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228 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations
Brood Stock Lakes Program — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
PFBC Best Fishing Waters
Walleye — list of Nov 2024
Latest PFBC survey
April 2022 (4 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
Yes — 1 date, 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)
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Duck Harbor Pond covers 228 acres in Wayne County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2022. It has 1 date 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.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2022 survey · 4 years ago
Walleye Stocking Evaluation
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
Among Walleye captured in trap nets, 76% measured 20–22 inches. (p. 2)
The mean electrofishing catch rate in 2022 was 21.9 fish/h. (p. 5)
Night electrofishing captured 56 Smallmouth Bass. (p. 3)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC is evaluating increased Walleye stocking through annual trap net and night electrofishing sampling, with otolith age analysis to estimate contributions from annual stockings. (p. 2)
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 Duck Harbor Pond 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.”
PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) lists this lake under Brood Stock Lakes Program, but the 2026 Summary's Brood Stock Lakes Program list (p. 15) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC.
PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
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, panfish, Walleye.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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PFBC lists Duck Harbor Pond on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 1 date, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Duck Harbor Pond on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 23, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Duck Harbor Pond?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Duck Harbor Pond. 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 Duck Harbor Pond?
PFBC's April 2022 survey recorded: American Eel, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Chain Pickerel, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Bullhead, Yellow Perch, Alewife, Golden Shiner, Largemouth Bass, Lepomis Hybrids. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.