Shad feature page	Statewide	Shad
Multiple	Unassessed Waters Initiative	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	History of the Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania 2010 - 2014	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Stocked Trout Program Cost Study 2009	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Operational Guidelines for the Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania Waters	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	PA Trout Fishing Survey - Responsive Management	Statewide	Trout
Multiple	Factors Influencing Smallmouth Bass Year-Class Strength and Future Smallmouth Bass Fisheries	Statewide	Bass
Multiple	Catch & Release Fishing; Effects on Bass Populations	Statewide	Bass
Multiple	Tournament Catch Report Synopsis, 2004	Statewide	Bass
Multiple	Wildlife Action Plan	Statewide	-
Multiple	Summary of the Biological Assessments and Angler Satisfaction Surveys for the Evaluation of the Panfish Enhancement Special Regulation Program	Statewide	Panfish
Pine Creek	Pine Creek Fisheries Management Plan	Multiple	-
Sinnamahoning Creek	Aquatic Biological Investigation in Response to the June 30, 2006, Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Sodium Hydroxide Release	Multiple	-
Spring Creek	The Fishery of Spring Creek: A Watershed Under Siege	Centre	Trout
Susquehanna River	Susquehanna River Management Plan	Multiple	-
Susquehanna River	Susquehanna Smallmouth Bass Management	Multiple	Bass
Susquehanna River	Susquehanna River Walleye Fishery	Multiple	Walleye
Multiple	Stocked Trout Program Cost Study 2009 Appendices	Statewide	Trout
Ohio River	Ohio River Basin Blue Catfish Re-Introduction Plan	Multiple	-
West Branch Susquehanna River	Addition of the upper West Branch Susquehanna River to Section 65.15 (Catch and Release All-Tackle Regulations)	Cambria, Clearfield	Trout
Youghiogheny River	Youghiogheny River Management Plan	Multiple	-