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Southeast region Berks County

At a glance

Size and owner
14 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
PFBC Best Fishing Waters
Stocked trout — list of Nov 2024
On the 2026 trout schedule
Yes — 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Ice-fishing list
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
Mentored Youth
Flagged as a Mentored Youth water in PFBC's lake data (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026

Antietam Reservoir covers 14 acres in Berks County. It has 4 dates on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule, as published Oct 4, 2026. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.

On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule

2026 schedule · as published OCT 4

As published Oct 4, 2026 · PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.” PFBC schedule

Times are shown as PFBC lists them.

Was scheduled (3)

Add Berks County lake dates to your calendar (.ics)

Lakes in PFBC's Stocked Trout Waters program that are not open year-round close to all fishing from February 16 until the trout opener (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 23).

Fish consumption advice (2026 list)

No lake-specific advice for Antietam Reservoir in the 2026 list.

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.”

“Fish stocked from PFBC state fish hatcheries are subject to the blanket one-meal-per-week consumption advisory that applies to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania.”

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.”

DEP fish consumption advisories Before you go: check DEP's harmful algal bloom page

Quoted word for word from the advisory for the year shown; advisories may have been issued or lifted since. Not medical advice.

Special fishing regulations (2026 Fishing Summary)

No lake-specific program in PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026). Commonwealth inland waters rules apply (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 10).

Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.

Habitat plan and ice-fishing list

On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026). Species PFBC lists for ice fishing here: Trout (stocked).

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

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Questions about Antietam Reservoir

Is Antietam Reservoir stocked with trout?

PFBC lists Antietam Reservoir on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.

When is Antietam Reservoir on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?

As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 26, 2026; Apr 21, 2026; May 1, 2026; Nov 4, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”

Can you eat fish from Antietam Reservoir?

The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Antietam Reservoir. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.

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Sources for this page: PFBC Lakes_Point (Oct 4, 2026); PFBC adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026); DEP/PFBC fish consumption advisory (2026 list, updated Feb 27, 2026); PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026); 2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary. All sources

Last data import Oct 5, 2026