Now until Monday 4 amRainbow trout
The bite peaks at 68.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Rainbow trout range 45–68°
From the west
Sunset 5:01 pm
29% chance of rain
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
Waning crescent
Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Pennsylvania regulations for these waters.
No water reading here right now. Rainbow trout bite in 45–68° water, best near 55°.
Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Catch and release only today. Oak Hall to the mouth (16.24 miles): catch and release all year, all tackle; Fisherman's Paradise is fly fishing only. No trout may be kept.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Spring Creek catch and release, all tackle
Last checked 15 days ago. Rules may have changed.
No water reading here right now. Brown trout bite in 45–68° water, best near 55°.
Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 3–25 ft down.
Catch and release only today. Oak Hall to the mouth (16.24 miles): catch and release all year, all tackle; Fisherman's Paradise is fly fishing only. No trout may be kept.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Spring Creek catch and release, all tackle
Last checked 15 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. PA Fish & Boat Commission has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisory
A storied central-Pennsylvania limestone creek through State College — a wild brown trout factory managed entirely catch-and-release ("no-harvest") because of a legacy contamination, now a dense, year-round fly fishery including the famous Fisherman's Paradise.
Pennsylvania: Spring Creek is catch and release, all tackle, from Oak Hall to the mouth, with fly fishing only at Fisherman's Paradise. All trout must be released.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Spring Creek (State College) you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Spring Creek (State College) is listed on this site for 2 commonly-targeted species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Spring Creek (State College) against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Spring Creek (State College) has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp. Pennsylvania: Spring Creek is catch and release, all tackle, from Oak Hall to the mouth, with fly fishing only at Fisherman's Paradise. All trout must be released.
state agency regulations apply at Spring Creek (State College). Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
No. Spring Creek (State College) is non-tidal — water level varies with rainfall, seasonal flow, and (where applicable) upstream dam releases rather than tidal exchange.
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