Colyer Lake Fishing in Centre County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Set in Centre County, Colyer Lake is a Pennsylvania water. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Around 74 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 1.2 miles keeps the choices simple. Centre Hall lies 5.1 miles from the water. It is 116 miles to Allentown, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Colyer Lake

  Our records give 44 ft, so you have a figure to work from. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Centre County list brown trout, brook trout, black crappie, bluegill and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Colyer Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 70°F at the top of summer and 25°F at the bottom of winter. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Colyer Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  State or federal ownership covers this water. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Leave the car at Colyer Lake South Parking Lot, about half a mile from the bank. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Penn Spring Reservoir at 3.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Colyer Lake are worth checking on the day.