Local Waters
Cowans Gap Lake
Fort Loudon, PA · about 12 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)
The Fulton County park lake between Chambersburg and McConnellsburg.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal on most trout water. Limestone springs stay cooler. Confirm PFBC. Official rule
- Park
- Cowans Gap State Park day-use and boat-launch lots on Aughwick Road. DCNR GPS at the lake.
- Walk in
- Short from the launch and picnic lots.
- Wading
- Bank, pier, or boat. Not a wade river.
- Usual window
- After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 83° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:29 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 8:00
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: W 2 mph
- 2pm: W 2 mph
- dusk: W 13 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- State park. Electric motors only. Stocked trout lake. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Log this trip
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Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
TCO — book a day
Boiling Springs, PA · wade · Half or full day
Good for: Yellow Breeches and Cumberland Valley limestone
Shop desk. Ask who they send on the Breeches.