Canoe Creek Lake, Pennsylvania: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Canoe Creek Lake lies in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It stands 906 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 153 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 2.6 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By surface area it heads our Blair County listings. Head to Williamsburg, 4.3 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Pittsburgh, 90 miles distant. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Canoe Creek Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Blair County list bluegill, black crappie and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Canoe Creek Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 26°F in January. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Canoe Creek Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Canoe Lake is mapped as a fishing spot 120 yards from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Canoe Creek State Park covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Where Canoe Creek Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.