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Crawford County lakes

Northwest region

13 lakes and ponds in Crawford County appear in PFBC or DEP data. 6 have their own page.

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Lakes

LakeAcresSurvey2026 scheduleAdvisoryProgram
Clear Lake 117 — — — —
Conneaut Lake 929 2025 — 2026 list Brood Stock Lakes Program
Crystal Lake — — — 2026 list —
Erie National Wildlife Refuge Pool K 15 — — — —
Erie National Wildlife Refuge Pool Number Nine 56 — — — —
Lake Canadohta 170 2025 — 2026 list Brood Stock Lakes Program
Linesville Sportsman Pond 0.5 — — — —
Mud Lake 16 — — — —
Pymatuning Reservoir 13,920 2025 — — Miscellaneous Special Regulations, Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations
Pymatuning Sanctuary 1,749 — — — Closed to fishing
Sugar Lake 90 2024 — 2026 list Big Bass Program, Brood Stock Lakes Program
Tamarack Lake 562 2024 — 2026 list Catch and Release Lakes
Woodcock Creek Lake 325 — — — Brood Stock Lakes Program

On PFBC's 2026 trout schedule

No lake dates for Crawford County on PFBC's 2026 schedule as published Oct 4, 2026.

Fish consumption advice (2026 list)

LakeSpeciesMeal adviceContaminant
Conneaut Lake (Crawford Co.)Largemouth Bass2 meals/monthMercury
Conneaut Lake (Crawford Co.)Northern Pike1 meal/monthMercury
Crystal Lake (Crawford Co.)Largemouth Bass1 meal/monthMercury
Lake Canadohta (Crawford Co.)Largemouth Bass, Walleye2 meals/monthMercury
Sugar Lake (Crawford Co.)Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel2 meals/monthMercury
Tamarack Lake (Crawford Co.)Muskellunge1 meal/monthMercury
Tamarack Lake (Crawford Co.)Walleye2 meals/monthMercury

Statewide advice: “Pennsylvania has issued a general, statewide health advisory for recreationally caught sport fish: eat no more than one meal (1/2 pound) per week of sport fish caught in the state’s waterways.”

“People who regularly eat sport fish, women of childbearing age and children are particularly susceptible to contaminants that build up over time.”

DEP: “The advisory listing was current at the time this summary went to press. Fish consumption advisories may have been issued or lifted since that time.”

Special-regulation programs

Ice-fishing lakes

This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.

Neighboring counties: Erie, Mercer, Venango, Warren

Sources: PFBC Lakes_Point (Oct 4, 2026); PFBC adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026); DEP/PFBC advisory (2026 list); PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026). Last data import Oct 5, 2026.