Local Waters
Lake Jean (Ricketts Glen)
Benton, PA · about 8 hours from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)
The 245-acre park lake at Ricketts Glen, not the waterfall creek.
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
- Ricketts Glen State Park Lake Jean day-use and launch lots on PA 487. Not the Falls Trail pin.
- Walk in
- Short from the Lake Jean lots.
- Wading
- Bank or boat.
- Usual window
- After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
- Sunday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 68° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:21 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:54
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 63°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: E 5 mph
- 2pm: E 5 mph
- dusk: SE 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- State park. Stocked trout and warmwater. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
TCO Muncy — book a day
Muncy, PA · wade · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Pine Creek, Loyalsock, Lycoming, north-central
Shop desk. We do not take the money.