Local Waters

← Around Carlisle

Lake / pond Open — summer

Yellow Creek Lake

Indiana, PA · about 3 hours from Carlisle (typical, off-peak)

Indiana County park lake, not Bedford's Yellow Creek.

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.

  • Smallmouth bass Smallmouth bass
  • Trout Trout
  • Sunfish and crappie 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
License
Pennsylvania fishing license (PFBC)
Park
Yellow Creek State Park launches and day-use lots.
Walk in
Short walk from the public lot.
Wading
Bank or boat.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Wednesday conditions

W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 83° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:36 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 8:00
Wind at dawn
W 3 mph · Partly Cloudy · 53°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 3 mph
  • 10am: W 2 mph
  • 2pm: N 2 mph
  • dusk: NW 7 mph
A setup that belongs here
6-wt or a warmwater rod.
Notes
State park. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

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

W 3 mph · Partly Cloudy

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

TCO Fly Shop (Boiling Springs)

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

Yellow Breeches desk. Cumberland Valley limestone.

Call Website

Guides

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

No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.

If this isn’t the day