West Branch Delaware River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for West Branch Delaware River, as the state words them
PA County · River · PA
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- There is no restriction on the number of hooks used on each fishing line. All rods, lines and hooks shall be under the immediate control of the person using them.Statewide
- Bait
- Legally taken gamefish may be used as bait. It is unlawful to use or possess goldfish, comets, koi and Common Carp as baitfish while fishing.Statewide
- Poles
- An angler may use a maximum of three lines fished either by rod or hand when fishing for gamefish, baitfish or both.Statewide
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
ALL SPECIES OF TROUT | 5-streams, lakes and ponds (combined species) | min. 7 inches | Statewide |
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass | 5 (combined species) | min. 12 inches | Statewide |
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge (Hybrids) | 1 | min. 40 inches | Statewide |
Northern Pike | 2 | min. 24 inches | Statewide |
Pickerel | 5 | min. 12 inches | Statewide |
American Shad | 2 | min. No minimum | Statewide |
American Eel | 25 | min. 9 inches | Statewide |
Baitfish/Fishbait | 50 (combined species) | min. No minimum | Statewide |
Trout * A special no-kill season with the use of artificial lures only has been established on the West Branch Delaware River (see Miscellaneous Waters with Special Regulations for details). | 2 (combined species) | min. West Branch Delaware River *: 12 inches | This water |
American Bullfrog | 10 (combined species) | - | Statewide |
Green Frog | 10 (combined species) | - | Statewide |
Snapping Turtle | 15 | - | Statewide |
Amphibian Eggs and Tadpoles | 15 (combined species) | - | Statewide |
Timber Rattlesnake | 1 annual limit | min. must be at least 42 inches in length, measured lengthwise along the dorsal surface from the snout to the tail, excluding the rattle, and must possess 21 or more subcaudal scales | Statewide |
Eastern Copperhead | 1 annual limit | - | Statewide |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from PA's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- TroutDaily limit 2 (combined species)Size West Branch Delaware River *: 12 inches* A special no-kill season with the use of artificial lures only has been established on the West Branch Delaware River (see Miscellaneous Waters with Special Regulations for details).
- troutArtificial Lures Only season runs from October 16 until 8 a.m. on the opening day of the trout season. (dates as written)Daily limit The daily creel limit of trout is zero (0) during the artificial-lures-only season.Gear Fishing may be done with artificial lures only, constructed of metal, plastic, rubber or wood, or with flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic materials. All lures may be used with spinning or fly fishing gear.(see additional regulations for the Delaware River )
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 31.9 cfs at west branch delaware river at hobart ny (2026-07-29 01:30)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in West Branch Delaware River's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near West Branch Delaware River
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