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Ice-fishing lakes on PFBC's list

Ice safety

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

PFBC's own advice: “Never assume that ice is safe!” and “Check with local authorities or ice safety experts for information on thickness.” (PFBC ice-fishing page )

149 lakes and ponds from PFBC's ice-fishing destination map, retrieved Oct 4, 2026. PFBC's list says where people ice fish; it does not say whether there is ice.

Allegheny County

Armstrong County

Beaver County

Bedford County

Berks County

Blair County

Bradford County

Bucks County

Butler County

Cambria County

Cameron County

Carbon County

Centre County

Chester County

Clearfield County

Clinton County

Columbia County

Crawford County

Cumberland County

Erie County

Fayette County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Huntingdon County

Indiana County

Jefferson County

Lackawanna County

Lancaster County

Lawrence County

Lebanon County

Lehigh County

Luzerne County

Lycoming County

Mercer County

Monroe County

Montgomery County

Montour County

Perry County

Pike County

Potter County

Schuylkill County

Snyder County

Somerset County

Sullivan County

Susquehanna County

Tioga County

Union County

Venango County

Warren County

Washington County

Wayne County

Westmoreland County

Wyoming County

York County

Ice fishing follows the same seasons, sizes and limits as open water, plus any lake program. Check each lake's rules.

Ice-fishing lakes PFBC lists: what the list does and doesn't tell you