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100 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Latest PFBC survey
June 2021 (5 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
Yes — 2 dates, 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)
PFBC trout program
Stocked Trout Water, open to year-round fishing — PFBC GIS data. PFBC data, Aug 2026
Sweet Arrow Lake covers 100 acres in Schuylkill County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in June 2021. It has 2 dates on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule, as published Oct 4, 2026. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Jun 2021 survey · 5 years ago
Channel Catfish
Gear: hoop nets, trap nets
Channel Catfish catches declined from 108 before placement of spawning habitat to 24 afterward. (p. 4)
Trap nets captured 6 Channel Catfish at 0.02 fish per hour in 2020. (p. 5)
No Channel Catfish less than 20 inches were captured while the population was managed solely for natural reproduction. (p. 4)
Channel Catfish occupied or used 54% of checked spawning boxes in 2021. (p. 4)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC resumed annual Channel Catfish stocking and plans to transition to larger fish. Spawning boxes remain to support natural reproduction as the adult population rebuilds. (p. 6)
Historical survey — more than 10 years old; fish populations change.
Gear: trap nets, hoop nets
Hoop nets captured 8 Channel Catfish in 2014 at 0.03 fish per hour. (p. 4)
The 2015 hoop-net catch of Channel Catfish was 0. (p. 4)
Trap nets captured 72 Channel Catfish in 2015 at 0.22 fish per hour. (p. 5)
Channel Catfish fry were observed along shoreline areas. (p. 5)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC plans follow-up Channel Catfish sampling to assess recruitment and will monitor use of spawning boxes while evaluating whether natural reproduction can replace supplemental stocking. (p. 7)
Open to year-round fishing; no trout may be kept from February 16 until the opener (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 23).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Sweet Arrow 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.”
“Fish stocked from PFBC state fish hatcheries are subject to the blanket one-meal-per-week consumption advisory that applies to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania.”
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, Muskellunge, Channel Catfish.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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PFBC lists Sweet Arrow Lake on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 2 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
When is Sweet Arrow Lake on PFBC's trout-stocking schedule in 2026?
As published Oct 4, 2026: Mar 23, 2026; Apr 10, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
Can you eat fish from Sweet Arrow Lake?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Sweet Arrow 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 Sweet Arrow Lake?
PFBC's June 2021 survey recorded: Channel Catfish. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.