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Pine Township Park Pond fishing almanac

Southwest region Allegheny County

At a glance

Size and owner: 1.7 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Special regulations: Catch and Release Lakes — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
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

Pine Township Park Pond covers 1.7 acres in Allegheny 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

The catch included 56 Largemouth bass measuring 7 to 18 inches. (p. 1)
Biologists captured 157 Bluegill ranging from 1 to 8 inches. (p. 1)
Largemouth bass catch rates were 160 fish per hour overall and 63 fish per hour for fish over 15 inches. (p. 1)

PFBC Biologist Report: Pine Township Park Pond (2012), 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

Pine 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 Pine 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.”

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 Pine Township Park Pond

Can you eat fish from Pine Township Park Pond?

The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Pine 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 Pine Township Park Pond?

PFBC's May 2012 survey recorded: Largemouth bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, White Crappie, Yellow Bullhead, Brown Bullhead. 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