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Catch and Release Lakes — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Latest PFBC survey
May 2025 (1 year ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Kyle Lake covers 165 acres in Jefferson County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in May 2025. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
May 2025 survey · 1 year ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
Electrofishing captured 320 Largemouth Bass measuring 3 to 18 inches at a rate of 202.1 fish per hour. (p. 6)
Largemouth Bass at least 15 inches had a catch rate of 29.0 fish/hr. (p. 6)
The survey captured 497 Bluegill measuring 2 to 7 inches. (p. 3)
The catch included 12 Black Crappie measuring 7 to 11 inches. (p. 3)
PFBC's plan, in our words: Beginning January 1, 2026, PFBC will replace catch-and-release rules with Big Bass regulations for Largemouth Bass and Panfish Enhancement regulations for Bluegill and Black Crappie. (p. 8)
Combined spring trap net surveys captured 863 Black Crappie measuring 3 to 16 inches. (p. 3)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC plans to add Channel Catfish spawning boxes and suspend fingerling stocking while evaluating natural reproduction and the effectiveness of the boxes. (p. 7)
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
Kyle 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 Kyle 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 Catch and Release Lakes, but the 2026 Summary's Catch and Release Lakes list (p. 15) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC.
PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
The 2026 Fishing Summary lists Kyle Lake in the Big Bass Program (p. 11) and under Panfish Enhancement for Crappie (9-inch minimum) and Sunfish (7-inch minimum), 20 a day (p. 15); PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) does not show this yet. The current Summary and posted signs govern. PFBC ↗
Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Kyle 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 Kyle Lake?
PFBC's May 2025 survey recorded: White Sucker, Golden Shiner, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.