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Pennsylvania

Raystown Lake

A Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania lake, Raystown Lake fishes for largemouth bass that follow the season from shallow cover to deeper water.

Surface
8,135acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Raystown Lakevia Open-Meteo · 08:15 local
Air temp
69.8°F
Barometric
29.99″
↓falling 24h(-0.08)
Wind
4mph
from SSE
Moon
Waning Gibbous
day 19.4 · 77% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 1
    sepTue

    Stable window

    hi 90° · lo 69°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light sw wind · settled

  2. 2
    sepWed

    Stable window

    hi 93° · lo 74°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light s wind

  3. 3
    sepThu

    Better early

    hi 93° · lo 67°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · w wind setting up

§ 04Field notesPennsylvania

Where it is

Found in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Raystown Lake totals about 8,135 acres. The largemouth pattern tracks the season here more than any single area.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Warming water pulls largemouth toward shallow, protected areas where they stage and spawn; the quickest-warming pockets lead.

Summer. With the surface hot, largemouth favor deeper edges and shade, and the low-light hours carry the bite.

Fall. Cooling water moves bait shallow again and largemouth follow, spreading out and feeding ahead of winter.

Winter. Activity slows and fish hold deeper near stable water; a slow, deliberate presentation is the steadier read.

Key structure

  • Channel edges and the breaks beside them
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover
  • Inside turns where a bank changes angle
  • Hard-bottom and rock transitions

Season first, spot second — that order holds here.

Forage

Largemouth on Raystown Lake chase baitfish, holding near the densest schools across the year.

Access

Public access rings Raystown Lake; conditions and water levels shift seasonally, so check locally before launching.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:01193175). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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