PFBC report on file: Lower Woods Pond Warm-Water/Cool-Water Fish Restoration Plan, 2024 to 2029 (2024) — summary pending
Lower Woods Pond fishing almanac
Northeast region Wayne County
At a glance
- Size and owner
- 91 acres · PFBC-owned — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
- Agency page
- Lower Woods Pond feature page (pa.gov)
- Special regulations
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Big Bass Program — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Catch and Release Lakes — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
Brood Stock Lakes Program — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
- Latest PFBC survey
- Report on file (2024)
- 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)
Lower Woods Pond covers 91 acres in Wayne County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC has a 2024 biologist report on file. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
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
Lower Woods 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 Lower Woods 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.”
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)
Big Bass Program
PFBC data Mar 2026
PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) lists this lake in the Big Bass Program, but the 2026 Summary's Big Bass list (p. 11) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC.
PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Catch and Release Lakes
2026 Summary p. 15
Catch and release for all fish species, all year: no fish may be kept, and every fish must be returned unharmed right away.
Brood Stock Lakes Program
PFBC data Mar 2026
PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) lists this lake under Brood Stock Lakes Program, but the 2026 Summary's Brood Stock Lakes Program list (p. 15) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC.
PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
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, panfish.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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Questions about Lower Woods Pond
Can you eat fish from Lower Woods Pond?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Lower Woods Pond. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
Is Lower Woods Pond a Big Bass lake?
PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) lists it in the Big Bass Program. PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026) lists this lake in the Big Bass Program, but the 2026 Summary's Big Bass list (p. 11) does not name it. Check the posted signs and PFBC.
Sources for this page: PFBC Lakes_Point (Oct 4, 2026); PFBC biologist reports (area pages, 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