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Southwest region Westmoreland County

At a glance

Size and owner
90 acres · PFBC-owned — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Agency page
Donegal Lake feature page (pa.gov)
Special regulations
Miscellaneous Special Regulations — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
On the 2026 trout schedule
Yes — 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026

Donegal Lake covers 90 acres in Westmoreland County, on PFBC-owned land. 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

Was scheduled (4)

Add Westmoreland 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 Donegal 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)

Miscellaneous Special Regulations

PFBC data Mar 2026

PFBC lists this lake under Miscellaneous Special Regulations, but the 2026 Summary's Miscellaneous Waters list (pp. 16–17) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC before you fish.

PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)

The 2026 Fishing Summary lists Donegal Lake in the Big Bass Program (p. 11) and under Panfish Enhancement for Crappie (9-inch minimum), 20 a day (p. 15); PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) does not show this yet. The current Summary and posted signs govern. PFBC

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 Donegal Lake

Is Donegal Lake stocked with trout?

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

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

As published Oct 4, 2026: Feb 24, 2026; Apr 11, 2026; May 4, 2026; Oct 14, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”

Can you eat fish from Donegal Lake?

The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Donegal 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