Catch ’em while you can: State, local nurseries place more than 4 million trout in waters

Anglers young and old cast their lines into the waters of Northmoreland Lake during the first day of trout season on Saturday at Northmoreland Park.

Paul Dunlap of Lower Burrell casts his line into Bull Creek during the first day of trout season on Saturday in Fawn.

Adam Heckman of North Huntingdon keeps an eye on his daughter, Mackenzie Heckman, 10, while she wrangles one of the trout they caught while fishing the Loyalhanna during the first day of trout season on Saturday near Ligonier. “She’s been coming with me since she was 3,” said Heckman of his daughter. “She loves it.”

Kevin Smith of New Kensington reels in a catch during the first day of trout season on Saturday while fishing Bull Creek in Fawn.

Robert Godshall of Lower Burrell casts his line into the waters of Northmoreland Lake during the first day of trout season on Saturday while he was enjoying the clear morning with his mother, Melinda Godshall of Wyalusing, Pa., at Northmoreland Park.