Sweet Arrow Lake

Channel catfish and muskellunge water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 2,075 fish in the published allocation.

Schuylkill County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map

2026 season program

2 species

2,075 fish allocated

80 acres (NHD)

What swims here

Channel catfish 2 allocations

Muskellunge 1 allocation

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.

Season	Species	Size	Fish
2026 season	Muskellunge	yearling	75
2025 season	Channel catfish	fingerling	1,000
2025 season	Channel catfish	yearling	1,000

Getting on the water

Access point	Type	Notes
Sweet Arrow Lake	boat ramp	no fee

Access points from PA Fish and Boat Commission access records. Ramps, fees, and hours change; check before towing a boat a long way.

Gear for this water

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)

Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel
Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything

For the muskie and pike (muskellunge on the season program here, stillwater)

Heavy casting rod	7.5 to 9 ft heavy with 65 to 80 lb braid; these fish punish light gear
Large bucktails and gliders	big profile baits; finish every cast with a figure-eight
Steel or heavy fluoro leader	non-negotiable; pike and muskie cut everything else

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
Upper Little Swatara Creek	1.0 mi	Apr 16
Lower Little Swatara Creek	2.7 mi	May 7
Pine Creek	9.2 mi	2026 season
Trout Run	11 mi	Mar 17
Little Mahanoy Creek	13 mi	Apr 29

Records from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Pennsylvania fishing regulations.