Fly fishing report · Northeast

Fishing Creek

A Clinton County Fishing Creek report for the Lamar and Tylersville trout corridor, USGS flows, hatches, tactics, and PFBC rules.

Check flow & weather

Today's river scoreHigh source confidence

Good

Best option: Wade.

Wading is in play only where your chosen access has clear footing, legal entry, and no forced crossings.

Updated Jul 13, 11:17 PM UTCUsually refreshes about every 45 minutes

Recommended approachWade

Mode scores adjust the river-wide score for the risks of wading, bank fishing, or floating.

Wade · Best fit76/100

Wading is in play only where your chosen access has clear footing, legal entry, and no forced crossings.

Bank / edgeCheck

This report does not describe this as a primary mode. Verify legal access, depth, launches, and retreat options before planning around it.

FloatCheck

This report does not describe this as a primary mode. Verify legal access, depth, launches, and retreat options before planning around it.

Confirm before you leave

Flow and weather right now.

Use the flow trend to confirm the score before you leave. Weather can change the safest and most productive fishing window.

River strategy

This is the Clinton County limestone Fishing Creek, not the Bloomsburg stream.

Fishing Creek near Lamar is a technical wild trout and special-regulation planning page. Use USGS 01548030, confirm PFBC reach language, and fish it with a precise limestone approach instead of generic stocked-stream tactics.

USGS 01548030 is the correct Lamar-area gauge for this report.
PFBC special-regulation language applies to defined reaches and should be checked before fishing.
Wild brown trout are the core fly target; brook trout context is reach-sensitive.
Small nymphs, caddis, sulphurs, BWOs, scuds, and careful presentations are more useful than heavy attractor fishing.

Why this score moved

Normal flow comparisonUse caution

The live gauge returned a flow value, but the same-date USGS normal-flow comparison did not load. The score cannot rate the flow as excellent from trend alone.

Public alertUse caution

A heat alert is active near this forecast point, so the score is capped until water temperature and fish-handling risk are checked. NWS alert: Heat Advisory issued July 13 at 1:40PM EDT until July 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA.

FlowHelps score

USGS shows 56 cfs with a stable over about 6 hours trend, which is the cleanest starting signal.

SeasonHelps score

Early summer: Good morning and evening fishing if temperature stays safe.

Water temperatureHelps score

USGS water temperature is about 60F, with no heat stop triggered.

Read the water

What changes the plan.

The best windows come with cool, stable flow and low pressure. If water warms or drops clear, fish early, go light, and stop before trout handling becomes the problem.

Stable cool flow

Fish nymphs, emergers, and dry flies through riffles, seams, and tailouts.

Low clear water

Use long leaders, smaller flies, careful approach angles, and fewer false casts.

Rain bump

Try small streamers, darker nymphs, and edge buckets as color improves.

Warm water

Use a thermometer and stop catch-and-release trout fishing when temperatures are stressful.

Field plan

Fish it with intention.

Best flows

Use USGS 01548030 near Lamar as the primary live flow check. Stable, cool, readable water is best; sharp rises, stain, pushy runs, or warm summer afternoons should narrow or cancel the trout plan.

When to skip

Skip or pivot when the creek is rising hard, visibility is poor, water is warm for trout handling, hatchery-property access rules or parking are uncertain, or storms are close enough to change the watershed quickly.

Local plan

Start with the Lamar gauge, PFBC regulations, FWS Lamar access guidance, weather, and one legal entry plan. Fish shorter technical drifts through riffles, seams, shaded banks, and pool tails before moving far.

Backup water

If Fishing Creek is high, warm, crowded, or access-limited, compare Spring Creek for a spring-creek option, Little Juniata River for a larger limestone-influenced plan, or Pine Creek for a broader trout-water day.

Hatches & flies

Bring a flexible box.

TimingWhat to watchUseful flies

January to MarchMidges, little black stones, BWOs, and slow nymph windowsZebra midge, black stonefly nymph, BWO emerger, perdigon, small egg

Reviewed pattern · report says “Zebra midge”Zebra MidgeLook for a very slim tapered thread body, evenly spaced contrasting wire rib, a small bead, and no tail or wing. The reviewed classic is black with silver wire and a silver bead. Red, olive, brown, glass-bead, jig-hook, resin-coated, or tailed forms must remain labeled variations rather than replacing the classic identity.See photos & how to fish it

Reviewed family · report says “black stonefly nymph”Black Stonefly PatternsBlack stonefly wording is a color and insect-group label, not one exact recipe. Size, nymph versus adult stage, wing profile, and weighting must remain explicit.See family guide + 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box

April to JuneHendricksons, March Browns, sulphurs, caddis, BWOs, and spinner fallsHendrickson, March Brown, sulphur emerger, caddis pupa, pheasant tail

Reviewed family · report says “Hendrickson”Hendrickson PatternsHendrickson is a hatch name. Nymphs and emergers, upright or low-riding duns, and rusty spent spinners are different fly jobs.See family guide

Reviewed family · report says “March Brown”March Brown Dry FliesThis family includes traditional hackled, parachute, and Comparadun-style March Brown dries. Each exact construction rides differently and should be named when known.See family guide + 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box

July to SeptemberTricos where present, ants, beetles, hoppers, and shade-line terrestrialsTrico, ant, beetle, small hopper, dry-dropper, small jig nymph

Reviewed family · report says “Trico”Trico PatternsTrico is a hatch family. Sparse nymphs and emergers fish below or in the film; duns and clustered or individual spinners use different surface silhouettes.See family guide

Reviewed family · report says “ant”Ant PatternsAnt patterns can be foam, fur-bodied, winged, or sunken. The narrow waist and paired body lobes matter more than one material recipe.See family guide + 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box

October to DecemberBWOs, midges, caddis remnants, and streamer windows after rainBWO emerger, zebra midge, soft hackle, olive bugger, sculpin

Reviewed family · report says “BWO emerger”Blue-Winged Olive PatternsBWO describes a hatch group, not one fly. Nymph, emerger, dry, cripple, and spinner profiles must stay separate because they occupy different parts of the water column.See family guide

Reviewed pattern · report says “zebra midge”Zebra MidgeLook for a very slim tapered thread body, evenly spaced contrasting wire rib, a small bead, and no tail or wing. The reviewed classic is black with silver wire and a silver bead. Red, olive, brown, glass-bead, jig-hook, resin-coated, or tailed forms must remain labeled variations rather than replacing the classic identity.See photos & how to fish it + 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box

Fish the first good seam from a low profile before walking into the creek.

Use small nymphs, scuds or cressbug-style flies, and mayfly emergers in limestone feeding lanes.

Watch for risers before changing flies; presentation usually beats a louder pattern.

Use small streamers only when flow or light gives bigger trout a reason to move.

Carry a thermometer and end the trout plan when water temperature is too high.

Access & responsibility

Know the entry. Know the exit.

Check PFBC summary book language for the Clinton County Fishing Creek special-regulation reaches before fishing.

Lamar gauge and Narrows context

Use this as the flow anchor and nearby planning corridor.

Tylersville and special-regulation reach

Confirm the exact PFBC reach and access before fishing.

Mill Hall and lower context

Useful for logistics, but the report is focused on the Lamar trout corridor.

Transparent sources

Check the facts behind the plan.

Last material review: 2026-06-01

regulationPennsylvania 2026 fishing summary book regulationPFBC trout water classifications flowUSGS 01548030 Fishing Creek near Lamar accessU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fishing Creek access at Lamar safetyNational Weather Service point near Lamar regulationPFBC trout stocking and classifications

Common questions

Before you leave.

What should I check first before fishing Fishing Creek?+

Check USGS 01548030, then confirm the current PFBC special-regulation reach and water temperature.

Where should a first-time visitor start on Fishing Creek?+

Start with the Lamar and Tylersville-area planning context, but verify legal access before entering.

Can I wade Fishing Creek?+

Yes at normal flows, but the creek can be technical, slick, and unforgiving when low or high.

What flies should I bring for Fishing Creek?+

Bring the seasonal fly box, a few confidence nymphs or streamers, and enough tippet to change when flow, clarity, temperature, or pressure changes.