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Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Latest PFBC survey
April 2015 (11 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)
High Point Lake covers 338 acres in Somerset County, on PFBC-owned land. The most recent PFBC report on file is from 2015, more than 10 years ago. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2015 survey · 11 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Historical survey — more than 10 years old; fish populations change.
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
Trap nets captured 133 Black Crappie, with 47% greater than 9 inches. (p. 1)
Electrofishing in 2015 captured 291 Largemouth Bass measuring 5 to 19 inches. (p. 2)
Electrofishing in 2015 caught 18 Smallmouth Bass measuring 4 to 10 inches. (p. 2)
Electrofishing in March 2016 caught 6 Walleye measuring 20 to 22 inches. (p. 4)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC plans to discontinue Walleye stocking because recent surveys did not meet catch rate guidelines. (p. 3)
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
High Point Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for High Point 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.”
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 Panfish Enhancement, but the 2026 Summary's table (p. 15) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC before you keep panfish.
PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for High Point 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 High Point Lake?
PFBC's April 2015 survey recorded: Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Rock Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Golden Shiner, Smallmouth Bass. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.