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| attention to it's shorelines and surrounding mountains for waterfowling and spring turkey hunting. Nestled deep in the mountains of south central Pennsylvania between Altoona and Harrisburg the lake has 30 miles of navigable water and is fed by the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Surrounding the lake are 118 miles of natural wooded shoreline with 21,000 acres of largely undeveloped public land. Owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers the lake was opened in 1975 as a flood control project, the only Army Corps flood |
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| Lake Facts US Army Corps of Engineers Project Acreage 29,000 Earth Dam Flooded Acreage 8,000 Shoreline 110 Miles Depth Over 200 feet |
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| Leaving the Juniata River after an afternoon of Fly fishing near Spruce Creek, I decided to follow route 22 through Huntington and take a side trip along the tailrace and visit the Dam to view the lower end of this great lake. Little did I know that I would return to explore its waters in such angling detail. With |
| the exception of a few times during the year I had very little interest in warm water fisheries. This was ten years ago and now Raystown has become a regular destination and an old friend in my pursuit of outdoor adventures. Besides fishing the lake and local trout waters Raystown has drawn my |
| project, the only Army Corps flood control project in the U.S. kept at a permanent recreation level. The Pennsylvania Game Commission enforces state game laws at the site and the Fish and Boat Commission is responsible for state fishing and boating laws. |