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73 acres · Other owner — PFBC data, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
PFBC Best Fishing Waters
Yellow Perch — list of Nov 2024
Latest PFBC survey
April 2017 (9 years ago)
On the 2026 trout schedule
No (as published Oct 4, 2026)
Fish-consumption advisory
No lake-specific row in the 2026 list
Colver Reservoir covers 73 acres in Cambria County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in April 2017. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
What PFBC biologists found
Apr 2017 survey · 9 years ago
PFBC biologist report
Gear: trap nets, night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
Trap nets captured 512 Yellow Perch, with 94% over 9 inches. (p. 1)
Trap nets captured 155 Bluegill, with 95% over 7 inches. (p. 1)
The catch included 50 Black Crappie measuring 6 to 12 inches. (p. 1)
Findings are our short summaries of one survey at one time. Every number was checked against the cited page of PFBC's report. We don't rate lakes.
On PFBC's 2026 trout-stocking schedule
Colver Reservoir is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
Fish consumption advice (2026 list)
No lake-specific advice for Colver Reservoir in the 2026 list.
Statewide advice:“Pennsylvania has issued a general, statewide health advisory for recreationally caught sport fish: eat no more than one meal (1/2 pound) per week of sport fish caught in the state’s waterways.”
“People who regularly eat sport fish, women of childbearing age and children are particularly susceptible to contaminants that build up over time.”
DEP: “The advisory listing was current at the time this summary went to press. Fish consumption advisories may have been issued or lifted since that time.”
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Colver Reservoir. The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
What fish are in Colver Reservoir?
PFBC's April 2017 survey recorded: Walleye, Saugeye, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Golden Shiner, White Sucker. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.