Lower Twin Lake
Lower Twin is one of the Westmoreland County park lakes. It lies in Twin Lakes Park. Because of this, access to Upper Twin Lake is very good. In addition to its good shoreline access, a handicapped-accessible fishing pier is present. The county maintains a boathouse that is open year 'round. Bait is also available at this location.

Last season, Upper Twin Lake was stocked with trout during fall and again in early December. A mid-February stocking was delayed due to a snowstorm. That stocking eventually took place in early March.

Upper Twin Lake lies near Greensburg. Turn north off Route 30 onto Donahue Road near Westmoreland Mall.

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Canoe Creek Lake
Canoe Creek Lake is the highlight of Blair County's Canoe Creek State Park. At 155 acres, this is one of the larger stocked trout lakes on our list.

Canoe Creek Lake lies about eight miles east of Holidaysburg. The Route 22 corridor makes this a popular destination for folks coming from Altoona and points to the east.

Last season, Canoe Creek received a fall stocking, as well as a late winter stocking in early February. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources provides boat access points on both the eastern and western shores of the lake. Shoreline access is also good.

The state's winter stocking program is not based on acreage. That is, larger lakes don't receive more trout in proportion to their size. So on Canoe Creek, the fish may be spread a little thinner than on some other, smaller waters.

Cowan's Gap Lake
If the aesthetics of an area have anything to do with its attractiveness to anglers -- and for many it does -- Cowan's Gap Lake would place high on the list. Cowan's Gap State Park contains the 42-acre lake of the same name.

Nestled in the deep valley between Tuscarora and Cove mountains, Cowan's Gap Lake sits several hundred feet higher than nearby valleys. Its elevation certainly favors the ice-fishing situation.

In addition to a late fall stocking, last season Cowan's Gap also received stocked trout in mid-January.

Both Interstate Route 76 and Route 30 may be used to access the general vicinity of the lake, which is near Richmond Furnace.

Stovers Dam
Situated near Lebanon, 26-acre Stovers Dam provides good winter trout angling for fisherman from the nearby Harrisburg area. The lake lies off Maple Street near the northern city limits of Lebanon.

Last winter, Stovers Dam was stocked during mid-December and again in mid-January. The latter stocking was originally slated for early January. Electric motors are permitted on Stovers Dam.