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2.0 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations
Miscellaneous Special Regulations — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 16
Latest PFBC survey
May 2012 (14 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Hopewell Township Park Pond covers 2.0 acres in Beaver County. The most recent PFBC report on file is from 2012, 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
May 2012 survey · 14 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Historical survey — more than 10 years old; fish populations change.
Gear: night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
The catch included 126 Largemouth bass from 8 to 16 inches long. (p. 1)
Largemouth bass between 8 and 12 inches accounted for 92% of the bass catch. (p. 1)
The total Largemouth bass catch rate was 380 fish/hr. (p. 1)
Biologists captured 34 Bluegill ranging from 1 to 8 inches. (p. 1)
Historical survey — more than 10 years old; fish populations change.
Gear: night electrofishing
The survey collected 123 largemouth bass ranging from 2 to 14 inches long. (p. 1)
Electrofishing caught largemouth bass at a rate of 410 fish per hour. (p. 1)
No bass measuring 15 inches or longer were collected. (p. 1)
The catch included 74 bluegills measuring 2 to 9 inches long. (p. 1)
Bluegills longer than 7 inches accounted for 8% of the bluegill catch. (p. 1)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will examine survey data to determine whether slow bass growth explains the absence of bass meeting the minimum length limit. (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
Hopewell Township Park Pond is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Hopewell Township Park Pond 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.”
Can you eat fish from Hopewell Township Park Pond?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Hopewell Township Park Pond. 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 Hopewell Township Park Pond?
PFBC's May 2012 survey recorded: Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.