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Yellow Breeches Creek Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The gentleman’s limestoner: Yellow Breeches pairs a storied catch-and-release mile with forty easygoing miles of trout water.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
162 cfs
Air / High
85 / 85 F
Wind
WNW 11 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 01571500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Yellow Breeches Creek feels the season turning: shorter days, grouping fish. The river is running 162 cfs, on the rise. Today brings cloud cover, wind WNW around 11 mph, rising pressure near 1012 hPa and a high of 85. Water sits around 54 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutGood

Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown troutGood

Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

Tomorrow: Cooler at 77 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from Yellow Breeches near Camp Hill.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 01571500.

128172216162 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp85 F
High / Low85 / 70 F
WindWNW 11-18 mph
Pressure1012.2 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 65%
Sunrise / Sunset06:38 / 19:35
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~54 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Showers, 85/70 F, wind 11 mph, rain 65%

Fair or better. Cloud and a rain chance can stretch the morning bite well past breakfast: keep moving baits tied on.

Species guide

The species that matter on Yellow Breeches Creek: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Best: Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

The workhorse of western rivers: riffles, seams and dry-fly eats. Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

When to come: the Yellow Breeches Creek calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 54 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~54 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 86 F, wind to 11 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 77 F, wind to 13 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 93 F, wind to 11 mph.

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Before you go

License

Pennsylvania requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Catch-and-release all-tackle on the Allenberry mile; standard stocked-trout rules elsewhere. Pennsylvania license plus trout permit.

Access

Boiling Springs (Children’s Lake), Allenberry, Mount Holly Springs park, Messiah University water, and crossings to New Cumberland.

About this water

A 49-mile limestone-influenced trout creek through Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, joining the Susquehanna at New Cumberland.

Fishing Yellow Breeches Creek: the full guide

The Cumberland Valley classic

Yellow Breeches runs the length of the Cumberland Valley from South Mountain springs to the Susquehanna at New Cumberland: a broad, gentle limestone-and-freestone blend that has taught generations of Pennsylvanians to fly fish. The famous water is the catch-and-release mile at Allenberry, where the spring-fed run from Boiling Springs’ Children’s Lake enters and keeps trout rising all year: the rest of the creek mixes stocked rainbows and browns with wild fish in the cooler tributaries and shaded bends.

The white fly, and other appointments

Late August brings the hatch that made the creek famous: the white fly (Ephoron) comes off at dusk in blizzards, and the Allenberry water fills with anglers fishing by feel in the dark. Before that: sulphurs in May-June, caddis all season, tricos at dawn in summer, midges through winter on the spring-influenced water. Nymphing the deeper limestone runs with pheasant tails and caddis pupae carries the between-hatch hours.

A creek for every skill

The Breeches forgives: wide, wadeable, and stocked generously through Boiling Springs, Mount Holly Springs and the lower valley: a fine first-trout-stream. It also tests: the Allenberry regulars are as educated as trout get. Summer heat pushes the freestone stretches into the danger zone: fish the C&R mile and spring-fed reaches, carry a thermometer, and quit warm water at 68.

Valley access

Public and open-to-fishing water threads the valley: Children’s Lake and the run in Boiling Springs, the Allenberry C&R mile, township parks at Mount Holly Springs and Messiah University, and road crossings clear to New Cumberland. The creek is a wade-and-walk fishery with parking at every famous pool. Boiling Springs’ fly shop and the historic tavern culture complete the experience.

Common questions

When is the white fly hatch?

Roughly the second week of August into early September, at dusk: the season’s social event. Arrive early: the pools fill by six.

Is it all stocked fish?

No: wild browns hold in the spring-influenced water and tributaries, and holdovers thicken every year in the C&R mile.

Can beginners fish it?

It is the ideal classroom: open casting, forgiving currents, visible fish: and Boiling Springs makes a perfect base.

Is fishing good at Yellow Breeches Creek right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Juniata River19 miSusquehanna River26 miPenns Creek46 miGunpowder River48 miBlue Marsh Lake52 miWest Branch Susquehanna River52 mi
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