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240 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations
Brood Stock Lakes Program — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
Latest PFBC survey
April 2025 (1 year ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
Yes — 2026 list
Ice-fishing list
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
Edinboro Lake covers 240 acres in Erie County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2025. The 2026 advisory lists Largemouth Bass here at 2 meals/month.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2025 survey · 1 year ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
Trap nets captured 4 Muskellunge at a rate of 0.01 fish/h. (p. 2)
The survey captured 32 Walleye, with the largest measuring 27 inches. (p. 4)
Electrofishing captured 60 Largemouth Bass measuring 4 to 21 inches at 53.5 fish per hour. (p. 4)
Smallmouth Bass ranged from 7 to 20 inches and were captured at 57 fish per hour. (p. 5)
PFBC's plan, in our words: Biologists will continue sampling Muskellunge to compare survival of spring yearlings and fall fingerlings as the fish reach legal length. (p. 4)
Findings are our short summaries of one survey at one time. Every number was checked against the cited page of PFBC's report. We don't rate lakes.
On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule
Edinboro Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
2026 DEP/PFBC fish consumption advisory, updated Feb 27, 2026.
Species
Meal advice
Contaminant
Area
Largemouth Bass
2 meals/month
Mercury
Entire lake
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.”
From April 1 through May 31, Muskellunge, Tiger Muskellunge, Northern Pike and pickerel are catch and release only; none may be kept. Other species follow Commonwealth inland waters rules.
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, Muskellunge, Walleye.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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The 2026 DEP/PFBC advisory lists: Largemouth Bass — 2 meals/month (Mercury). The statewide advice is one meal a week of sport fish. Not medical advice.
What fish are in Edinboro Lake?
PFBC's April 2025 survey recorded: Golden Shiner, Yellow Bullhead, Muskellunge, Rock Bass, Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.