Raystown Lake is a popular location in the summer months, and even more so during the pandemic. A lot of work goes into making sure the lake is successful. 6 News spoke with a park ranger about ...

Fishing is excellent at Raystown Lake, whether you do it from a boat or from the shore (Photo by Ed Stoddard. Used courtesy of the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau - Raystown.org) ...

Allen Gwinn, park ranger at Raystown, said the lake is one of the corps’ 16 flood-control projects. This one is designed to slow the flow of water toward Mt. Union, Lewistown and Harrisburg.

The agency stocked 8,200 4-inch to 5-inch purebred striped bass Aug. 30 in Raystown. That’s in addition to 133,609 smaller fingerlings that were released in the lake this summer.

Captain Dave Rhodes immediately passed the rod to Dennis Scharadin who quickly set about the task of reeling in Raystown Lake’s most coveted sports fish. Scharadin had waited five long hours for ...