Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — summer

Shawnee Lake

Schellsburg, PA · about 13 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

The Bedford County park lake west of the turnpike.

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
Shawnee State Park day-use and launch lots off PA 96 in Schellsburg.
Walk in
Short from the park lots.
Wading
Bank or boat.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Wednesday conditions

SW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 80° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:35 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:57
Wind at dawn
SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 2 mph
  • 10am: SW 1 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: WNW 6 mph
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
State park. Stocked trout and warmwater. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

SW 2 mph · Mostly Clear

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

TCO Fly Shop (Boiling Springs)

2 First St, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Call — limestone hours

Yellow Breeches desk. Cumberland Valley limestone.

Call Website

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.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day