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Big Bass Program — PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026)
Latest PFBC survey
April 2017 (9 years 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)
Rose Valley Lake covers 389 acres in Lycoming County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2017. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2017 survey · 9 years ago
Walleye
Gear: night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
The survey captured 58 Walleye measuring 14 to 22 inches. (p. 1)
Walleye at least 15 inches long were caught at 99.6 fish per hour. (p. 1)
Walleye measuring 15 to 18 inches comprised 78% of the catch. (p. 1)
A captured Yellow Perch measured 12 inches. (p. 3)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC regularly stocks Walleye fingerlings and manages them under statewide regulations. (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
Rose Valley 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 Rose Valley 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 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)
Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.
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, Walleye, Chain Pickerel.
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 Rose Valley 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 Rose Valley Lake?
PFBC's April 2017 survey recorded: Walleye, Yellow Perch. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
Is Rose Valley Lake 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.