TROUT: We know there’s a lot of anglers itching to cast their fishing poles in the water.
They’ll have that chance on Saturday, if they’re interested in sharing their fishing knowledge with a youth. Saturday is Pennsylvania’s Mentored Youth Trout Day.
Anglers under age 16 are invited to fish for trout between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Pennsylvania’s trout-stocked waters. They’ll need a mentored youth fishing permit or a voluntary youth fishing license.
Licensed fisherman and woman aged 16 and older are invited to accompany youths as mentors.
Participants under age 16 are welcome to keep up to two trout that are seven inches in length or longer; their adult companions must throw back fish they catch unharmed.
Be warned, it’s supposed to be chilly on Saturday.
The National Weather Service in State College is predicting a high of only 34 degrees, though partly sunny skies and milder winds of only 7 to 9 mph will make it a little more pleasant.
The low in the forecast for Friday night is 22 degrees, so Saturday morning will be quite crisp.
If you can’t get out on Saturday, the regular trout season is on the horizon.
Trout season officially begins at 8 a.m. April 14 in Pennsylvania. The season lasts through Labor Day.
DONATION: April is national Donate Life Month.
To advocate for organ donation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reminding people that “driver’s license and identification (ID) card holders can easily help another person live a fuller, longer life by registering as an organ donor.”
You can add the designation to your card by visiting www.dmv.pa.gov and selecting the “Donate Life Pennsylvania” icon in the middle column of the page.
“More than 7,500 Pennsylvanians currently await organ transplants,” PennDOT reports.
The agency states that people can learn more about organ and tissue donation by going to www.donatelife-pa.org.