Char can get big, but more impressive is their rich coloring. From giant Arctic Char to small native brookies, they resemble living paintings.

They’ve become a favorite among fly anglers in the American West – but to get the best of what brook trout fishing offers, head east. Brookies are native to the eastern United States ...

They spawned; they grew fat; they ate their young; and, yes, they did exactly as the xenophobes predicted—they muscled aside the native brook trout of the East, beloved of Winslow Homer and ...

For many fishermen, wild trout fishing is about getting away from the crowds and enjoying some blue lining. You click in the ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really ...

It’s critical to enjoy the resource responsibly so that native brook trout always have a home in the mountain streams of Pennsylvania. (Faux is a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers ...

"The negative impacts can be quite drastic and are, more often than not, irreversible." Officials launch emergency effort to ...

Aa Aa Aa Over the past 100 years, brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, (Figure 1) have experienced extensive declines throughout their native range. Declines have been especially precipitous in the ...

Designated areas of some streams and lakes also have special regulations, such as Trout Conservation Area, Catch-and-Release Area and Wild Trout Stream. Anglers should always check the New Jersey ...

Tim Schaeffer, executive of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, shared his 2024 fiscal report with the House Game and Fisheries Committee.