Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PA 880 bridge at Tylersville West Valley Road · top of the mapped reach | Bridge crossing | 40.99369, -77.41987 | Uppermost crossing on this sheet. The chained OSM centreline used for the numbering starts here, at the Tylersville hamlet; above it the creek is small headwater flow in Sugar Valley. |
| 2 | Summer Mountain Road bridge T349 · Fishing Creek Narrows | Bridge crossing | 40.98293, -77.46220 | The only public crossing inside the upper Narrows, where the creek leaves Sugar Valley through the gap in Nittany Mountain. Roadside parking is limited to the shoulder. |
| 3 | Catch and Release Artificial Lures Only section — upper limit PFBC Clinton County section 7 · river mile 18.79 | Regulation section limit | 40.98323, -77.47053 | Upper boundary of the PFBC special-regulation reach, about 5.25 miles long. It falls at the Vermeil Lane bridge, 0.03 km from the mapped limit. Boundary only — read the current PFBC summary for what applies. |
| 4 | USGS gauge 01548030 — Fishing Creek near Lamar Real-time stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 40.98047, -77.48278 | The gauge sits at the Narrows Road (SR 2002) bridge, inside the catch-and-release reach, so its reading is the one that matters for the whole Narrows. |
| 5 | Streamside fishing access (unnamed) Tagged in OSM as a fishing spot · Narrows reach | Access / boat ramp | 40.98759, -77.50001 | The only mapped streamside access in the six kilometres between the gauge and the lower Narrows Road bridge. Unnamed in OSM and not a PFBC access area, so treat it as a pull-off rather than a developed launch. |
| 6 | Narrows Road bridge (lower Narrows) Unnumbered township crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.99615, -77.52831 | Lower of the two Narrows Road crossings, where the gorge road returns to the creek above the fishery centre. |
| 7 | Weir below the Narrows Low head structure · unnamed in OSM | Dam / hazard | 40.99876, -77.52986 | A low weir across the full channel a third of a kilometre above the Northeast Fishery Center intake. Wade around it; it is not runnable. |
| 8 | Steel Spring Named limestone spring on the north bank | Spring | 41.00062, -77.53388 | One of the cold limestone springs along the Lamar reach that hold the creek temperature through summer. |
| 9 | Northeast Fishery Center U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Lamar | Agency / conservation office | 41.00253, -77.53438 | Federal hatchery and fish-health centre on the creek at Lamar; its raceways are the aquaculture ground you see from Furnace Road. |
| 10 | Catch and Release Artificial Lures Only section — lower limit PFBC Clinton County section 9 · river mile 13.54 | Regulation section limit | 41.00689, -77.53377 | Lower boundary of the same PFBC special-regulation reach, just above the Furnace Road bridge at Lamar. Boundary only. |
| 11 | Furnace Road bridge Lamar · below the special-regulation reach | Bridge crossing | 41.00713, -77.53394 | First crossing below the catch-and-release water and the usual parking for the bottom end of it. |
| 12 | Porter Township Park Porter Township · sunrise to sunset | Park / conservation area | 41.00977, -77.53794 | Township park on the left bank at Lamar with parking and a mown bank; the OSM camping polygon inside it is unnamed and was not shipped as a separate point. |
| 13 | PA 64 bridge at Lamar Nittany Valley Drive | Bridge crossing | 41.01157, -77.53726 | Main highway crossing at Lamar, the easiest orientation point on the middle creek and the exit from I-80. |
| 14 | Clintondale Park Village park on the right bank | Park / conservation area | 41.01564, -77.52351 | Small village park with off-street parking, the practical access for the reach below Lamar. |
| 15 | Fishing Creek Road bridge at Clintondale Township crossing | Bridge crossing | 41.01613, -77.52111 | Crossing at the foot of Clintondale Park. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fishing Creek Road bridge below Clintondale Rural crossing above I-80 | Bridge crossing | 41.03426, -77.48590 | The single mapped crossing in the four kilometres between Clintondale and the interstate; the road follows the left bank through this reach. |
| 17 | I-80 and US 220 bridge Z. H. Confair Memorial Highway | Bridge crossing | 41.03761, -77.47987 | Interstate crossing. No access from the highway; it is an orientation mark between the Clintondale and Mackeyville reaches. |
| 18 | Rag Valley Road bridge T354 | Bridge crossing | 41.04902, -77.46499 | Township crossing above Mackeyville. |
| 19 | Main Street bridge at Mackeyville Village crossing | Bridge crossing | 41.05450, -77.46131 | Village crossing at Mackeyville, with the post office and store a block away. |
| 20 | Belles Springs Park Clinton County Recreation Authority | Park / conservation area | 41.06456, -77.46348 | County park on the creek near Mackeyville, with parking; the golf course beside it is separate ground. |
| 21 | Mackeyville Road bridge Lower Mackeyville crossing | Bridge crossing | 41.07520, -77.47775 | Lowest of the several Mackeyville Road crossings, immediately above the trout special-regulation water. |
| 22 | Trout special-regulation section — upper limit PFBC Clinton County sections 13 and 14 · river mile 3.76 | Regulation section limit | 41.08211, -77.47840 | Upper boundary of the 3.1-mile PFBC special-regulation reach on the lower creek; it falls at the Island Road (T322) bridge, 0.01 km from the mapped limit. Boundary only. |
| 23 | US 220 bridge Frank D O'Reilly Jr Highway | Bridge crossing | 41.08420, -77.47302 | Four-lane crossing inside the lower special-regulation water. |
| 24 | PA 477 bridge Long Run Road | Bridge crossing | 41.08552, -77.47064 | State-route crossing 250 m below the US 220 bridge; the pair bracket the head of the Mill Hall reach. |
| 25 | Main Street bridge at Mill Hall SR 2016 | Bridge crossing | 41.10172, -77.48452 | Borough crossing at Mill Hall, the last town on the creek. |
| 26 | Mill Hall Park Borough park on the left bank | Park / conservation area | 41.11152, -77.48549 | Borough park with parking and the community pool beside it; the creek bank here is open and mown. |
| 27 | PA 150 bridge Hogan Boulevard | Bridge crossing | 41.11318, -77.48716 | The last numbered-route crossing above the mouth. |
| 28 | Bald Eagle Township Park Township park below Mill Hall | Park / conservation area | 41.11408, -77.48710 | Township park on the right bank, the last easy access before the confluence. |
| 29 | Trout special-regulation section — lower limit PFBC Clinton County section 14 · river mile 0.66 | Regulation section limit | 41.11502, -77.48663 | Lower boundary of the same reach, at the Country Club Lane bridge below Mill Hall. Boundary only. |
| 30 | Mouth at Bald Eagle Creek Confluence · Flemington | Point of interest | 41.12262, -77.48275 | Fishing Creek ends here in Bald Eagle Creek, two kilometres above the West Branch Susquehanna at Lock Haven. |
Gauge: USGS 01548030 — Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Lamar - the gauge reach, with the fish culture station and public access nearby.
Fisherman's Paradise - the historic heritage water, with parking and a marked boundary.
Mill Hall - the lower creek near the Bald Eagle confluence, with road access.
Sugar Valley - the upper creek, smaller water reached from valley township roads.
Tylersville - a spring-fed upper reach near the state fish hatchery.
Cedar Run - a cold tributary joining the middle creek with walk-in access.
Bald Eagle Creek confluence - the downstream end below Mill Hall.
Spring: the strongest season, with sulphurs, olives and the green drake emergence in late May.
Summer: spring input keeps water temperatures workable, with tricos and terrestrials the mainstay.
Fall: blue-winged olives on grey days and brown trout coloring up before the spawn.
Winter: fishable throughout thanks to the spring flow, with midges and small nymphs.