Reel ’em in: 27 Fly Fishing Spots in PA

1. Tulpehocken Creek Outfitters Fly-Fishing Guides

Multiple Locations

Tulpehocken Creek Outfitters offers fly-fishing guide services in full or half-day format for smallmouth bass, steelhead trout, northern pike, and carp. This guide is the perfect place to start for those looking to cast a line for the first time. Visitors can explore the rivers, creeks, and tributaries with their friendly service and focus by boat or dock. Guides vary from region to region, but the trips are all memorable.

2. Keystone Predator Outfitters

Sterling Run, Cameron County

Located in the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds, Keystone Predator Outfitters hosts half-day and full-day fully equipped, guided adventures on the scenic Sinnemahoning Creek watershed, featuring plenty of trout and smallmouth bass. For those looking to make this a multi-day adventure, there are furnished cabins available that are conveniently located and provide a mix of rustic charm and modern comfort.

3. Brown Trout Addiction

Clarion River, Elk County

Imagine the joy of getting to hold a trophy brown trout in your hands while resting along the beautiful Clarion River. Specializing in fully guided all tackle float trips, the unique fishing experience at Brown Trout Addiction offers expert guidance from licensed professionals to help make your fishing adventure a day to remember.

4. Mike Heck’s Trout Guides

Franklin County

Learn the beauty of fly fishing from a true professional. Mike Heck has been fly fishing for over 34 years and has worked as a professional guide for over 20 years. He is the author of “Keystone Fly Fishing” and has been featured on the Discovery Channel show, “Road Trip.” Mike offers full-day and half-day guide trips in South Central PA as well as destination trips.

5. Antietam Outfitters, LLC

Franklin County

The Antietam Creek and it’s major tributary Red Run is stock full of wild brown trout and offers great fishing for beginners and veterans. Whether booking a lesson or a full-day trip, Antietam Outfitters’ guides have more than 50 years of experience with fishing and have what you need for an exciting outdoor adventure.

6. Brodhead Creek

Pocono Mountains

The legendary Brodhead Creek is a 21.9-mile long tributary of the Delaware River, formally known as Brodhead Creek. Go there and see why anglers continue to journey from all over the country for a chance to catch its famous brown trout.

7. Tulpehocken Creek

Reading and Berks County

There is no shortage of trout in this outstanding tailwater fishery! Tulpehocken Creek should be on every fishing enthusiast's bucket list with its pristine wildlife and fascinating history. The dam's bottom release (which creates Blue Marsh Lake) allows cool water to discharge, providing a fertile environment for brown and rainbow trout that can grow over a foot long. Fish may flourish in the cool waters of the 'Tully' but come prepared for a fishing adventure to remember; these fishies are hot when hooked!

8. Fishing Creek

Columbia County

A Susquehanna tributary of more than 29 miles, fly-fishing fanatics and regular visitors will tell you that Fishing Creek lives up to its name as one of the finest trout streams in the state. This creek boasts an abundance of wild brown and brook trout that is regularly stocked by the state and local fishing club. Visitors gather regularly to try their luck at reeling in the big one.

9. Shenango River

Mercer County

The beautiful Shenango River has several picturesque parks, trails, and dams to fish with your friends and family. Come see for yourself why the Shenango was voted PA 2021 River of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It has breathtaking waterside views, plenty of campgrounds, and areas where you’ll find places to waterski, canoe, and swim, along with bass fishing.

10. Peace Valley Park

Doylestown

As its name might suggest, Peace Valley Park is a great way to unwind, unplug, and enjoy the great outdoors. Throw a line in the beautiful Lake Galena and wait to catch your trophy bass, walleye, catfish, bluegill, and carp.

11. Laurel Highlands Trout Trail

Somerset County

It's no surprise fishermen of all kinds flock to the Laurel Highlands for fly-fishing season. Pennsylvania has more miles of trout streams than any state in the contiguous United States, and Somerset County in the Laurel Highlands is no exception. Rich in trout streams with plenty of creeks to choose from, visitors can spend the day wrangling the big one, and stay the evening at one of the charming nearby bed-and-breakfasts.

12. Honey Creek

Mifflin County

Honey Creek, like the nearby and world-renowned Penns Creek, is often described as a scaled down version of its more famous, larger twin. This creek is a premier, Class A midsized wild brown trout fishery that offers natural food sources like BWOs, sulphurs, grannoms, and terrestrials.

13. Ridley Creek State Park

Delaware County

Ridley Creek runs from Sycamore Mills Dam to the mouth of Dismal Run. A catch and release fly fishing only area, the scenic Ridley Creek State Park is stuffed to the gills with trout and provides excellent angling opportunities for all kinds of fishermen.

14. Erie County

Erie County is the only place in PA to fly fish for steelhead trout in the tributary streams and offers extremely diversified fly-fishing opportunities when it comes to waterways and fish species. The shallow flats of Presque Isle Bay attract large numbers of panfish and smallmouth bass from mid-May to late June. Fly-casting from a canoe or kayak on the quiet waters of either Lake Pleasant or Lake LeBoeuf during summer puts you in a prime largemouth bass environment.