Home

In 2021 the National Fish Habitat Partnership announced that it would be distributing $1.6 million in grants toward on-the-ground fish habitat projects on lakes across the U.S. The grant program was established through proceeds from the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open Amateur Bass Fishing Championships. Nine of thirty proposals were awarded grant funding. Among those fish habitat proposals were Pymatuning Reservoir ($109,000) and Blue Marsh Lake ($134,000). The PA Fish and Boat Commission utilized the funding for project materials and worked with its local partners to place offshore wood structures with volunteers as well as stabilize hundreds of feet of eroded shoreline using heavy machinery.