Chester Octoraro Reservoir fishing almanac
Southeast region Lancaster County
At a glance
- Size and owner
- 669 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
- PFBC Best Fishing Waters
- Channel Catfish — list of Nov 2024
- On the 2026 trout schedule
- No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
- Fish-consumption advisory
- No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Chester Octoraro Reservoir covers 669 acres in Lancaster County. 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
Chester Octoraro Reservoir is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Chester Octoraro 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.”
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
PFBC habitat-improvement map (PDF) — PFBC's map of fish-habitat structures placed or proposed in this lake.
Check posted rules and current conditions before you go.
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Questions about Chester Octoraro Reservoir
Can you eat fish from Chester Octoraro Reservoir?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Chester Octoraro Reservoir. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
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