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Explore PA Waters
  • How to Get Started
    • What to Know About Fishing
      • How to Fish
      • Fishing Equipment
    • What to Know About Paddling
      • Paddling Equipment
    • Tips for Families
    • Fishing and…
    • Get a Fishing License
  • Events
  • Find a Waterway
  • Conservation
    • Habitat for Great Fishing
      • Lake Habitat
      • Stream Habitat
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • About PFBC
    • FAQs
    • Fishing Terms
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Woman wearing a life jacket sitting in a portable kayak with a launch permit. And another woman wearing sunglasses and a life jacket sitting in a blue registered kayak.
Explore PA Waters December 11, 2024 PFBC

Gift the Gift of the Outdoors

Make 2025 a year filled with adventure and unforgettable memories. Buy a launch permit gift voucher. Give the gift of paddling to the outdoor enthusiast…
A person uses a garden hose to wash off the boots of his waders.
Explore PA Waters August 14, 2023 PFBC

Help Protect Pennsylvania Waters from Aquatic Invasive Species

People who fish or boat have a desire and responsibility to protect Pennsylvania waters. Small acts like picking up trash go a long way in…
A stream flows into a forest. There are clearings on either side of the stream with native grass. Man-made log structures run parallel to the stream, supporting the stream banks.
Explore PA Waters August 14, 2023 PFBC

Good Habitat Benefits People Who Fish and Paddle

If you were describing where you live, work and play and were an animal, you would be referring to your habitat. Improving habitats in and…
Two eastern gray treefrogs on a piece of driftwood.
Explore PA Waters August 10, 2023 PFBC

Buying a Pennsylvania Fishing License Helps Reptiles and Amphibians

When you buy a fishing license, you are supporting projects that take care of Pennsylvania reptiles and amphibians and the places they live. 
A girl poses for a photo after catching a panfish.
Explore PA Waters May 5, 2023 PFBC

Tips to Practice Conservation 

Exploring Pennsylvania’s waters is a great way to practice conservation and teach others to care for our waters and the critters that live in them.
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