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On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026)
Struble Lake covers 146 acres in Chester County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in June 2020. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
Bluegills at least 7 inches long comprised 62 percent of the catch. (p. 3)
The survey captured 915 Black Crappie measuring 4 to 12 inches. (p. 4)
White Crappie over 9 inches comprised 9 percent of the catch. (p. 4)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will continue Walleye fingerling stocking because natural reproduction is insufficient to maintain a fishable population. (p. 5)
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
Struble 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 Struble 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.”
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, Channel Catfish.
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The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Struble 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 Struble Lake?
PFBC's June 2020 survey recorded: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, White Crappie, Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Golden Shiner, Common Carp, Spotfin Shiner. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.