Muddy Creek

Type: Freestone river, Pennsylvania (East)
Designation: Catch and release · Fly-fishing only
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: None listed
Shops: 1 nearby

Today on the Muddy Creek

Good: Good conditions: fish normally

Flow now: 64.8 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Below normal
Water temp: 58.6°F (14.8°C)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST

At Muddy Creek at Castle Fin, PA (USGS 01577500) Provisional USGS data

Regulations & access Guides & shops

Muddy Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania, listed as Catch and release by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

More about the Muddy Creek

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 shop nearby are listed here.

Updated 4 Nov 2026 · Sources: Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only, USGS Water Data

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place. — Representative photograph, not this water.

Where it is

Muddy Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 7 waters named Muddy Creek in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in York County, the one the agency list names.

Flow now at the gauge

Muddy Creek at Castle Fin, PA

USGS 01577500 · NWS MUCP1

Good: Good conditions: fish normally

If you're fishing for trout here: 58.6°F now, 58.8°F at most in 24 hours: under Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's 70°F line. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Flow 64.8 ft³/s: below normal for Nov 5, over 25 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
Cold water, 58.6°F. NWS: cold shock is dangerous at 50-60°F and colder; “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.” National Weather Service

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 64.8 ft³/s
Gauge height: 3.08 ft
Water temp: 58.6°F (14.8°C)

Reading Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 64.8 ft³/s at Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST	64.8	3.08	58.6
Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST	64.8	3.08	58.8
Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST	64.8	3.08	58.8
Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST	64.8	3.08	58.6
Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST	63.1	3.07	58.6
Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST	63.1	3.07	58.3
Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST	63.1	3.07	57.7
Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST	63.1	3.07	57
Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST	61.5	3.06	56.5
Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST	61.5	3.06	55.4
Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST	61.5	3.06	54.9
Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST	61.5	3.06	54.5
Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	54.3
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	54.1
Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	53.8
Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	53.6
Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	53.2
Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	53.1
Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	52.9
Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	52.7
Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	52.7
Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	52.7
Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	53.1
Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	53.6
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	54.1
Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	54.9
Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	55.4
Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	55.6
Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	55.2
Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	54.9
Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	54.5
Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	53.1
Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	52
Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.9
Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.4
Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.2
Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50
Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50
Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.2
Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50
Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50
Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50
Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.2
Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST	59.9	3.05	50.2
Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	50.5
Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	50.7
Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	51.3
Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	51.6
Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	52.2
Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	52.9
Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	53.4
Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST	59.9	3.05	53.4
Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	53.1
Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	52.9
Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	52.5
Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.3
Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	50
Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.9
Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.6
Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.2
Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48
Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48
Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.2
Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	48.6
Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	48.9
Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.3
Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.8
Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.4
Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.9
Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.4
Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.6
Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.3
Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.1
Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.7
Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.6
Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.6
Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.7
Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.1
Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	46.8
Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	46.6
Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	46.8
Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	46.9
Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.1
Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.3
Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.5
Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.7
Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	48.2
Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	48.6
Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.1
Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.6
Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50
Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.5
Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.1
Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.3
Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	51.1
Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.9
Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	50.4
Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST	58.2	3.04	49.5
Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.6
Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.1
Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	46.9
Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.1
Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.3
Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.7
Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	47.8
Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48
Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.2
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST	58.2	3.04	48.4
Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	48.7
Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.1
Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.5
Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	50
Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	50.5
Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	51.3
Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52.5
Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52.9
Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52.9
Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52.5
Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	52.2
Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	51.4
Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT	58.2	3.04	50.5
Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.6
Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.3
Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.1
Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.5
Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	49.6
Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	50
Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	50.4
Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT	58.2	3.04	50.7
Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	50.9
Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.3
Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.4
Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	52
Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	52.3
Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	53.1
Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	53.6
Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	54.5
Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	55.2
Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	56.1
Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	56.3
Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	56.1
Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	55.9
Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	55.6
Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	54.5
Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	53.2
Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	52.2
Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.4
Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT	61.5	3.06	51.3
Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.4
Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT	61.5	3.06	51.4
Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.6
Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.8
Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	51.8
Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT	61.5	3.06	52
Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	52
Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT	59.9	3.05	52.2
Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT	61.5	3.06	52.3
Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT	61.5	3.06	52.5
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	53.1
Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	53.4
Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT	59.9	3.05	54

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 65–145 ft³/s (middle half of 25 years of record). Now: 64.8 ft³/s, below normal.

Below normal for this date. 64.8 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 25 years of record (1929–2026): 10th 46, 25th 65, median 92, 75th 145, 90th 301 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 28 ft³/s, highest 693 ft³/s.

Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).

Steady over 24 hours (+8.2% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

NWS observed 3.08 ft stage, 65 ft³/s at Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST (NWS gauge MUCP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

In or under PFBC's preferred range. Water 58.6°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 58.8°F. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: “The preferred temperature range for trout is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.”
PFBC position statement on closing coldwater tributary mouths to angling in summer (2006) (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission)

Species

This gauge is on our page for Muddy Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Cold water. Water 58.6°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)

Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.

Open the USGS gauge page

Checked Nov 5, 8:42 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.

Reading the gauges…

Check any river's flow

Follow Muddy Creek for flow alerts

Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.

Follow this water

Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.

Where to fish

Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Pennsylvania where to fish maps

Muddy Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Muddy Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Muddy Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Muddy Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 2 restrooms near Muddy Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restroom
1.9 mi away in a straight line
- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Changing table (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.9 mi away in a straight line
- Flush toilet (mapped)
- Changing table (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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Regulations

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

2 official designations

Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.

Catch and release
On the Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- Section 3: 275M DNST T628 BRUCE RD BRDG IN BRUCE to 275M UPST SR2032 BRIDGETON RD BDG BRIDGETON
Fly-fishing only
On the Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- Section 3: 275M DNST T628 BRUCE RD BRDG IN BRUCE to 275M UPST SR2032 BRIDGETON RD BDG BRIDGETON

The water on the map

Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.

Whole Muddy Creek, not only this reach.

Length: 17.6 mi
Drains: 143 sq mi
Drop: 254 ft · 14.4 ft/mi
Flows into: Susquehanna River
Watershed: Lower Susquehanna

Guides and shops near Muddy Creek

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 40 miles yet.

All Pennsylvania guides

1 shop nearby

Angler Tool - DC Tool Company
Lancaster, PA · 18 mi
Fishing shop
- Unclaimed
View shop

All Pennsylvania shops

Species and hatches

The hatch and season chart for this water's region.

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Catskills and the Northeast

8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

January: no charted hatch
February: no charted hatch
March: no charted hatch
April: 3 charted hatches
May: 2 charted hatches
June: 1 charted hatch
July: 1 charted hatch
August: 1 charted hatch
September: 2 charted hatches
October: 1 charted hatch
November: no charted hatch
December: no charted hatch

Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart

Plan your stay

Getting there

LNS · Lancaster · 24 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
MDT · Harrisburg · 37 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
BWI · Baltimore · 45 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Plan a trip here

None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.

No hub within 40 miles

Plan a trip here

Gear checklist

A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.

An angler stands on a boulder at the edge of a fast forest stream and fishes the run

Small mountain streams

7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

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Watch: nymphing basics

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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