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Cummings Reservoir (aka Blue Spruce Lake) covers 13 acres in Indiana County. PFBC biologists last reported on it in May 2019. It has 2 dates on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule, as published Oct 4, 2026. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
May 2019 survey · 7 years ago
Gear: boat electrofishing, night electrofishing
PFBC Biologist Report: Cummings Reservoir (aka Blue Spruce Lake) (2019), 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.
2026 schedule · as published OCT 4
As published Oct 4, 2026 · PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.” PFBC schedule
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Open to year-round fishing; no trout may be kept from February 16 until the opener (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 23).
No lake-specific advice for Cummings Reservoir (aka Blue Spruce Lake) 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.”
“Fish stocked from PFBC state fish hatcheries are subject to the blanket one-meal-per-week consumption advisory that applies to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania.”
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.”
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Quoted word for word from the advisory for the year shown; advisories may have been issued or lifted since. Not medical advice.
No lake-specific program in PFBC's special-regulation data (Mar 2026). Commonwealth inland waters rules apply (2026 Fishing Summary, p. 10).
Summarized. The current Pennsylvania Fishing Summary, 58 Pa. Code and posted signs govern.
On PFBC's ice-fishing destination list (retrieved Oct 4, 2026). Species PFBC lists for ice fishing here: Largemouth Bass, Trout (stocked).
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PFBC lists Cummings Reservoir (aka Blue Spruce Lake) on its adult trout schedule for 2026: 2 dates, as published Oct 4, 2026. Dates can change; check PFBC's schedule.
As published Oct 4, 2026: Apr 6, 2026; Oct 21, 2026. PFBC: “All stocking events are subject to change without notice.”
The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Cummings Reservoir (aka Blue Spruce Lake). The statewide advice — no more than one meal (1/2 pound) a week of sport fish — still applies. Not medical advice.
PFBC's May 2019 survey recorded: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Golden Shiner, Common Carp, Bluntnose Minnow, Rainbow Trout. Surveys record what biologists caught with their gear on those days, not everything in the lake.
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