Local Waters

← Around Carlisle

River Open — summer

Donegal Creek

Mount Joy, PA · about 65 min from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)

Lancaster County limestone on a posted fly-only corridor.

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
License
Pennsylvania fishing license (PFBC)
Park
Posted PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only stretch from below SR 772 to T-334. Stay on signed public.
Walk in
Short from posted pull-offs.
Wading
Small limestone. Tight trees.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Saturday conditions

N 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
🌧️ 72° rain
Sun and moon
Rise 6:23 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:55
Wind at dawn
N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 7 mph
  • 10am: NE 9 mph
  • 2pm: NE 9 mph
  • dusk: NE 6 mph
Flow
177 cfs · 3.26 ft · 71°F water · 5:15 pm · Chiques Creek near Marietta, PA · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
3-wt.
Notes
PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only on 2.21 posted miles. Confirm PFBC.

Most of the valley is private. Fish the posted special-reg corridor only.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

N 7 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 177 cfs

How did it go

Shops

TCO Fly Shop (Boiling Springs)

2 First St, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Call — limestone hours

Yellow Breeches desk. Cumberland Valley limestone.

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.

If this isn’t the day