BLACK BASS TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS
Sponsor or organizer guidelines for events that involve participant weigh-in at the end of the event and subsequent live release of checked-in fish:
Black Bass Live Release Tournament Director/Sponsor Checklist
Participant or angler guidelines for events that involve participant weigh-in at the end of the event and subsequent live release of checked-in fish:
Black Bass Live Release Tournament Participant Check List
On the Susquehanna River (downstream of Sunbury, PA) and portions of the Juniata River (downstream of Port Royal, PA) tournament fishing is restricted to catch and immediate release events only. The guidelines below aid anglers and organizers in conduct of those events:
Black Bass Catch and Immediate Release Permit Conditions
CLEAN YOUR GEAR - IT'S THE LAW
Cleaning of boats and fish holding and handling
gear is now a legal requirement in Pennsylvania.
Section §71a.12, watercraft requirements andprohibitions states that watercraft may be subject to inspection
and potentially confined until invasive plants or animals are removed or
subject to other provisions to insure aquatic invasive species are not
transported to other Commonwealth waters.
Learn more on how to clean your gear