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On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Bradys Run Lake covers 26 acres in Beaver County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in May 2020. 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.
What PFBC biologists found
May 2020 survey · 6 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: night electrofishing
The survey captured 84 Largemouth Bass in 2020. (p. 1)
The total Largemouth Bass catch rate was 84.0 fish per hour in 2020. (p. 1)
The catch rate for Largemouth Bass over 15 inches was 21.0 fish per hour in 2020. (p. 1)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC plans a trap-net survey to evaluate panfish and other species and guide management adjustments. Preseason and inseason hatchery trout stocking will continue. (p. 2)
Open to year-round fishing; no trout may be kept from February 16 until the opener (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 23).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Bradys Run Lake 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.”
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.
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: Largemouth Bass, Trout (stocked), panfish, Channel Catfish.
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PFBC lists Bradys Run Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Bradys Run Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Apr 1, 2026; Apr 11, 2026; Apr 30, 2026; Nov 10, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Bradys Run Lake?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Bradys Run Lake. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
What fish are in Bradys Run Lake?
PFBC's May 2020 survey recorded: Largemouth Bass, Gizzard Shad. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
Is Bradys Run Lake a Big Bass lake?
Yes. PFBC's special-regulation data and the 2026 Fishing Summary (p. 11) list it in the Big Bass Program: Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.