River Open — summer

Little Lehigh Creek

Allentown, PA · about 62 hours from Eugene (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.

Sunday conditions

SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky: ⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon: Rise 6:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:50
Wind at dawn: SW 5 mph · Mostly Clear · 51°F
Wind later: dawn: SW 5 mph

10am: SW 3 mph

2pm: N 1 mph

dusk: N 5 mph
Flow: 52 cfs · 0.12 ft · 65°F water · 11:30 pm · 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

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

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.