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Lake by lake. Labelled by season.

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Data status

Every dataset has a re-check date. If a newer version hasn't been imported by then, the related blocks on the site turn amber and say so.

DatasetVersionRetrievedRe-check byStatus
PFBC Lakes_Point map service, layers 0-3465 lakes Oct 4, 2026 Oct 4, 2028 OK
PASDA pafish Lakes_PFBCDatabase202411202411 Oct 4, 2026 Nov 1, 2027 OK
PASDA pafish Lakes_Point202411202411 Oct 4, 2026 Nov 1, 2027 OK
PFBC Biologist Reports area pages 1-8 (Area 9 excluded: outside this site's scope)— Oct 4, 2026 — OK
PFBC Biologist_Report_Listing map service, layer 0318 waters Oct 4, 2026 — OK
PFBC biologist report PDFs (latest two per lake)188 documents Oct 4, 2026 — OK
PFBC BestFishingWaters_Statewide map service (lake layers) + PASDA BestFishingWaters_Lakes2024-11 Oct 4, 2026 Nov 1, 2027 OK
PASDA Fishing_SpecReg_Lakes_pt202603 (+ polygons, + Special_Regulations layer 3)202603 Oct 4, 2026 Apr 1, 2027 OK
2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary (PDF)2026 Oct 4, 2026 Dec 31, 2026 OK
PFBC Adult Trout Stocking schedule2026 season Oct 4, 2026 Dec 31, 2026 OK
PASDA Stocked_Trout_Waterbodies_pt202608202608 Oct 4, 2026 Aug 1, 2028 OK
DEP/PFBC Fish Consumption Advisory excerpt 20262026 list (updated 2026-02-27) Oct 4, 2026 May 1, 2027 OK
PFBC Ice_Destinations map service, layer 0152 destinations Oct 4, 2026 Oct 4, 2028 OK
PFBC lake habitat-plan links (Lakes_Point LHI_Link where LHI_Map = Yes)— Oct 4, 2026 — OK
PFBC Counties map service, layer 067 counties Oct 4, 2026 — OK
PASDA LawEnforcementRegions201708 (6 PFBC regions) + LawEnforcement_Regions map service201708 Oct 4, 2026 — OK
Computed locally (PHP date_sun_info + moon-phase algorithm) at the six region centroidsper edition — — OK

Last import: Oct 5, 2026.

Next scheduled refreshes: late winter (Feb 1 – Mar 15) and fall (Sep 20 – Oct 31).

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