Local Waters

← Around Portsmouth

Lake / pond Open — summer

Shawnee Lake

Schellsburg, PA · about 12 hours from Portsmouth (typical, off-peak)

The Bedford County park lake west of 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
Shawnee State Park day-use and launch lots off PA 96 in Schellsburg.
Walk in
Short from the park lots.
Wading
Bank or boat.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Friday conditions

Weather is not in yet.

Sky
☀️ fair
Sun and moon
Rise 6:31 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 8:05
A setup that belongs here
5-wt.
Notes
State park. Stocked trout and warmwater. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

Wind not in yet

How did it go

Shops

TCO Fly Shop (Boiling Springs)

2 First St, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Call — limestone hours

Yellow Breeches desk. Cumberland Valley limestone.

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.

If this isn’t the day