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Cowans Gap Lake fishing almanac

Southcentral region Fulton County

At a glance

Size and owner
42 acres · State park — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Agency page
Cowans Gap State Park Page (pa.gov)
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

Cowans Gap Lake covers 42 acres in Fulton County, in a state park. 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 Fulton 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 Cowans Gap 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.”

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: Largemouth Bass, Trout (stocked), panfish.

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

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Questions about Cowans Gap Lake

Is Cowans Gap Lake stocked with trout?

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

When is Cowans Gap Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?

As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 5, 2026; Apr 9, 2026; May 5, 2026; Nov 4, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”

Can you eat fish from Cowans Gap Lake?

The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Cowans Gap Lake. 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