Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked through the 2025 season program: channel catfish; 25,950 fish in the published allocation. A 1,676-acre reservoir, and one of 14 stocked waters on the Centre County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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What swims here
Channel catfish
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. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 season | Channel catfish | yearling | 25,950 |
When to fish Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:47-11:47 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am | 4:04-5:04 am and 4:20-5:20 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:33 am-12:33 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am | 5:13-6:13 am and 4:43-5:43 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2025 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Getting on the water
| Access point | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
| Water | Distance | 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 |
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