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

Weather is not in yet.

Sky
☀️ fair
Sun and moon
Rise 6:27 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 8:00
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.

Wind not in yet

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