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Pine Creek is a creek in Pennsylvania.

It ranks #7 among the 16 waters of Pennsylvania in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania and Pa. Grand Canyon.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1193124.

Access points: Cedar Run.

Confluences: Slate Run.

Ansonia (access). It is launchable. Start of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon run; the put-in is on Marsh Creek at the PA Forest Service Big Meadows Access Area, off SR 362 (Canoe Guide).

It is upstream of Rail Island Run.

It is downstream of Galeton.

Blackwell (access). It is fishable and launchable. Village; take-out/put-in 6.0 miles below Rail Island Run camp. Gorge is wild and unpopulated above Blackwell.

It is upstream of Cedar Run.

It is downstream of Whiskey Flip.

Little Pine Creek (confluence). It is fishable. Little Pine Creek (about 15 miles long) enters Pine Creek in the deepest part of the gorge near the village of Waterville. Not chained: position relative to Blackwell and Cedar Run not stated. Little Pine Creek itself is not recorded as a water.

The Stretch (stretch). It is fishable. Sun-Gazette: a 2.8-mile all-tackle catch-and-release section known as 'the stretch', stocked by the Brown Trout Club with trophy trout between the mouth of Slate Run and Bonnell Run. Open 12 months. Also called the stretch.

Barbour's Bend (feature). It is fishable. Most difficult rapid on the Ansonia to Slate Run trip, a left turn against a steep mountainside; the same source calls it 'Owassee'. Paddling source. Also called Owassee.

It is upstream of Whiskey Flip.

It is downstream of Rail Island Run.

Bonnell Run (feature). It is fishable. Downstream end of the stretch. Not chained to Cammal/Jersey Mills: no fetched source orders them.

Cammal (access). It is fishable and launchable. Campground below Slate Run (Canoe Guide).

It is upstream of Jersey Mills.

It is downstream of Slate Run.

Galeton (access). It is launchable. Paddler put-in at the State Route 144 bridge below the dam, adding 16 miles of Class I-II water above Ansonia (Canoe Guide). Paddling source, not a fly-fishing source.

It is upstream of Ansonia.

Jersey Mills (access). It is fishable and launchable. Take-out 9.5 miles below an island 1.8 miles below Slate Run (Canoe Guide).

It is downstream of Cammal.

Rail Island Run (access). It is fishable and launchable. Put-in and campsite ('Rail Island Run Camp' / 'Rail Island Campsite'). Barbour's Bend is 1.75 miles below Rail Island Run.

It is upstream of Barbour's Bend.

It is downstream of Ansonia.

Tiadaghton (access). It is fishable. Campground in the canyon, named with Cedar Run, Slate Run and Cammal. Not chained: no source gives its exact position.

Whiskey Flip (feature). It is fishable. Ledges on the right side of the channel in front of Colton Point Park; a few miles below Barbour's Bend. Paddling source.

It is upstream of Blackwell.

It is downstream of Barbour's Bend.

Float: Rail Island Run Camp to Blackwell, from Rail Island Run to Blackwell, 6 miles.

Float: Galeton to Ansonia, from Galeton to Ansonia, 16 miles.

Float: Ansonia to Rail Island Campsite, from Ansonia to Rail Island Run, 11.6 miles.

Sourced from 1 independent fly site.

Sources: canoedraft.shaw-weil.com, The Perfect Fly Store, The Perfect Fly Store (2) and sungazette.com.

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