Hits & Misses

As winter fades and the weather warms up, anglers across the state have been eagerly awaiting the start of trout fishing season.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that the statewide Opening Day of Trout Season is this weekend.

Trout season began today at 8 a.m.

Throughout the 2025 season, the PFBC says it will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes open to public angling.

If you’re planning to cast your line on the first day of trout fishing, it’s crucial to know the rules and regulations in your area. Not only will this help you avoid any fines or penalties, but it will also ensure that you’re protecting the ecosystem and the fish population. From licenses to catch limits, there are several factors to consider before you head out to the water.

During the regular trout season (Opening Day through Labor Day), PFBC says anglers may keep up to five trout (combined species) per day measuring at least seven inches long.

During an extended season from Sept.

2, 2025, through Feb. 16, 2026, the daily limit is three trout, says the PFBC.

We wish all anglers a safe and successful fishing season.

Thumbs up to being canceled. The idea of cancel culture gets a lot of criticism, as it should. There should be less shutting down of ideas and more frank discussion of problems and solutions.

But when events get canceled, that’s a little different. Last week, an event featuring both U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pittsburgh, and John Fetterman, D-Braddock, was canceled. Well, it was postponed. That was the right move.

The event included the senators’ wives and was meant to be a discussion of mentorship — and the McCormicks’ new book “Who Believed in You?” Tickets were $32 on Eventbrite and attendees would receive a copy of the book.

The location of the event was not disclosed. Demonstrations were planned by multiple organizations. The day before the Saturday event, it was called off.

Opponents have spelled out what made the plan a tone-deaf miss. It isn’t the shift in Fetterman’s politics over the past year or so — although some of the protesters would disagree.

It is the fact that two sitting senators would not hold a town hall where the people they represent could express concerns, voice frustrations and ask questions.

People are crying out to hear from these people in open forums. Instead, the senators were asking people to pay for the privilege and shilling a book.

Whether it was reluctance to face protests or realizing the optics, the senators made the right choice in putting off the event.

Now they just need to schedule — whether jointly or not — a real chance to talk with the people who put them in office.