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Briar Creek Reservoir

🛶 Lake fishing  Pennsylvania · 🌅 05:32 - 🌇 20:37

Briar Creek Reservoir is a lake in Pennsylvania. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

Conditions right now

Weather
⛅ Partly cloudy
Water temp (est.)
23.5°C
Air temp
28.1°C
Wind
4.0 m/s
Pressure
1009.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
66.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:22–21:22 🌙 Night 21:22–04:47

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

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Likely catch now (17 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
15%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
15%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
15%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
15%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
10%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
2%
Slow during the night, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
2%
Slow during the night, peak season.
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Northern Pike
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
1%
Slow during the night, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
1%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, a fishy ripple on the water.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
1%
Slow during the night, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Lake Trout
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
0%
Slow during the night, water outside its comfort range.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Briar Creek Reservoir

The Briar Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has an area of 51.04 acres and is located in Briar Creek Township. The lake is situated on East Branch Briar Creek. The lake was constructed in the early 1970s for the purpose of flood control. It is dammed by the Briar Creek Dam. Shale and limestone rocks are found in the lake's vicinity. The lake was electrofished by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2010. The reservoir is designated as Approved Trout Waters and is stocked with trout. More than a dozen species of fish inhabit it and several bird species are found in its vicinity. The lake is part of the 173-acre Briar Creek Lake Park. Fishing and boating are done in the reservoir.

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