When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...

Brook trout found in Shannon Run on Laurel Hill. For our series, Reporting From the Mon, we’re talking to people with different perspectives on the Monongahela River. For this interview, we head east ...

Back when I was just a kid who truly thought he was a mountain man, native brookies were my first real fishing challenge. On many an evening, my father would ...

If passed, and I see no reason it wouldnít be, the state will see an increase in the minimum size limit for trout of 2 inches or more, raising the current standard of 7 inches to 9 inches. Why, you ...

The proposed change aims to protect the state's wild brook trout population from overharvesting. A recent survey showed that 85% of Pennsylvania trout anglers support the size increase. The ...

Pennsylvania stocks about 3.2 million trout annually, but only 4% are brook trout, the state fish. The number of stocked brook trout has been significantly reduced since 2016 to protect wild ...

I grew up fishing, hiking, making maple syrup, and enjoying outdoor activities. I still do a lot of those activities, especially fishing. One of the native fish species that are supposed to be in New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering whether to raise the minimum size for anglers to keep trout. During the ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering increasing the minimum legal size for trout by 2 inches. Currently, a trout must be at least 7 inches long for an angler to keep that fish ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...