Amen to that. It’s really sad as to what PA Fish and Boat has become. For those of us that don’t fish for stocked trout, it becomes harder to justify buying a license for my own state, when I expect after a license increase in 2025, it will be cheaper for me to get a NY non resident versus a resident in PA. Especially when I can be on a few of the finger lakes or Chautauqua with a few minutes more driving that I could fish small PA lakes.
Not to mention the absolute clown show that is the boat registration department. Every time it’s up for renewal, it takes months to get my new stickers and really limits me taking the boat out of state. I’m about ready to just register it in NY and make sure most of the fishing occurs there. That decision may get easier when the PFBC shuts down the Northeast Marina, I’m glad bought all those extra permits for Lake Erie over the years.