Fishing is a very popular activity in Sweet Arrow Lake. You can fish from any shore. There is no private property extending to the shoreline of the 60 acre lake. The most popular areas are the Fish and Boat Access Area on Sweet Arrow Lake Road and the newly created Special Needs Access Area in front of the Clubhouse off route 443.
Through a cooperative efforts of the PA Fish and Boat Commission and various sportsman's groups, a significant amount of habitat has been places in the lake. This has improved the fishing dramatically.
Several weeks of ice fishing is normal. Ice thickness is NOT monitored. Proceed at your own risk.
The lake contains:
- ***Rainbow, Brook, Brown and Golden Trout
- Suckers and various minnows
*** About 3000 trout are stocked annually including 60-70 "Lunkers" greater than 20" in length.
Special Needs Access Area --Located near the Clubhouse on Clubhouse Road off Rt 443
Canoes and kayaks can be launched there as well or at the Special Needs Access near the Clubhouse. If you launch at the Special Needs Access, you must park your vehicle in the regular parking lot. Fishermen with special needs may park within feet of the waterfront trail.
Annual Trout Stockings in Sweet Arrow Lake
-- April 2nd ,1,000 trout from the Swatara Cooperative trout Nursery.
--April 17th at 10:30 AM, 2nd Annual LUNKER stocking. 70 “Lunker” trout (20’’ +) will be stocked in Sweet Arrow Lake from the Fish and Boat Access Area.
Other Trout Stockings– April 6th and May 6th, by the PA Fish and Boat Commission
LUNKERS
The Northern Swatara Creek Watershed Association (NSCWA) exceeded its goal for 2009 but needs your help for 2010! The association raised $1,600 which enabled them to stock 68 big fish or ‘Lunkers’ in Sweet Arrow Lake on April 11, 2009. Many reports of ‘Lunker’ catches were reported!
Fundraising for 2010 Lunker stocking is underway! $900 has already been donated towards the tentative stocking date of April 17, 2010.
The 20 to 24 inch ‘Lunker’ Golden and Rainbow trout were distributed from the Boat access area in ‘floats’ by volunteer boaters in 2009. For those that did not witness the stocking, ‘these fish were awesome’!
The NSCWA is encourages anyone who would like to donate to the 2010 ‘Lunker’ stocking to consider a donation now so that the ‘Lunkers’ can be ordered.
Anyone wishing to donate to the Sweet Arrow Lake Trout ‘Lunker’ Stocking project may send checks to the NSCWA, 629 Mountain Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963.
