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50 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Latest PFBC survey
April 2025 (1 year ago)
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, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Dunlap Creek Lake covers 50 acres in Fayette County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2025. 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.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2025 survey · 1 year ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
The 2016 electrofishing survey captured 335 Largemouth Bass measuring 3 to 23 inches. (p. 3)
The mean Largemouth Bass catch rate was 289 fish/hr. (p. 2)
Age analysis indicated that 98% of Largemouth Bass were 1 to 4 years old. (p. 2)
“Thus Walleye fingerling stocking will be discontinued at Dunlap Creek Lake.”— PFBC biologist report, p. 2
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will discontinue Walleye fingerling stocking and resample Largemouth Bass to assess growth and possible management adjustments. (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 Dunlap Creek 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.”
PFBC lists Dunlap Creek Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Dunlap Creek Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 7, 2026; Apr 6, 2026; Apr 21, 2026; Oct 21, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Dunlap Creek Lake?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Dunlap Creek 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 Dunlap Creek Lake?
PFBC's April 2025 survey recorded: Common Carp, Rainbow Trout, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, Black Crappie, White Crappie, hybrid crappie, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.