Penn’s Outdoors

Starting Saturday, May 24, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will temporarily suspend all seasons, sizes and creel limits on Opossum Lake in Cumberland County.

Dr. Douglas, PFBC Executive Director explains

“We’re taking this action in preparation for a fish salvage to be conducted this fall in conjunction with the complete dewatering of the lake.  Enhancing opportunities for anglers to harvest fish prior to salvage efforts provides both additional recreational opportunities and can help reduce the number of fish that will either be captured and transported or potentially stranded when the water level drops.”

No date for the actual fish salvage has been set yet but but it will occur sometime in the fall. The lake is being dewatered as the first step in rebuilding the leaking spillway. After the lake has been completely drained and the lake bottom dried, construction will hopefully begin in November 2009 and be completed by October 2010.

The temporary suspension of regulations will not extend beyond January 1, 2009.