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Susquehanna River Fishing Guides

A mile-wide smallmouth river through Harrisburg, fished from jet boats and skiffs on the ledges and grass beds from Sunbury down to the Holtwood pool.

A river breaking over ledge rock between forested banks in the Appalachians

Map of the Susquehanna River

40 numbered points: 30 access points, 2 regulation section limits, 7 hazards, 1 USGS gauge. Tap a marker for details. Reviewed Sep 18, 2026.

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  • Access / boat ramp (30)
  • Regulation section limit (2)
  • Dam / hazard (7)
  • USGS gauge (1)
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#PointTypeLat, LonNotes
1Oakland Access
PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.98404, -75.60027First Pennsylvania access on the river: the Susquehanna dips out of New York here, runs west past Hallstead and crosses back into New York above Sayre.
2Great Bend
PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.96023, -75.66093Middle of the 16-mile Great Bend loop through Pennsylvania.
3Great Bend Township / Hallstead
PFBC · Susquehanna County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.96307, -75.74139Last take-out before the river returns to New York; the next Pennsylvania water is 40 river miles downstream at Sayre.
4Litchfield Township
PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.99584, -76.47333First access below the New York line at Sayre, and the head of the long Bradford County float.
5Wysox
PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.75376, -76.41055Opposite Towanda at the mouth of Wysox Creek.
6Terrytown
PFBC · Bradford County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.69419, -76.28194
7Trimble Access
PFBC · Bradford County		Access / boat ramp41.67634, -76.27882Two miles below Terrytown; no trailered ramp listed, so treat it as a carry-in.
8PA Game Commission SGL 237
PA Game Commission · Bradford County		Access / boat ramp41.66816, -76.27879Game-lands frontage rather than a boat ramp - walk-in access, parking only.
9Tunkhannock
PFBC · Wyoming County		Access / boat ramp41.52273, -75.94134Carry-in access at Tunkhannock; no trailered ramp listed.
10Whites Ferry
PFBC · Wyoming County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.47764, -75.90552
11West Falls
PFBC · Wyoming County		Access / boat ramp41.45945, -75.85333Carry-in access above the Falls bend.
12Apple Tree Road
PFBC · Luzerne County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.38820, -75.82394Head of the Wyoming Valley reach through Pittston and Wilkes-Barre.
13Honey Pot Primitive Rest Stop Access
PFBC · Luzerne County		Access / boat ramp41.21776, -76.02513Primitive rest stop at Nanticoke - a river-trail stop rather than a ramp.
14Union Township
PFBC · Luzerne County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp41.17924, -76.10602
15Bloomsburg
PFBC · Columbia County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.99687, -76.43320
16Danville
PFBC · Mahoning Township, Montour County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.94356, -76.59813
17Shikellamy State Park South
DCNR · Northumberland County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.88050, -76.78965Marina and ramp on the point above Sunbury, just upstream of the inflatable dam.
18Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam
Inflatable dam at Sunbury · portage required		Dam / hazard40.85013, -76.80668The Fabridam: inflated through the summer to hold Lake Augusta above Sunbury, and the reason the Shikellamy ramps sit on flat water.
19Sunbury
PFBC · Sunbury, Northumberland County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.84656, -76.80443At the head of the main stem, just below the West Branch confluence.
20Catch-and-Release Bass (Juniata-Susquehanna) - upper limit
PFBC special-regulation reach · river mile 122.5		Regulation section limit40.85061, -76.81299Upper limit of the PFBC Catch-and-Release Bass reach at Sunbury, from the PFBC special-regulation GIS layer. It runs continuously from here to the Maryland line. See the PFBC summary for the rules themselves.
21Hoovers Island
PA Game Commission · Snyder County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.75029, -76.85806
22Mahantango
PFBC · Snyder County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.65251, -76.92389At the mouth of Mahantango Creek.
23Sweigarts Island SGL 258
PA Game Commission · Perry County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.61303, -76.95348
24Liverpool Access
PFBC · Perry County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.58029, -76.97972
25Millersburg Ferry Wall
Low wing wall at the Millersburg ferry crossing		Dam / hazard40.54100, -76.97162Built to hold water for the ferry - a low structure across part of the channel, not a full dam, and the only mapped obstruction between Sunbury and Harrisburg.
26Montgomery Ferry
PFBC · Perry County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.50334, -76.97556
27Clemson Island
PA Game Commission · Perry County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.46559, -76.95144
28Haldeman Island
PA Game Commission · Dauphin County		Access / boat ramp40.42356, -77.00457Walk-in game-lands access at the mouth of the Juniata; no trailered ramp listed.
29Reeser Point / Clarks Ferry Access
PFBC · Dauphin County		Access / boat ramp40.40172, -77.01088At Clarks Ferry just below the Juniata mouth, where the river turns southeast for Harrisburg.
30Fort Hunter Access
PFBC · Dauphin County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.34355, -76.91119Last access above Harrisburg and the usual put-in for the city float.
31USGS 01570500 Susquehanna River at Harrisburg
USGS streamgauge		USGS gauge40.25474, -76.88605The gauge this page reads. Its published coordinate lands 0.25 km off the mapped channel centre, which is within the width of the river here.
32Dock Street Dam
Low-head dam at Harrisburg · portage required		Dam / hazard40.24878, -76.87848A wide low-head dam immediately below City Island with a recirculating hydraulic that has drowned boaters. Take out above it; it is hard to see from upstream on high water.
33Middletown
PFBC · Dauphin County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.18612, -76.73306First access below Harrisburg and the Dock Street Dam.
34York Haven Dam
Hydro dam at York Haven · portage required		Dam / hazard40.12711, -76.72219Head of the Conewago Falls reach; the powerhouse headrace splits off just below, so keep to the marked channel.
35Falmouth
PFBC · Lancaster County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp40.11906, -76.70956Immediately below York Haven Dam, at the head of Conewago Falls - the first ledge water on the lower river.
36Safe Harbor Dam
Hydro dam · Lake Clarke to Lake Aldred		Dam / hazard39.92006, -76.39305Second of the three lower-river hydro dams. Scored 0.31 km off the mapped channel line because the structure spans the full valley.
37Holtwood Dam
Hydro dam · foot of Lake Aldred		Dam / hazard39.82671, -76.33697Above the Conestoga gorge reach; the tailrace water below it is the best-known smallmouth stretch on the lower river.
38Muddy Creek
PFBC · York County · trailered ramp		Access / boat ramp39.79862, -76.30611In the Holtwood tailwater at the mouth of Muddy Creek - the only PFBC ramp filed under the river name between Falmouth and the state line.
39Catch-and-Release Bass (Juniata-Susquehanna) - lower limit
PFBC special-regulation reach · river mile 15.3		Regulation section limit39.72182, -76.23332Lower limit of the PFBC Catch-and-Release Bass reach, at the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line. Taken from the PFBC special-regulation GIS layer; it lands 0.04 km off the mapped channel.
40Conowingo Dam
Hydro dam in Maryland · end of the Pennsylvania river		Dam / hazard39.66202, -76.17290Ten miles below the state line and the reason the last Pennsylvania miles are slack water. Maryland licence and rules apply below the line.

Guides on the Susquehanna River

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About the Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna is the largest river on the East Coast and the most important smallmouth bass fishery in the mid-Atlantic. Through central Pennsylvania it is broad and shallow, running over limestone ledges in a braid of channels around wooded islands, and at Harrisburg it is nearly a mile wide with water you can wade across in places at summer flows. That geometry, ledges and grass and current seams, is exactly what smallmouth want.

Guided trips here run out of jet boats and shallow-draft skiffs because the ledges make a conventional prop boat a bad idea. Anglers throw topwater in the low light, tubes and swimbaits on the ledges through the day, and flies on floating and intermediate lines all summer. The river also holds a well-regarded muskellunge fishery, walleye, and both channel and flathead catfish, and the flathead population has grown substantially in recent years.

The Susquehanna smallmouth population went through a serious decline in the 2000s tied to disease and young-of-year mortality, prompting catch-and-release regulations on much of the river. The fishery has improved since, and current regulations on the main stem reflect ongoing management, so check the season and gear rules for the specific section you plan to fish.

The Harrisburg gauge reads a very large basin. Summer fishing flows are typically in the low thousands of cfs and the river wades and poles easily; spring and storm flows in the tens of thousands make it unfishable and dangerous. Visibility is often the limiting factor rather than level.

Harrisburg, Duncannon, Marysville and Sunbury all sit on the water, with ramps and lodging throughout.

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Now: 16,100 cfs, read 4:00 am CDT, Mon Oct 19, 2026 (USGS 01570500, Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA).

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Access

Sunbury and the West and North Branch confluence: top of the main stem.
Halifax, Millersburg and Liverpool: mid-river ramps north of Harrisburg.
Duncannon and the Juniata confluence: a major access point and a productive reach.
Fort Hunter and City Island, Harrisburg: town ramps near the gauge.
Highspire, Middletown and Falmouth: ramps in the lower Harrisburg pool.
Columbia and Marietta: access to the lower river above the Holtwood and Conowingo pools.

Seasons

April and May: pre-spawn smallmouth, high water, big fish; check catch-and-release dates.
June through August: the main season, topwater at dawn, wading and poling the flats.
September and October: fall feeding, the best month of the year for size.
November through March: musky and walleye focus; smallmouth hold in the deeper pools.

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Questions

What is the current flow on the Susquehanna River?

As of Oct 19, 4:00 am, the USGS gauge Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA reads 16,100 cfs, the 66th percentile for this date, with water temperature 56.5 F. Conditions update every 15 minutes.

What species can you catch on the Susquehanna River?

Anglers target Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.

Are there fishing guides on the Susquehanna River?

GuidedFloats lists 1 guide and outfitters on the Susquehanna River. Claimed profiles accept booking requests; unclaimed profiles are built from public records and link to the business.

Where can you access the Susquehanna River?

Sunbury and the West and North Branch confluence: top of the main stem. Halifax, Millersburg and Liverpool: mid-river ramps north of Harrisburg. Duncannon and the Juniata confluence: a major access point and a productive reach. Fort Hunter and City Island, Harrisburg: town ramps near the gauge. Highspire, Middletown and Falmouth: ramps in the lower Harrisburg pool. Columbia and Marietta: access to the lower river above the Holtwood and Conowingo pools.

When is the best time to fish the Susquehanna River?

April and May: pre-spawn smallmouth, high water, big fish; check catch-and-release dates. June through August: the main season, topwater at dawn, wading and poling the flats. September and October: fall feeding, the best month of the year for size. November through March: musky and walleye focus; smallmouth hold in the deeper pools.

Where are the fishing regulations for the Susquehanna River?

Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Pennsylvania agency site: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations