Spring Creek

Type: Spring creek, Pennsylvania (East)
Designation: Catch and release · Fly-fishing only +1
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: 2 name it
Shops: None listed

Today on the Spring Creek

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

No water temperature here.

Flow now: 78 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Above normal
Trend: Rising over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST

At Spring Creek near Axemann, PA (USGS 01546500) Provisional USGS data

Regulations & access Guides & shops

Spring Creek is a spring creek in Pennsylvania, listed as Catch and release by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

More about the Spring Creek

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lists 1 species. 3 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek.

Updated 4 Nov 2026 · Sources: Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only, Biologist Report - Spring Creek 2000, USGS Water Data

Spring Creek flowing through Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte, with willows and a stone wall on the bank — Photo credit
Spring Creek in Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where it is

Spring Creek is a spring creek in Pennsylvania. Our destination hub State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek is 8 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.

Flow now at the gauge

Spring Creek near Axemann, PA

USGS 01546500 · NWS AXEP1

Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level

Rising: discharge up 28.9% in 24 hours (60.5 to 78 ft³/s). Our rule of thumb: more than 10% (or 0.2 ft) in 24 hours, not a USGS class.
Flow 78 ft³/s: above normal for Nov 5, over 86 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey

What the agencies suggest

Keep an eye on your surroundings. Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundings Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

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

Discharge: 78 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.42 ft

Reading Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST · provisional USGS data

Above normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 78 ft³/s at Nov 5, 6:45 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)
Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST	78	2.42
Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST	84.5	2.46
Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST	91.4	2.5
Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST	107	2.58
Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST	132	2.7
Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST	156	2.8
Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST	117	2.63
Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST	66.5	2.35
Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST	68.1	2.36
Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST	68.1	2.36
Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST	69.7	2.37
Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST	69.7	2.37
Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 4, 5:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 4:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 4, 3:45 PM EST	65	2.34
Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST	55	2.27
Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST	55	2.27
Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 4, 7:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 4, 6:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 4, 5:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 4, 4:45 AM EST	62	2.32
Nov 4, 3:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 4, 2:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 4, 1:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 4, 12:45 AM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 11:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 3, 9:45 PM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 3, 8:45 PM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 3, 7:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 3, 6:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 5:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 3, 4:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 3:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 2:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST	55	2.27
Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 3, 6:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 3, 5:45 AM EST	62	2.32
Nov 3, 4:45 AM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 3, 3:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 3, 2:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 3, 1:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 3, 12:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 2, 11:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 10:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 9:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 8:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 7:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 6:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 2, 5:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 2, 4:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 2, 3:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 2, 2:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 2, 1:45 PM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 2, 5:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 2, 4:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 2, 3:45 AM EST	66.5	2.35
Nov 2, 2:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 2, 1:45 AM EST	66.5	2.35
Nov 2, 12:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 1, 11:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 10:45 PM EST	62	2.32
Nov 1, 9:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 8:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 7:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 6:45 PM EST	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 5:45 PM EST	65	2.34
Nov 1, 4:45 PM EST	65	2.34
Nov 1, 3:45 PM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 1, 2:45 PM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 1, 1:45 PM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 1, 12:45 PM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 1, 11:45 AM EST	56.3	2.28
Nov 1, 10:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 1, 9:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 1, 8:45 AM EST	57.7	2.29
Nov 1, 7:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 1, 6:45 AM EST	59.1	2.3
Nov 1, 5:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 1, 4:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 1, 3:45 AM EST	60.5	2.31
Nov 1, 2:45 AM EST	62	2.32
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EST	65	2.34
Nov 1, 1:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Nov 1, 12:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 11:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 10:45 PM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 8:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 7:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 31, 5:45 PM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 31, 4:45 PM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 31, 1:45 PM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 31, 12:45 PM EDT	57.7	2.29
Oct 31, 11:45 AM EDT	59.1	2.3
Oct 31, 10:45 AM EDT	59.1	2.3
Oct 31, 9:45 AM EDT	59.1	2.3
Oct 31, 8:45 AM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 31, 7:45 AM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 31, 6:45 AM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 31, 5:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 4:45 AM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 31, 3:45 AM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 31, 2:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 31, 1:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 31, 12:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 11:45 PM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 10:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 9:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 8:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 7:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 6:45 PM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 30, 5:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 4:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 2:45 PM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 30, 1:45 PM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 30, 12:45 PM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 30, 11:45 AM EDT	59.1	2.3
Oct 30, 10:45 AM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 30, 8:45 AM EDT	60.5	2.31
Oct 30, 7:45 AM EDT	62	2.32
Oct 30, 6:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 5:45 AM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 30, 4:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 3:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 2:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 1:45 AM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 30, 12:45 AM EDT	66.5	2.35
Oct 29, 11:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT	63.5	2.33
Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDT	65	2.34
Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDT	65	2.34

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 43–74 ft³/s (middle half of 86 years of record). Now: 78 ft³/s, above normal.

Above normal for this date. 78 ft³/s is between the 75th and 90th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 86 years of record (1941–2026): 10th 37, 25th 43, median 52, 75th 74, 90th 134 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 25 ft³/s, highest 172 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).

Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 28.9%, from 60.5 to 78 ft³/s. 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 2.46 ft stage, 84 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST (NWS gauge AXEP1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.

Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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

Conditions for fishing general guidance

No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission uses are 60°F, 70°F and 72°F.

Species

Species the agency lists for Spring Creek: brown trout.

Source: Biologist Report - Spring Creek 2000 (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission).

Safety

Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 28.9%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
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, 7:00 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 Spring 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

Spring Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Spring Creek with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Spring Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Spring 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 4 restrooms near Spring Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

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

3 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. Listed in the finder under trout.

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: ADJACENT TO STACKHOUSE SCHOOL PISTOL RANGE to LOWER BOUNDARY BELLEFONTE HATCHERY GROUNDS
- Section 2: SR3010 BRIDGE AT HANSON QUARRY to ADJACENT TO STACKHOUSE SCHOOL PISTOL RANGE
- Section 4: LOWER LMT FISHERMANS PARADISE to RR TRESTLE 100 M UPSTRM DM
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: ADJACENT TO STACKHOUSE SCHOOL PISTOL RANGE to LOWER BOUNDARY BELLEFONTE HATCHERY GROUNDS
Class A Wild Trout
On the Class A Wild Trout Waters list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
- Section 2: Confluence of Furnace Creek to Robesonia- Wernersville Sewer Treatment Plant 490 m upstream SR 3010
- Section 1: Headwaters to Boalsburg Road bridge
- Section 2: Boalsburg Road bridge to adjacent to Stackhouse school pistol range

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.

Length: 25.2 mi
Drains: 146 sq mi
Drop: 858 ft · 34 ft/mi
Flows into: Bald Eagle Creek
Watershed: Bald Eagle

Public land along it

Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-04) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

8.1 of 24.4 mi on public land

Spring Creek - RockviewState Fish and Wildlife · 2 mi
Spring Creek (Levin)State Fish and Wildlife · 1.7 mi
Spring Creek (West Penn)/Krauss ParkUnknown · 1.4 mi
Tussey View FarmNon-Governmental Organization · 0.7 mi
Benner Spring State Fish HatcheryState Fish and Wildlife · 0.6 mi
Pennsylvania Military MuseumOther or Unknown State Land · 0.5 mi
State Game Land 333State Fish and Wildlife · 0.4 mi
Spring Creek - Rock RoadState Fish and Wildlife · 0.3 mi

+3 smaller areas

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Spring Creek

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

2 guides name it on their website

Guides

The Feathered Hook
Coburn, PA · 17 mi
Euro nymphing · Beginners & lessons · Penns & Fishing
- Unclaimed
Names this water
View guide
AF
Appalachian Fishing Guides LLC
Lock Haven, PA · 24 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Penns
- Unclaimed
Names this water
View guide
Juniata Troutfitters
Tyrone, PA · 28 mi
Little Juniata River
- Unclaimed
Nearby
View guide

All Pennsylvania guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

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Species and hatches

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the state agency

Brown trout
Species guide
Photo credit
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When the bugs come off

Brown trout

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

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Spring Creek House at Camp Breac
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Fish camp · 0.8 mi
- Unclaimed

Getting there

SCE · State College · 4 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
AOO · Altoona · 49 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
PIT · Pittsburgh · 131 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.

State College, Penns Creek & Spring Creek

State College sits in the ridge-and-valley country of central Pennsylvania, with Spring Creek through town, Penns Creek over the ridge to the south-east and the Little Juniata to the south-west.

Destination hub · 8 mi away in a straight line

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Fish these abroad

Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the Spring Creek? Same fish, overseas.

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Krka
Jugovzhodna Slovenija, Slovenia
Same fish: brown trout · also a spring creek
Spring creek
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The Unica at the Kacanovce ponors, Planinsko polje. Photo: Ajznponar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Unica
Primorsko-notranjska, Slovenia
Same fish: brown trout · also a spring creek
Flagship water
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Penstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Penstock Lagoon
Tasmania, Australia
Same fish: brown trout · both on official lists
Flagship water
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The River Moy at Banada Priory. Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
River Moy
Mayo, Ireland
Same fish: brown trout · both on official lists
Flagship water
Photo credit
Great Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Yingina / Great Lake
Tasmania, Australia
Same fish: brown trout · both on official lists
Spring creekRepresentative photo · not Waitahanui River
Photo credit
The Tongariro River from the Tree Trunk Gorge track. Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Waitahanui River.
Waitahanui River
Waikato, New Zealand
Same fish: brown trout · also a spring creek

Fish it when it's winter here

Southern seasons open while ours close.

Flagship water
Photo credit
Lake Taupō. Photo: Ériugena, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Taupō
Waikato, New Zealand
Season open all year · DOC
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Penstock Lagoon
Photo credit
Arthurs Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Lcham67, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Penstock Lagoon.
Penstock Lagoon
Tasmania, Australia
Season open Aug–May · Inland Fisheries Service
Tailwater
Photo credit
The Río Limay, Argentina. Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Río Limay
Río Negro, Argentina
Season open Nov–May · Patagonian fishing regulation
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río Petrohué
Photo credit
The Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Río Petrohué
Los Lagos, Chile
Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago Llanquihue
Photo credit
The Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lago Llanquihue
Los Lagos, Chile
Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA
Lake or reservoir
Photo credit
Lago Nahuel Huapi from Llao Llao. Photo: David, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lago Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro, Argentina
Season open Oct–May · Patagonian fishing regulation
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura River
Photo credit
The Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Mataura River
Southland, New Zealand
Season open Oct–Apr · Fish & Game NZ
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Yingina / Great Lake
Photo credit
Bronte Lagoon at dawn, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Guido Rudolph (Chalyptratus08), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Yingina / Great Lake.
Yingina / Great Lake
Tasmania, Australia
Season open all year · Inland Fisheries Service

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.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on reading water

Watch: nymphing basics

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Spring Creek near Axemann, PA. Water type is our own classification.

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