River Open — summer

Little Lehigh Creek

Allentown, PA · about 60 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)

The Allentown parkway limestone.

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

Little Lehigh Parkway lots and the posted fly-only bridges (Wild Cherry / Millrace / Fish Hatchery Road).

Walk in

Paved parkway paths.

Wading

Urban limestone. Crowded. Technical.

Usual window

Year-round specials on posted water.

Thursday conditions

SE 1 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⚡ 81° storm
Sun and moon: Rise 6:23 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:44
Wind at dawn: SE 1 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 65°F
Wind later: dawn: SE 1 mph

10am: S 2 mph

2pm: S 5 mph

dusk: S 5 mph
Flow: 47 cfs · 0.07 ft · 62°F water · 5:30 am · Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown · USGS gauge

A setup that belongs here

3- or 4-wt, long leader.

Notes

Two PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only sections on posted parkway water. Confirm PFBC.

Stay in the parkway. Private clubs are not a walk-in.

Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

Shops

TCO Fly Shop (Reading / West Lawn)

2229 Penn Ave, West Lawn, PA 19609
Mon–Fri 9am–7pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–3pm — confirm

Reading desk. Tulpehocken, Blue Marsh, SE limestone.

Call Website

Evening Hatch Fly Shop

797 State Route 940, Lake Harmony, PA 18624
Call — Poconos hours

Poconos desk on 940. Lehigh Gorge, Beltzville, Delaware Water Gap.

Call Website

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

TCO Reading — book a day

West Lawn, PA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop

Good for: Tulpehocken, Blue Marsh, Berks limestone

Shop desk. We do not take the money.