Doubling Gap Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2025 season program: bluegill and largemouth bass; 1,200 fish in the published allocation. One of 8 stocked waters on the Cumberland County record.
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What swims here
Bluegill
Largemouth bass
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 season | Bluegill | fingerling | 1,000 |
| 2025 season | Largemouth bass | 200 |
When to fish Doubling Gap Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:47-11:47 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am | 4:03-5:03 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am | 5:11-6:11 am and 4:43-5:43 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2025 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the panfish (bluegill on the season program here)
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
| Long telescoping pole | reach the pockets without spooking the school |
| Ultralight rod and small jigs | 1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line |
For the bass (largemouth bass on the season program here)
| Spinnerbaits and squarebills | cover water along banks and riprap |
| Finesse jigs | for the fish that have seen everything else |
| Medium spinning or casting rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium; 10 to 12 lb line |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Run | 5.4 mi | Apr 13 |
| Bixler Run | 5.5 mi | Apr 28 |
| Laurel Run | 6.0 mi | Apr 28 |
| Montour Creek | 6.6 mi | Apr 9 |
| Big Spring Creek | 6.7 mi | May 7 |
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