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658 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations
Miscellaneous Special Regulations — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 17
Latest PFBC survey
March 2024 (2 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
Yes — 2 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)
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Harveys Lake covers 658 acres in Luzerne County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in March 2024. It has 2 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
Mar 2024 survey · 2 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: gill nets
Gill nets captured 32 Walleye measuring 18.5 to 27.6 inches and averaging 20.7 inches. (p. 2)
The Walleye catch rate was 0.56/hour, the highest among the last 7 surveys since 2000. (p. 2)
The survey captured 13 Brown Trout measuring 14 to 21 inches. (p. 2)
“Walleye were the most abundant fish species captured.”— PFBC biologist report, p. 2
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC stocks adult trout and fingerling Walleye annually. (p. 1)
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 Harveys 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.”
Open to fishing all year. Trout: 3 a day (combined) from the trout opener to midnight on the third Monday of the following February, and only 1 of them may be over 18 inches; no trout may be kept from February 16 to the opener. Other species follow inland rules.
PFBC lists Harveys Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 2 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Harveys Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 30, 2026; Oct 6, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Harveys Lake?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Harveys 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 Harveys Lake?
PFBC's March 2024 survey recorded: Walleye, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.