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Bullhead catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike — list of Nov 2024
Latest PFBC survey
April 2022 (4 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)
Yellow Creek Lake (State Park) covers 720 acres in Indiana County, in a state park. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2022. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
The catch rate for legal-length Walleye was 0.05 fish/hr. (p. 4)
Night electrofishing captured 217 Largemouth bass measuring 5 to 21 inches. (p. 5)
Night electrofishing captured 36 Smallmouth bass measuring 7 to 20 inches. (p. 5)
Trap nets collected 40 Black Crappie, with 68% over 9 inches. (p. 1)
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will increase the Walleye stocking rate to 50 fish/acre and reevaluate the program after at least 5 years of consistent stocking. (p. 4)
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
Yellow Creek Lake (State Park) is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Yellow Creek Lake (State Park) 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.”
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.
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, Walleye, Northern Pike.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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Can you eat fish from Yellow Creek Lake (State Park)?
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Yellow Creek Lake (State Park). 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 Yellow Creek Lake (State Park)?
PFBC's April 2022 survey recorded: Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
Is Yellow Creek Lake (State Park) a Big Bass lake?
Yes. PFBC's special-regulation data and the 2026 Fishing Summary (p. 11) list it in the Big Bass Program: Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.