In the 1970s, several large chapters of the Michigan-born conservation group Trout Unlimited focused on protecting storied trout water, especially the AuSable River. In Midland, meanwhile, a cluster ...

A 2023 storm caused a fish kill in Beaver Creek, likely due to polluted runoff from I-70. The Antietam Creek Watershed ...

The fly drifted gently about ten feet downstream. Gulp! The fly vanished, swallowed by something just under the surface. “Got ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water.

If water temperatures are low, between 35-40°F, look for trout holding in deeper, slower moving water. Slow drifts and getting lures heavy nymphs down […] Skip to content ...

Furthermore, encouraging cost-effective interventions that mimic natural stream channel formation can help control sediment inputs by slowing runoff and flow, forming pools, and depositing and ...

Most stream stockings will include larger stocked trout (12+ inches) as 10 percent of the total number. Severe drought conditions in 2024 caused water supply constraints at some hatcheries, DEC ...

Trout anglers have more than 4 million trout stocked each year, but there are also many miles of wild trout waters to fish. Here's where to find them.

“These wild trout streams occur in 63 out of our 67 counties here in Pa. This really provides angling opportunities in just about every region of Pennsylvania,” Walters said.

Every trout stream is different, but there are certain water features that exist on all rivers you’ll fish. With time, you’ll be able to look at a river and have some semblance of an idea of ...

With help from volunteers, in 2025, the PFBC will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes open to public angling. Species being stocked include Rainbow, ...