letort-spring-run

Letort Spring Run is a creek in Pennsylvania.

It ranks #4 among the 16 waters of Pennsylvania in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Also called the Letort and LeTort Spring Run.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1179222.

Access points: Letort Park and Bonny Brook Road.

Confluences: Conodoguinet Creek.

Barnyard Pool (hole). It is fishable. Henry Ramsay: the upper Letort 'is home to the famous Barnyard and Turnaround Pools'. The source gives 'Barnyard' and 'Turnaround' as the names, with 'Pools' shared; recorded as 'Barnyard Pool'. Upper Letort, paralleling Spring Garden Street; no source places it relative to the entrances above.

Turnaround Pool (hole). It is fishable. See Barnyard Pool: source phrase is 'the famous Barnyard and Turnaround Pools'.

Fox's Meadow (stretch). It is fishable. Named for Charles Fox, whose house stood on Foxcrest Drive off Spring Garden Street; upper Letort.

Marinaro's Meadow (stretch). It is fishable. Named for Vincent Marinaro; upper Letort ('Otto's, Marinaro's, and Fox's Meadows').

Otto's Meadow (stretch). It is fishable. One of three named meadows on the upper Letort ('Otto's, Marinaro's, and Fox's Meadows').

Letort Spring Run Nature Trail (feature). It is fishable. Gives access to nearly all of the 1.7-mile catch-and-release fly-fishing-only section; three entrances (Letort Park, Bonny Brook Road, South Spring Garden Street).

South Spring Garden Street (access). It is fishable. One of three entrances to the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail (Dark Skies). Match the Hatch: the upper Letort parallels Spring Garden Street. Not chained: order against Bonny Brook Road is not stated.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: Dark Skies Fly Fishing (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-20), Res 3 and visitcumberlandvalley.com.

Hatches

Midge

Stage: larva, pupa, adult. Sourced.

  1. Jan hatching
  2. Feb hatching
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct hatching
  11. Nov hatching
  12. Dec hatching

Year-round; possibly the most important aquatic insect.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Blue-Winged Olive

Sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

A light hatch; generally the whole month. Another source notes an occasional winter BWO hatch.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, Dark Skies Fly Fishing

Sulphur

Sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Minor, in some sections; anglers disagree on whether it still exists.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, Dark Skies Fly Fishing

Also named, timing not yet researched: Scud and sowbug, Trico, Terrestrials (ants, hoppers, crickets, beetles, jassids).

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.