Trout Season 2016 Has Begun: Where To Go Near Upper Dublin

The trout season in Pennsyvlania has begun, with opening day taking place on Saturday, April 2.

Now that you can legally fish for trout in the area, and now that many local waters are stocked, where should you go? Here is a list of locally stocked waters, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission:

• Unami Creek
• Skippack Creek
• Perkiomen Creek
• Wissahickon Creek
• Deep Creek Dam
• Pennypack Creek
• Manatawny Creek
• Kepner Creek
• Stony Creek
• Loch Alsh Reservoir
  
• French Creek
• Pickering Creek
• Brandywine Creek
• Pocopson Creek
  
• Valley Creek
• Chester Creek
• Darby Creek
• Ridley Creek

Don't forget that by law, you need both a fishing license and a trout stamp to fish for trout in Pennsyvlania.

Money spent on licenses goes directly toward the conservation of Pennsylvania natural resources. For more information on licenses and how to purchase one, see the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website here.

Image of Rainbow Trout from Newtown Creek in 2013 courtesy Wayne Heinze.