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Foster Joseph Sayers Lake

Channel catfish water, stocked through the 2025 season program; 25,950 fish in the published allocation.

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Water right now 630.65 ft elevation USGS gauge 01547480 (Foster Joseph Sayers Lake near Blanchard, PA) · 2026-08-28 18:00
2025 season program
1 species
25,950 fish allocated
1,676 acres (NHD)

What swims here

Channel catfish illustration Channel catfish 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.

SeasonSpeciesSize Fish
2025 season Channel catfish yearling 25,950

Getting on the water

Access pointTypeNotes
Bald Eagle Launch boat ramp no fee
Hunter Run East boat ramp no fee
Hunter Run West boat ramp no fee
Lower Green's Run boat ramp no fee
Marina Launch boat ramp no fee
Upper Green's Run boat ramp no fee
Winter/Summer 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)

Cut bait and prepared baits fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal
Medium-heavy rod 7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Special regulations on this water

Named as published by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Each link opens the official text; read the rule there before you fish. We do not restate regulations.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

WaterDistance Most recent
Marsh Creek 3.7 mi Mar 11
Wallace Run 11 mi Mar 19
Fishing Creek 11 mi Jun 1
South Fork Beech Creek 11 mi Apr 23
Sinking Creek 12 mi Apr 16
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.