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Northcentral region Centre County
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake covers 1,729 acres in Centre County, in a state park. PFBC biologists last reported on it in May 2018. The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for it; the statewide one-meal-a-week advice applies.
May 2018 survey · 8 years ago
Gear: trap nets
PFBC Biologist Report: Foster Joseph Sayers Lake (2018), p. 1
May 2016 survey · 10 years ago
Gear: trap nets
PFBC Biologist Report: Foster Joseph Sayers Lake (2016), 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.
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake is not on PFBC's 2026 adult trout schedule (as published Oct 4, 2026).
No lake-specific advice for Foster Joseph Sayers 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.”
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. 15
Panfish Enhancement here covers Sunfish (7-inch minimum), 20 a day.
2026 Summary p. 16
Black and White Crappie: 10 a day (combined), and no more than 5 of them may be 9 inches or longer; total panfish no more than 50 a day.
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, Smallmouth Bass, panfish, Channel Catfish.
This site has no ice reports; conditions change daily; never assume ice is safe.
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The 2026 advisory has no lake-specific row for Foster Joseph Sayers 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 2018 survey recorded: Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Walleye, White Sucker, Golden Shiner, Common Carp. 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