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Trout Fishing Regulations
EARLY SEASON TROUT-STOCKED WATERS PROGRAM
 
During the month of March, when most trout-stocked waters are closed to fishing, anglers may fish select lakes and the Youghiogheny River and Shenango River tailwaters, which are stocked early with a portion of the spring’s trout allotment. The following regulations apply:
Waters under these regulations – listed by county
ALLEGHENY
North Park Lake

BEAVER
Bradys Run Lake
Main Lake (Raccoon Lake)

BLAIR
Canoe Creek Lake

BUTLER
Harbar Acres Lake

CAMBRIA
Duman Lake
Lake Rowena

CAMERON
George B. Stevenson Reservoir

CLINTON
Kettle Creek Lake

COLUMBIA
Briar Creek Lake

ERIE
East Basin Pond (Waterworks Pond, Presque Isle)
Lake Pleasant
Upper Gravel Pit
West Basin Pond (Waterworks Pond, Presque Isle)

FAYETTE
Dunlap Creek Lake
Virgin Run Lake

FAYETTE / SOMERSET
Youghiogheny River – from the lake downstream to the confluence of the Casselman River

FULTON
Cowans Gap Lake

JEFFERSON
Cloe Lake

LACKAWANNA
Lackawanna Lake

LAWRENCE
Bessemer Lake

LUZERNE
Lake Irena
Lake Took-a-While
Lily Lake
Moon Lake

LYCOMING
Little Pine Lake

McKEAN
Bradford City Number Three Reservoir

MERCER
Shenango River tailwaters

MONROE
Hidden Lake

POTTER
Lyman Run Reservoir

SOMERSET
Laurel Hill Lake

SOMERSET / FAYETTE
Youghiogheny River – from the lake downstream to the confluence of the Casselman River

SULLIVAN
Hunters Lake

SUSQUEHANNA
Quaker Lake

TIOGA
Beechwood Lake
Hamilton Lake

VENANGO
Two Mile Run Reservoir (Justus Lake)

WARREN
Chapman Dam Reservoir

WASHINGTON
Canonsburg Lake

WAYNE
Upper Woods Pond

WESTMORELAND
Donegal Lake
Keystone Lake
Mammoth Lake
Northmoreland Lake
Twin Lakes Number One Reservoir ( Lower Twin Lake)
Twin Lakes Number Two Reservoir (Upper Twin Lake)

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