A whole new year of angling experiences lies ahead, and the Keystone State is a great place to explore!

From trophy trout on Pennsylvania's biggest lakes to plentiful river-dwelling smallmouth bass, hardwater action for pike, or brookies hooked in back woods summer streams, Pennsylvania has year-round angling action for everyone.

For a summary of Pennsylvania's 2007 fishing regulations, log onto www.sites.state.pa.us.

Hitting all of the fish-worthy waters listed below could take a lifetime, but here's a sneak peek at just some of the best places for anglers to consider in 2007:

JANUARY
Walleyes
Frances Slocum Lake
This lake in Frances Slocum State Park offers good fishing for crappies, bluegill, perch, bullheads, muskies, pickerel and largemouth bass in addition to its thriving walleye population.

For walleye action, try minnows or small jigs tipped with maggots or mealworms. Hardwater anglers should note that Big Bass regulations apply here.

Access the lake from Exit 170B of Interstate Route 81. Take Route 309 north about seven miles. Turn right on Carverton Road. Go four miles. Turn left on 8th Street Road. Continue on for about a mile and turn left onto Mt. Olivet Road. The park entrance is about one mile down on your left.

Brook Trout
Harbor Acres Lake
This small Butler County lake is part of the Selected Trout Stocked Lake Program and is stocked with about 2,000 brookies and brown trout each year, including one stocking during the first week of the new year.

Harbor Acres also hosts a fair number of bass, crappies, bluegills and catfish. The lake lies off state Route 138 east of West Sunbury.

A Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission-owned access is available.

White Perch
Beltzville Lake
This 947-acre lake lies in Carbon County. Preacher's Camp on the south shore and the swimming beach on the north shore offer easy access and are popular spots for perch.

The lake is in Beltzville State Park. Take the Northeast Extension to Mahoning City, Exit 34. Turn left off the ramp. Follow the signs to Beltzville's north side. Access the south shore off Route 209.

To get to Preacher's Camp, go about eight miles east of Lehighton onto the Preacher's Camp Road.

FEBRUARY
Largemouths
Lake Arthur
This Butler County lake produces good catches of largemouths. Try shiny spoons or spinners fished off the bottom. Big Bass regulations apply here. Try the mouth of Trout Cove, the back, shallow end of Shannon Finger and midway up Muddy Creek Finger.

Lake Arthur is also home to muskies, pike, smallmouth bass and walleyes. Access can be had via several locations through Moraine State Park off state Route 422, one mile from the intersection of I-79 and state Route 422.

Muskies
Lake Marburg
Trophy muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and pike are distinct possibilities at this York County lake, which lies in Codorus State Park. Marburg also offers up good numbers of bass and panfish. The park is about three miles southeast of Hanover along state Route 216.

Rainbows
Upper Woods Pond
Lower Woods and Upper Woods ponds are 90-acre Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission-owned waters in Wayne County. Lower Woods is great for bass, pickerel and panfish, but Upper Woods is the place for experienced hardwater trout anglers. This is a Select Trout-Stocked Lake Program water, for rainbows and brown trout. Both lakes can be accessed off Route 371 between Cold Spring and Rileyville.

MARCH
Pike
Allegheny Reservoir
This Warren County trophy pike area also offers up plenty of perch and walleye action. For those trophy northern pike, fish 25 to 40 feet down with cut bait! The Webbs Ferry access is on Scandia-Onoville Road and offers plenty of parking.

Crappies
Opossum Lake
The ice-fishing action holds out on this Cumberland County lake just as long as the ice does. In addition to good-sized crappies, the lake is home to bluegills, bass and trout. Opossum is a Big Bass water and a Select Trout Stocked Lake.

There are three PFBC access areas. Launch 1 is six miles northwest of Carlisle, off state Route 641 near Plainfield, and then take state Route 74 north. Turn left onto Easy Road. Drive to the end and turn right. The lake is on the left.

For Launch 2, drive past the first access, cross the bridge and turn left.

A third area with limited parking and a surfaced ramp is about 100 yards beyond the second access site.

Pickerel
Shohola Lake
This 1,100-acre lake in Pike County is Commission-owned and a great hardwater destination for trophy largemouths as well as big pickerel. Take U.S. Route 6 to Shohola Falls, or follow Route 6 to the commission's maintenance road. A second launch area here offers plenty of parking.