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Miscellaneous Special Regulations — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 12 Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations — 2026 Fishing Summary, p. 15
PFBC Best Fishing Waters
Channel Catfish, Muskellunge, Walleye — list of Nov 2024
Latest PFBC survey
April 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
Ice-fishing list
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
Pymatuning Reservoir covers 13,920 acres in Crawford County, in a state park. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2025. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
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
Pymatuning 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 Pymatuning 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.”
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, Smallmouth Bass, panfish, Muskellunge, Walleye, Channel Catfish.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Pymatuning 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 Pymatuning Reservoir?
PFBC's April 2025 survey recorded: Channel Catfish, Muskellunge, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Bowfin, Alewife, Gizzard Shad, Spotfin Shiner, Common Carp, Golden Shiner, Emerald Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Quillback, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish, White Perch, White Bass, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Warmouth, Logperch, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.