Local Waters
Little Lehigh Creek
Allentown, PA · about 9 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)
The Allentown parkway limestone.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
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Smallmouth bass
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Trout
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Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Chain pickerel.
- Season
- Legal on most trout water. Limestone springs stay cooler. Confirm PFBC. Official rule
- 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.
- Saturday conditions
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WSW 7 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 78° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:18 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:52
- Wind at dawn
- WSW 7 mph · Sunny · 77°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: WSW 7 mph
- 10am: WSW 7 mph
- 2pm: WSW 7 mph
- dusk: W 8 mph
- Flow
- 44 cfs · 0.03 ft · 66°F water · 5:30 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.
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.
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.