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White River, ArkansasDavidson RiverPenns CreekLetort Spring RunFarmington RiverPere Marquette RiverNorth Umpqua RiverDeschutes RiverSan Juan RiverFryingpan RiverYellowstone RiverBighorn RiverTraun RiverBeaverkill RiverRío GrandeGreen River below Flaming GorgeRiver WharfeHenry's Fork of the SnakeSoča RiverAu Sable RiverTongariro RiverSouth Platte — Deckers and CheesmanRiver TestMadison River
Brown troutRainbow troutMountain whitefishBrook troutCutthroat troutSteelheadEuropean graylingMarble troutSea-run brown troutResident brown trout
Reading waterMatching a hatchNymphingDry-fly presentationStreamer fishingSwinging a flyCatch and release, done properlyTying flies you will actually fish

Penns Creek · access

Centre and Snyder Counties, Pennsylvania, United States · United States

By The Fly Desk · Published 2026-10-12

Licence and rules

Licence and rules. Pennsylvania licence plus trout permit required from 16. The stretch above Weikert is catch-and-release, artificial-lures-only, and it is patched with private land — the landowners here have been generous with access and the least you can do is close gates. During the Green Drake week expect every pull-off on the road to be full by mid-afternoon.

Season

Green Drake in the last week of May defines the year; autumn olives run to November

Flow

200–700 cfs; the spring snowmelt bump in March is the biggest of the year

Penns is a freestone stream, so the green drake hatch can be destroyed by a single muddy thunderstorm: the fish cannot see the fly and the hatch is over for the year. Locals watch the radar obsessively in the last week of May. Fishable clarity is roughly 60 cm of visibility; below that, switch to a streamer or go home.

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