Pennsylvania is home to some of the country's most storied, varied, and productive trout fishing. With hundreds of available waters to fish near you in Pennsylvania, anglers from the state as well as neighboring states like New York, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Maryland all look to find places to fish in Pennsylvania. From our friends at the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, here is some great insight into helping to protect and enhance this fisheries.

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There’s a growing list of popular trout fishing streams awaiting full protection at the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. What can anglers do about it?

Pennsylvania anglers who have followed TRCP for the last few years are probably aware that four times each year, the state’s Fish and Boat Commission proposes a number of streams for conservation protections. These streams are given a designation based on how sustainable their trout populations are, and we help ensure that our members’ voices are heard by the state during each of these cycles.

What folks might not understand is that some trout streams the commission recommended for full protection to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) years ago still haven’t received these safeguards – or why that’s happening.

It’s time DEP clears the backlog and conserves Pennsylvania’s best trout waters.  Make your voice heard and send DEP a message through our simple comment form.

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