Local Waters

← Around Portland

River Open — summer

Hickory Run

White Haven, PA · about 9 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

State-park trout next to 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
Hickory Run State Park lots. Mud Run delayed-harvest is in the park.
Walk in
Park trails.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Monday conditions

SW 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 82° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:50
Wind at dawn
SW 3 mph · Mostly Sunny · 66°F
Wind later
  • dawn: SW 3 mph
  • 10am: SW 8 mph
  • 2pm: SW 12 mph
  • dusk: SW 9 mph
Flow
843 cfs · 4.39 ft · 70°F water · 7:30 am · Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
4-wt.
Notes
State park. C&R ALO on Hickory Run below Saylorsville Dam; DHALO on Mud Run in the park. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.

Log this trip

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

SW 3 mph · Mostly Sunny · 843 cfs

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

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.

Guides

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

Evening Hatch — book a day

Lake Harmony, PA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop

Good for: Lehigh Gorge, Poconos creeks, Delaware Water Gap

Shop desk. Precision Fly & Tackle / Evening Hatch.

If this isn’t the day