Buhl Lake, Mercer County
Adult trout stocking will be initiated during the spring in this 7-acre lake located adjacent to the City of Sharon. Rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Dutch Fork Lake, Washington County
Adult trout stocking will be reinstated in this 91-acre lake pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following the completion of maintenance repairs to the dam. Rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason, inseason and fall stocking periods.
Harbar Acres Lake, Butler County
Inseason stocking will be restored in this 20-acre lake. Inseason stocking was cancelled in the lake during 2012 due to elevated water temperatures during the late spring.
Leaser Lake, Lehigh County
Adult trout stocking will be restored to this 117-acre lake pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following the completion of repairs to the dam. Rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Loch Alsh Reservoir, Montgomery County
Adult trout stocking will be reinstated in this 5.4-acre lake following drawdown and dam repairs. Rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Mahoning Creek, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties
A classification change based on an increase in human population density will lead to an increase in the number of trout allocated to a 3.0 mile section of stream extending from the Berry Road Bridge (T-954) downstream to the Mill-Fritz Valley Road (SR 3001). Brown trout and rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Opossum Lake, Cumberland County
Adult trout stocking will be restored to this 59-acre lake pending the restoration of water levels in the lake following the completion of repairs to the dam. Rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
Piney Creek, Somerset County
A reduction in landowner posting will allow for inseason stocking to be reinstated on a 4.2 mile section of stream extending from the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line downstream to the mouth. This section of stream will be stocked with brook trout and brown trout during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
South Branch Roaring Creek, Columbia and Northumberland Counties
A classification change stemming from an increase in human population density will lead to an increase in the number of trout allocated to the 3.1 mile section of stream extending from the Jepco Campground Road (T-335) downstream to the mouth. Brown trout and rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
West Branch Brandywine Creek, Chester County
A classification change based on an increase in human population density will lead to an increase in the number of trout allocated to the 3.8 mile section of stream extending from SR 4005 near Cedar Knoll downstream to SR 0340. Brown trout and rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods.
West Branch Lackawaxen River, Wayne County
A classification change resulting from an increase in human population density will lead to an increase in the number of trout allocated to the 2.6 mile section of stream extending from the outflow of Prompton Reservoir downstream to the backwaters of Seelyville Dam. Brown trout and rainbow trout will be stocked during the preseason and inseason stocking periods. Early Warning Waters
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In 2013, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in the waters of the Commonwealth open to public angling. This figure is based on trout produced at PFBC hatcheries. As with past practice, the average size of trout produced for stocking will be 11 inches long.
