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 | Marion Township Park Marion Township, Berks County | Park / conservation area | 40.37921, -76.23189 | Township park on the bank near the head of the mapped reach, 0.24 km off the creek. |
| 2 | Main Street bridge, Womelsdorf Borough street crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.37332, -76.21843 | |
| 3 | Mill Spring Park Womelsdorf | Park / conservation area | 40.37033, -76.19438 | Bank park 0.10 km off the creek, just upstream of the Conrad Weiser Parkway crossing. |
| 4 | Conrad Weiser Parkway bridge US 422 | Bridge crossing | 40.37139, -76.19297 | The main highway crossing of the upper creek. |
| 5 | Old Charming Forge Dam Low-head dam | Dam / hazard | 40.38732, -76.17134 | On the centreline; GNIS 1208952. A second OSM object of the same name sits 0.4 km upstream on the same structure. |
| 6 | Charming Forge Road bridge T-road crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.39065, -76.17189 | |
| 7 | Kricks Mill Road bridge Township road crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.41329, -76.17126 | |
| 8 | Sundays Mill Dam Low-head dam | Dam / hazard | 40.41615, -76.16780 | On the centreline; GNIS 1208989. |
| 9 | Station Road bridge Township road crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.41986, -76.16413 | |
| 10 | North Heidelberg Road bridge Secondary road, above Blue Marsh | Bridge crossing | 40.42525, -76.11237 | Last road crossing before the creek enters the Blue Marsh Lake pool. |
| 11 | Kayak Launch, Blue Marsh Lake Blue Marsh Lake, upper pool | Access / boat ramp | 40.41953, -76.10533 | OSM carries no operator name for this slipway; it is the upper-pool launch on the north shore. |
| 12 | Sheidy Boat Launch Blue Marsh Lake (USACE) | Access / boat ramp | 40.41181, -76.08823 | Slipway on the upper arm of the lake, 0.04 km off the chained centreline. |
| 13 | Church Road bridge Township road over the lake arm | Bridge crossing | 40.40583, -76.08047 | |
| 14 | Blue Marsh Lake National Recreation Area US Army Corps of Engineers | Park / conservation area | 40.38595, -76.04608 | The federal recreation area surrounding the lake; day-use areas, trails and the launches below sit inside it. |
| 15 | State Hill Boat Launch Blue Marsh Lake (USACE) | Access / boat ramp | 40.37021, -76.04458 | South-shore launch, 0.28 km off the chained centreline. |
| 16 | Dry Brooks Boat Launch Blue Marsh Lake (USACE) | Access / boat ramp | 40.38497, -76.03339 | Launch inside the Dry Brooks day-use area, the closest ramp to the dam. |
| 17 | Blue Marsh Dam USACE, NID PA00921 | Dam / hazard | 40.37941, -76.03159 | The dam that makes the tailwater below. Everything downstream of here fishes cold through the summer. |
| 18 | Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only - upper limit PFBC special-regulation reach, Berks County | Regulation section limit | 40.37757, -76.03139 | Published upper limit is the first deflector below Blue Marsh Dam. Placed by walking PFBC's published 3.79 miles up the centreline from the T-921 covered bridge; it lands 0.24 km below the dam. Rules on the PFBC page. |
| 19 | USGS 01470960 Tulpehocken Creek near Reading USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 40.37057, -76.02519 | The gauge the tailwater is read on; 0.04 km off the chained centreline. |
| 20 | Rebers Bridge Road bridge Tailwater, Union Canal Trail parking | Bridge crossing | 40.37316, -76.00819 | One of the two usual parking-and-walk-in points on the Delayed Harvest water. |
| 21 | Papermill Road bridge Tailwater, Union Canal Trail parking | Bridge crossing | 40.36611, -75.99450 | The lower of the two usual walk-in points above the covered bridge. |
| 22 | Wertz's Red Bridge (T-921 covered bridge) Covered bridge, Union Canal Trail | Bridge crossing | 40.36904, -75.97907 | The covered bridge PFBC names as the downstream limit of the Delayed Harvest reach. |
| 23 | Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only - lower limit PFBC special-regulation reach, Berks County | Regulation section limit | 40.36886, -75.97927 | Published lower limit: the T-921 covered bridge. Stocked trout water continues from here to the mouth. Rules on the PFBC page. |
| 24 | Tulpehocken Dam Low-head dam, Reading | Dam / hazard | 40.34633, -75.95212 | On the last reach above the Schuylkill confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 01470960 — Tulpehocken Cr at Blue Marsh Damsite near Reading. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker
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.
Blue Marsh Lake damsite — the top of the tailwater at the USGS gauge.
Rebers Bridge Road — the classic mid-tailwater access with parking on both banks.
Paper Mill Road — access to the upper Delayed Harvest water.
Tulpehocken Creek Trail parking areas — trail access the full length of the reach.
Red Bridge / Palisades area — lower tailwater access toward Reading.
Gring's Mill Recreation Area — county park access with facilities and parking.
Schuylkill River confluence at Reading — bottom-end access where the trout water ends.
Spring: heavy releases early, then the sulphur hatch from mid-May into June — the signature weeks.
Summer: cold releases keep the tailwater fishing when nearby freestone streams are shut down.
Fall: falling flows, brown trout coloring up and moving, and excellent streamer and terrestrial fishing.
Winter: midge fishing on the flats, open water most of the season, and the lightest pressure of the ye