Minimum size to keep trout in Pennsylvania would rise under proposal up for vote

by Kurt Bresswein, Advance Local Express Desk

Bob Nickol, of Bethlehem, cast his line into the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Steve Haydu, of Easton, works the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Owen Hasker, left, and Nate Baker, right, of Nazareth, joins friends as they work the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.A fish is caught by an angler in the Bushkill Creek opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Bill Dosedlo, of Bethlehem Township, catches a fish at the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Kevin Hand and his son, Sith, 11, of Easton, hit the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Pennsylvania anglers fish opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Bill Stelma, of Easton, places a worm on a hook as he fishes opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Bill Stelma, of Easton, works the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Pennsylvania anglers cast their lines as opening day of trout season arrives Saturday, April 4, 2026.Pennsylvania anglers work the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park, as opening day of trout season arrives Saturday, April 4, 2026.Chris Rivera, of Bethlehem, surveys the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park with his daughter, Remiah, 18, as they fish together on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.A fish is caught by an angler in the Bushkill Creek opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Clayton Hanni, of Easton, works the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Tom Ferrara, of Bethlehem, works the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.A angler fishes opening day of trout seasont at he Bushkill Creek, Saturday, April 4, 2026. Jim Hunstiker, of Nequehoning, removes a hook from a fish he caught in the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Pennsylvania anglers cast their lines in the Bushkill Creek as opening day of trout season arrives Saturday, April 4, 2026.Pennsylvania anglers wade in the Bushkill Creek as they fish on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Lincoln Powell, of Bethlehem, works the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Bill Stelma, of Easton, grabs a fish he caught in the Bushkill Creek on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.Mark Magaro, of Bethlehem, works the Monocacy Creek at Monocacy Park on opening day of trout season, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering raising the minimum creel size limit for trout from 7 inches to 9 inches, in an effort to protect the state’s wild brook trout population.

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