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    February 2024
    Crawford County

    Hey Fish, PLAY BALL!

    That may as well be what we tell the fish in Woodcock Lake in Crawford County about their new habitat structures. 

    The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), along with partners, Woodcock Township, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Earth Shapers Construction Company placed these 69 Concrete Reef Ball Structures into Woodcock Lake as habitat for larger game fish species. This lake has a mostly featureless mud bottom, so the Reef Balls will offer exceptional cover for the fish.

    Close-up of a Concrete Reef Ball structure installed for habitat improvement at Woodcock Creek Lake.
    Three Concrete Reef Balls installed for habitat improvement at Woodcock Creek Lake

    Partners are also adding to the lakes' aquatic habitat placing more than 260 tons of Rock Rubble Humps. The humps give cover to fish species and improve macroinvertebrate species, enhancing foraging for fish.

    Great news for the aquatic species found at the lake and anglers looking for fishing opportunities when the lake is refilled. ​​

    Excavators placing Concrete Reef Balls into the lake bottom of Woodcock Creek Lake for habitat improvement