Local Waters

← Around Carlisle

River Open — summer

Falling Spring Branch

Chambersburg, PA · about 55 min from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)

The Chambersburg limestone next to the interstate.

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
Fifth Avenue park lots and posted PFBC special-reg parking in Chambersburg. Stay on signed public.
Walk in
Short. Town trees and lawn.
Wading
Tiny limestone. Technical. Crowded after stocking.
Usual window
Year-round specials on posted water. Tiny flies.
Friday conditions

NW 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☁️ 90° cloud
Sun and moon
Rise 6:27 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 8:00
Wind at dawn
NW 6 mph · Cloudy · 90°F
Wind later
  • dawn: NW 6 mph
  • 10am: NW 6 mph
  • 2pm: NW 6 mph
  • dusk: NW 6 mph
A setup that belongs here
2- or 3-wt, long leader, midges.
Notes
PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only and delayed-harvest stretches on posted water. Confirm PFBC.

Neighborhood water. Do not park in yards.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

NW 6 mph · Cloudy

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