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Northcentral region Centre County
Colyer Lake covers 77 acres in Centre County, on PFBC-owned land. PFBC biologists last reported on it in October 2017. The 2026 advisory lists Largemouth Bass here at 1 meal/month.
Oct 2017 survey · 9 years ago
Gear: night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will periodically monitor the lake to evaluate stocking success and angling regulations. (p. 2)
PFBC Biologist Report: Colyer Lake (2017), p. 2
Oct 2017 survey · 9 years ago
Gear: night electrofishing, boat electrofishing
“Currently, catch and release regulations remain in effect.”— PFBC biologist report, p. 2
PFBC's plan, in our words: PFBC will monitor fish populations periodically and allow harvest once gamefish populations are self-sustaining and fully recovered; catch-and-release regulations remain in effect. (p. 2)
PFBC Biologist Report: Colyer Lake Night Electrofishing Surveys - October 2017 and 2018 (2017), p. 2
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.
Colyer Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
| Species | Meal advice | Contaminant | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 1 meal/month | Mercury | Entire lake |
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.”
DEP fish consumption advisories Before you go: check DEP's harmful algal bloom page
Quoted word for word from the advisory for the year shown; advisories may have been issued or lifted since. Not medical advice.
2026 Summary p. 11
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.
2026 Summary p. 15
Panfish Enhancement here covers Crappie (9-inch minimum), Sunfish (7-inch minimum) and Yellow Perch (9-inch minimum): 20 a day of each, and no more than 50 panfish combined.
Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.
PFBC habitat-improvement map (PDF) — PFBC's map of fish-habitat structures placed or proposed in this lake.
Check posted rules and current conditions before you go.
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026). Species PFBC lists for ice fishing here: Largemouth Bass, panfish, Chain Pickerel.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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The 2026 DEP/PFBC advisory lists: Largemouth Bass — 1 meal/month (Mercury). The statewide advice is one meal a week of sport fish. Not medical advice.
PFBC's October 2017 survey recorded: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Golden Shiner, White Sucker. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
Yes. PFBC's special-regulation data and the 2026 Fishing Summary (p. 11) list it in the Big Bass Program: Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass: 15-inch minimum and 4 a day (combined) from Jan. 1 through April 10 and from June 13 through Dec. 31; catch and immediate release only from April 11 through June 12, with no tournaments. Other species follow inland rules.
Sources for this page: PFBC Lakes_Point (Oct 4, 2026); PFBC biologist reports (area pages, Oct 4, 2026); PFBC adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026); DEP/PFBC fish consumption advisory (2026 list, updated Feb 27, 2026); PFBC special-regulation data (Mar 2026); 2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary. All sources
Last data import Oct 5, 2026