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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, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Canonsburg Lake covers 76 acres in Washington County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2019. 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.
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 Canonsburg 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.”
Nearby stream advisory
Nearby stream advisory: Chartiers Creek and Little Chartiers Creek (Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg to mouth Little Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg Lake Dam to mouth) — Largemouth Bass: 1 meal/month (2026)
Nearby stream advisory: Chartiers Creek and Little Chartiers Creek (Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg to mouth Little Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg Lake Dam to mouth) — Carp: Do Not Eat (2026)
Nearby stream advisory: Chartiers Creek and Little Chartiers Creek (Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg to mouth Little Chartiers Creek - Canonsburg Lake Dam to mouth) — Smallmouth Bass: 6 meals/year (2026)
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: Largemouth Bass, Trout (stocked), panfish, Channel Catfish.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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PFBC lists Canonsburg Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Canonsburg Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 2, 2026; Apr 9, 2026; Apr 28, 2026; Oct 22, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Canonsburg Lake?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Canonsburg 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 Canonsburg Lake?
PFBC's April 2019 survey recorded: Black Crappie, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Hybrid sunfish, Hybrid crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, White Sucker, Golden Rainbow Trout, Rainbow trout. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.