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Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White and Black Crappie — list of Nov 2024
Latest PFBC survey
March 2016 (10 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (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)
Green Lick Reservoir covers 100 acres in Fayette County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in March 2016. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Mar 2016 survey · 10 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: night electrofishing, trap nets
March electrofishing captured 72 Walleye measuring 8 to 22 inches, with 88% over 15 inches. (p. 1)
April trap nets captured 76 Walleye measuring 13 to 23 inches. (p. 1)
May electrofishing captured 111 Largemouth Bass measuring 3 to 18 inches. (p. 2)
Largemouth Bass catch rates were 101 fish/hour overall, 74 fish/hour for fish at least 12 inches, and 13 fish/hour for fish at least 15 inches. (p. 2)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC stocks fingerling Walleye and Channel Catfish annually. (p. 1)
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
Green Lick Reservoir is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Green Lick Reservoir 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.”
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.”
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Green Lick Reservoir. 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 Green Lick Reservoir?
PFBC's March 2016 survey recorded: Walleye, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Flathead Catfish, Common Carp, Emerald Shiner, Golden Shiner, White Sucker, Largemouth Bass. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.