Donegal Creek
Mount Joy, PA · about 65 min from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)
Lancaster County limestone on a posted fly-only corridor.
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
- Posted PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only stretch from below SR 772 to T-334. Stay on signed public.
- Walk in
- Short from posted pull-offs.
- Wading
- Small limestone. Tight trees.
- Usual window
- After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
- Friday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- 🌧️ 76° rain
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:29 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:46
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: S 5 mph
- 2pm: S 10 mph
- dusk: S 5 mph
- Flow
- 104 cfs · 2.96 ft · 68°F water · 12:15 pm · Chiques Creek near Marietta, PA · USGS gauge
- A setup that belongs here
- 3-wt.
- Notes
- PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only on 2.21 posted miles. Confirm PFBC.
Most of the valley is private. Fish the posted special-reg corridor only.
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 — 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.