Local Waters
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
- 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.
- Tuesday conditions
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W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 88° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:30 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:55
- Wind at dawn
- W 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 55°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: W 2 mph
- 10am: 0 mph
- 2pm: E 1 mph
- dusk: N 5 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.
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.