spring-creek

Spring Creek is a creek in Pennsylvania.

It ranks #1 among the 16 waters of Pennsylvania in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).

Species: brown trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1188220.

Stretches: Benner Spring, Fisherman's Paradise, Spring Creek Canyon and Bellefonte.

Access points: Spring Creek Park and Lemont.

Confluences: Milesburg, Logan Branch and Slab Cabin Run.

Features: The Rock.

Deer Creek Lane (access). It is fishable. Access lot and quarter-to-half-mile beat just downstream of Fisherman's Paradise (Atlas site 10).

It is upstream of The Distillery.

It is downstream of Fisherman's Paradise.

Milesburg Borough Community Park (access). It is fishable. First public access from the bottom, off Commercial Street across the one-lane bridge (Atlas site 1).

It is upstream of Milesburg.

It is downstream of Old McCoy Dam.

Oak Hall (access). It is fishable. Walt Young (Lewistown Sentinel): catch-and-release regulation begins at the small Boalsburg Road bridge in Oak Hall and runs about 16 miles to Milesburg.

It is upstream of Lemont.

Old McCoy Dam (access). It is fishable. Gravel-road access about a mile upstream (toward Bellefonte) of Milesburg; showcase restoration reach extending about 1,500 feet (Atlas site 2). Dam since removed.

It is upstream of Milesburg Borough Community Park.

It is downstream of Waterfront District.

Penn State Sheep Farm (stretch). It is fishable. Restored reach through the Penn State Sheep Farm off Puddintown Road, below Spring Creek Park; parking lot at the Puddintown Road bridge (Atlas site 15). The Slab Cabin Run confluence lies inside the restored reach.

It is upstream of The Rock.

It is downstream of Spring Creek Park.

Spring Creek Nature Park (access). It is fishable. Signed turnout off Roopsburg Road, Bellefonte; about half a mile of riffles, glides and pocket water (Atlas site 6).

It is on the stretch Bellefonte.

It is upstream of Waterfront District.

It is downstream of The Distillery.

The Distillery (stretch). It is fishable. Parking and restored beat known as 'The Distillery' after a former nearby business (Atlas site 9); adjacent to the PFBC access at 250 Spring Creek Road (site 8, unnamed).

It is upstream of Spring Creek Nature Park.

It is downstream of Deer Creek Lane.

Waterfront District (access). It is fishable. Between the Lamb Street and Veterans bridges in Bellefonte; steps lead from the waterfront park into the stream, wade-only (Atlas site 5).

It is on the stretch Bellefonte.

It is upstream of Old McCoy Dam.

It is downstream of Spring Creek Nature Park.

Sourced from 5 independent fly sites.

Sources: bellefontechamber.org, fishingreports.orvis.com, Fly Fishers Paradise (retrieved 2026-10-20), intoflyfishing.com, lewistownsentinel.com, The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-20), springcreektu.org and springcreekwatershedatlas.org.

Hatches

March Brown (Gray Fox)

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  5. May hatching
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  12. Dec

Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. Fast water.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Little Winter Stonefly

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Blue Quill

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Green Sedge

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Terrestrials

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Cinnamon Sedge

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. Most common caddis.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Eastern Pale Evening Dun / Sulphur

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Peak: Sulphur hatch 'a good one'

Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. The sulphur hatch is a good one. Pale evening duns mid-May to mid-June; sulphurs from the last week of May through most of June.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, Fly Fishers Paradise

Hendrickson

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Mahogany Dun

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Light Cahill

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Blue-Winged Olive (fall)

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Chocolate Dun

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Yellow Drake

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Trico

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. Can be prolific.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, Fly Fishers Paradise

Blue-Winged Olive

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. Second window late August to mid-October (listed separately).

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Quill Gordon

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited. Only a few.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Slate Drake

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Single shop's calendar; the shop publishes near-identical wording for neighbouring streams, so independent confirmation is limited.

Sources: The Perfect Fly Store

Also named, timing not yet researched: Green Drake.

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