oil-creek

Oil Creek is a creek in Pennsylvania.

It ranks #14 among the 16 waters of Pennsylvania in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1182887.

Stretches: Oil Creek State Park.

Access points: Titusville.

Columbia Farm (access). It is fishable. Railroad bridge at the bottom of the second delayed-harvest area, about two miles north of Rouseville.

It is on the stretch Oil Creek State Park.

It is upstream of Rouseville.

It is downstream of Petroleum Center.

Drake Well Museum (access). It is fishable. Upper end of the first one-mile delayed-harvest area, which runs from near the museum to the Oil Creek State Park hiking trail bridge.

It is upstream of Petroleum Center.

It is downstream of Titusville.

Oil City (access). It is fishable. Dark Skies opens with the Grannom caddis hatch seen from the bridge in Oil City; the creek joins the Allegheny River here.

It is downstream of Rouseville.

Petroleum Center (access). It is fishable. Bridge at the top of the second delayed-harvest area (1.6 miles, down to a railroad bridge at Columbia Farm).

It is on the stretch Oil Creek State Park.

It is upstream of Columbia Farm.

It is downstream of Drake Well Museum.

Rouseville (access). It is fishable. Town about two miles south of Columbia Farm.

It is upstream of Oil City.

It is downstream of Columbia Farm.

Tryonville (access). It is fishable. Perfect Fly: the uppermost section is small and most anglers prefer water downstream of Tryonville; access from State Routes 8 and 208.

It is upstream of Titusville.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: Dark Skies Fly Fishing and The Perfect Fly Store.

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