Region Offices and State Fish Hatcheries

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

The mission of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is to protect, conserve and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources, and provide fishing and boating opportunities.

Headquarters

1601 Elmerton Avenue P.O. Box 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
Phone: 717-705-7800
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Centre Region Office

595 East Rolling Ridge Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Lobby Phone: 814-359-5124
Fisheries Admin. Phone: 814-359-5110
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Boating Safety Education Courses

Phone: 888-723-4741

Fishing Licenses

Phone: 1-800-838-4431

Boat Registration/Titling

Phone: 866-262-8734

Region Offices: Law Enforcement/Education

Contact Law Enforcement for information about regulations and fishing and boating opportunities. Contact Outreach and Education for information about fishing and boating programs and boating safety education.

Northwest Region

11528 State Highway 98, Meadville, PA 16335

Law Enforcement: 814-337-0444, Fax 814-337-0579
Outreach and Education: 814-336-2426, Fax 814-337-0579
Counties: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren

Southwest Region

236 Lake Road, Somerset, PA 15501

Law Enforcement: 814-445-8974, Fax 814-445-3497
Outreach and Education: 814-443-9841, Fax 814-445-3497
Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland

Northcentral Region

595 East Rolling Ridge Drive Bellefonte, PA 16823

Law Enforcement: 814-359-5250, Fax 814-359-5254
Outreach and Education: 814-359-5127, Fax 814-359-5153
Counties: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union

Southcentral Region

1704 Pine Road, Newville, PA 17241

Law Enforcement: 717-486-7087, Fax 717-486-8227
Outreach and Education: 717-705-7919, Fax 717-705-7831
Counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York

Northeast Region

5566 Main Road, Sweet Valley, PA 18656

Law Enforcement: 570-477-5717, Fax 570-477-3221
Outreach and Education: 570-477-2206
Counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

Southeast Region

P.O. Box 9, Elm, PA 17521

Law Enforcement: 717-626-0228, Fax 717-626-0486
Outreach and Education: 215-968-3631
Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill

Office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you see anything suspected to be pollution, a disturbance or poaching on any waterway, regardless of how seemingly insignificant, report it immediately by calling the local PFBC Region Law Enforcement office listed above during business hours or call the PFBC toll-free hotline: 855-Fish-Kil to leave a message. A pollution or disturbance may also be reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at 1-800-541-2050 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

State Fish Hatcheries

Bellefonte

1115 Spring Creek Road
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-355-3371

Corry

13365 Route 6
Corry, PA 16407
814-664-2122

Fairview

2000 Lohrer Road, P.O. Box 531
Fairview, PA 16415
814-474-1514

Benner Spring

1735 Shiloh Road
State College, PA 16801
814-355-4837

Huntsdale*

195 Lebo Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-486-3419

Linesville*

13300 Hartstown Road
Linesville, PA 16424
814-683-4451

Oswayo

96 State Route 244 East
Coudersport, PA 16915
814-698-2102

Pleasant Gap

450 Robinson Lane
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-359-5132

Pleasant Mount

229 Great Bend Turnpike
Pleasant Mount, PA 18453
570-448-2101

Reynoldsdale*

162 Fish Hatchery Road
New Paris, PA 15554
814-839-2211

Tionesta

172 Fish Hatchery Lane
Tionesta, PA 16353
814-755-3524

Tylersville

43 Hatchery Lane
Loganton, PA 17747
570-725-3965

* Includes visitor center. Visitors are welcome from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Groups should make advance arrangements.