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89 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations
Big Bass Program — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 11 Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
Latest PFBC survey
October 2024 (2 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Chambers Lake covers 89 acres in Chester County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in October 2024. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Oct 2024 survey · 2 years ago
Largemouth Bass and / Trap Net Survey
Gear: night electrofishing, boat electrofishing, trap nets
Electrofishing collected 70 Largemouth Bass measuring 5 to 15 inches in 2021. (p. 2)
The 2024 trap-net survey captured 617 Bluegill at 4.48 fish/h. (p. 5)
The 2024 trap-net survey captured 191 Black Crappies at 1.39 fish/h. (p. 5)
The 2024 trap-net catch included 4 White Crappie measuring 14 to 16 inches. (p. 5)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC plans age-and-growth analyses to investigate factors limiting Black Crappie size structure. (p. 5)
Findings are our short summaries of one survey at one time. Every number was checked against the cited page of PFBC's report. We don't rate lakes.
On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule
Chambers Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Chambers 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.”
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.
Panfish Enhancement here covers Sunfish (7-inch minimum), Crappie (9-inch minimum) and Yellow Perch (9-inch minimum): 20 a day of each, and no more than 50 panfish combined.
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Chambers 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 Chambers Lake?
PFBC's October 2024 survey recorded: Largemouth Bass, Golden Shiner, White Sucker, Brown Bullhead, Chain Pickerel, hybrid sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Yellow Bullhead. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
Is Chambers 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.