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Kettle Creek Lake fishing almanac

Northcentral region Clinton County

At a glance

Size and owner: 160 acres · State park — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Agency page: Kettle Creek State Park Page (pa.gov)
PFBC Best Fishing Waters: Stocked trout — list of Nov 2024
On the 2026 trout schedule: Yes — 4 dates, 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)
PFBC trout program: Stocked Trout Water, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026

Kettle Creek Lake covers 160 acres in Clinton County, in a state park. It has 4 dates on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule, as published Oct 4, 2026. The 2026 advisory lists Black Crappie, Yellow Perch here at 2 meals/month, and 1 more row.

On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule

2026 schedule · as published OCT 4

As published Oct 4, 2026 · PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.” PFBC schedule

Was scheduled (4)

Was scheduled for Mar 13, 2026 · Rainbow, Golden Rainbow · Preseason
Was scheduled for Apr 8, 2026 · Rainbow, Golden Rainbow · In-season
Was scheduled for May 8, 2026 · Rainbow · In-season
Was scheduled for Oct 1, 2026 · Rainbow · Fall

Add Clinton County lake dates to your calendar (.ics)

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)

2026 DEP/PFBC fish consumption advisory, updated Feb 27, 2026.
Species	Meal advice	Contaminant	Area
Black Crappie, Yellow Perch	2 meals/month	Mercury	Entire lake
Largemouth Bass	1 meal/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.”

“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.”

Nearby stream advisory

Nearby stream advisory: Kettle Creek (Alvin R. Bush Dam to mouth) — Smallmouth Bass: 2 meals/month (2026)

DEP fish consumption advisories Before you go: check DEP's harmful algal bloom page

Quoted word for word from the advisory for the year shown; advisories may have been issued or lifted since. Not medical advice.

Special fishing regulations (2026 Fishing Summary)

No lake-specific program in PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026). Commonwealth inland waters rules apply (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 10).

Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.

Habitat plan and ice-fishing list

PFBC habitat-improvement map (PDF) — PFBC's map of fish-habitat structures placed or proposed in this lake.

Check posted rules and current conditions before you go.

On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026). Species PFBC lists for ice fishing here: Largemouth Bass, Trout (stocked), panfish.

This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.

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Questions about Kettle Creek Lake

Is Kettle Creek Lake stocked with trout?

PFBC lists Kettle Creek Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 4 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.

When is Kettle Creek Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?

As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 13, 2026; Apr 8, 2026; May 8, 2026; Oct 1, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”

Can you eat fish from Kettle Creek Lake?

The 2026 DEP/PFBC advisory lists: Black Crappie, Yellow Perch — 2 meals/month (Mercury); Largemouth Bass — 1 meal/month (Mercury). The statewide advice is one meal a week of sport fish. Not medical advice.

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Sources for this page: PFBC Lakes_Point (Oct 4, 2026); PFBC adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026); DEP/PFBC fish consumption advisory (2026 list, updated Feb 27, 2026); PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026); 2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary. All sources

Last data import Oct 5, 2026