little-juniata-river

Little Juniata River is a river in Pennsylvania.

It ranks #3 among the 16 waters of Pennsylvania in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called Little J and the J.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1179573.

Stretches: Barree Gorge.

Access points: Barree, Ironville and Tyrone.

Confluences: Spruce Creek and Frankstown Branch.

Spruce Creek United Methodist Church (access). It is fishable and launchable. Public Lands: for a boat, ask permission to put in at the church parking lot at the Spruce Creek confluence. Do not take out or fish from the bank just downstream, which is private.

It is upstream of Barree.

It is downstream of Spruce Creek.

Alexandria (access). It is fishable. Village off Route 22; Route 305 leads from it to the lower river below the Barree Gorge. Not chained: relative order with Barree not stated.

Bellwood (access). It is fishable. Upper reach of worthwhile trout water runs from around Bellwood to Tyrone; a short delayed-harvest section lies just downstream of Bellwood off Route 220 (Herald-Standard).

It is upstream of Tyrone.

Sourced from 3 independent fly sites.

Sources: fishingreports.orvis.com, Fly Fishers Paradise, heraldstandard.com, The Perfect Fly Store and publiclands.com.

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