Fishing at Colonial Reservoir, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Colonial Reservoir is one of the Fayette County listings for Pennsylvania. The bank is 984 feet above sea level. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. 5.7 miles away sits Perryopolis, the nearest town. Oliver follows at 6.3 miles, then Brownsville at 6.7 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Colonial Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records held for Fayette County cover brook trout, brown trout, common carp and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Colonial Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 28°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Colonial Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Franklin Lake, 3 miles away. The position on Colonial Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.