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Owl Creek Reservoir fishing almanac

Southeast region Schuylkill County

At a glance

Size and owner: 67 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations: Catch and Release Lakes — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
Latest PFBC survey: October 2024 (2 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule: No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory: No lake-specific row in the 2026 list

Owl Creek Reservoir covers 67 acres in Schuylkill County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in October 2024. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.

What PFBC biologists found

Oct 2024 survey · 2 years ago

Trap Net Survey

Gear: trap nets

Bluegill at least 8 inches long accounted for 49% of those captured. (p. 2)
Trap nets captured 86 Bluegill. (p. 3)
The catch included 3 Black Crappie. (p. 3)
Yellow Perch up to 12 inches long were captured. (p. 2)

PFBC Biologist Report: Upper Owl Creek Reservoir (2024), p. 2

Jun 2018 survey · 8 years ago

Largemouth Bass

Gear: boat electrofishing

The combined catch from both reservoirs was 59 Largemouth Bass measuring 5–17 inches. (p. 2)
The combined bass catch rate was 21.0 fish/hour. (p. 3)
The lower reservoir yielded bass at least 12 inches long at 8.0 fish/hour. (p. 4)

PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC proposes additional Largemouth Bass fingerling stocking in the upper reservoir and may consider more Spotfin Shiner or Golden Shiner stocking to increase forage. (p. 4)

PFBC Biologist Report: Upper/Lower Owl Creek Reservoir (2018), p. 2

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

Owl Creek Reservoir is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).

Fish consumption advice (2026 list)

No lake-specific advice for Owl Creek Reservoir 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)

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.

2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15

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

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Questions about Owl Creek Reservoir

Can you eat fish from Owl Creek Reservoir?

The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Owl Creek Reservoir. 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 Owl Creek Reservoir?

PFBC's October 2024 survey recorded: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.

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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