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West Branch Lackawanna River fishing regulations

PA DEP classifies water on the West Branch Lackawanna River as Cold Water Fishes, managed as Cold Water Fishes. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.

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State trout-water classification

Class
Cold Water Fishes
Management
Cold Water Fishes
Source
PA DEP, per classified reach

The season and creel rules change yearly and live with the agency; this page does not paraphrase them.

Pennsylvania season and creel rules →

Rules change every year and the posted signs are the authority, not this page. The full state tables, with the date they were read, are on Pennsylvania fishing regulations.

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West Branch Lackawanna River — live water temperature, regulations and access