Local Waters
Swatara Creek
Pine Grove, PA · about 70 min from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
The state-park Swatara, not a random farm stretch.
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
- Swatara State Park lots and trail access along the creek.
- Walk in
- Park trails.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⚡ 78° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:22 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:56
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Sunny · 62°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: SE 2 mph
- 2pm: SE 6 mph
- dusk: SE 5 mph
- Flow
- 161 cfs · 0.51 ft · 8:15 am · Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- State park. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
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.
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.