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PA Free Fishing Days and New Web Portal

Image via Wikipedia Harrisburg, PA – In an effort to better inform anglers, boaters, and other interested individuals, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is making it easier to find information about fishing, boating, and aquatic resources.  Visitors to the Commission’s website –www.fishandboat.com – will now see a link entitled The Fishing Hole. The Fishing [...]

Consumption Advisory Spreads to Tamarack Lake

Harrisburg, May 28 – The departments of Environmental Protection and Health, and the Fish and Boat Commission today issued a “Do Not Eat” consumption advisory for all species of fish taken from Tamarack Lake in Crawford County while officials investigate the cause of a large fish kill in the lake. A “Do Not Eat” consumption [...]

Pymatuning “Do Not Consume” Advisory Due to Unexplained Fish Kill

Public Warned Not to Eat Fish from Pymatuning Reservoir in Crawford County Harrisburg – The Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Health and the Fish and Boat Commission have issued a “Do Not Eat” consumption advisory for all species of fish taken from the Pymatuning Reservoir in Crawford County while officials investigate the cause of [...]

Brady’s Run Lake to be Drawn Down: Unlimited Fishing

Somerset, PA – Anglers visiting Brady’s Run Lake in Beaver County can harvest an unlimited number of fish beginning May 15, the date the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will lift all seasons, sizes and creel limits in preparation of a summer drawdown of the lake. “Removing all harvest restrictions provides additional recreational opportunities [...]

Totally, Like Everything, PA Deer Management Assistance Program

Image by Dave Bonta via Flickr HARRISBURG – Landowners looking to enroll in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), which is designed to help landowners manage deer on their properties, have until June 12 to mail an application to the appropriate Game Commission Region Office. Applications will be accepted by U.S. mail [...]