| Yellow Breeches Creek | |
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| The Yellow Breeches is a stocked trout fishery. Holdover trout are not uncommon and late season nymphing techniques produce quality trout. A special regulation area, Catch and Release, starts at the outflow from Boiling Springs Lake and continues to the Allenberry Playhouse. Major hatches on the Yellow Breeches include black and tan Caddis, Blue-Winged Olives, Sulphurs, and Tricos. Also the White Fly hatch, one of the most famous on the stream, starts in mid-August. Terrestrials, including ants, bettles, and hoppers, are important during the summer and fall months. |  |
| Big Spring Creek | |
| Big Spring Creek is a small limestone spring creek populated with wild browns and brookies. Heritage Trout Angling regulations apply from 100 feet below its source to Nearly Road Bridge. Rainbow trout, stocked by the state, can also be caught throughout the many weed beds. Hatches on the Big Spring are Blue-Winged Olives and Sulphurs which appear in late April and early May along with Tricos hatching in late summer. Cress bugs, scuds and ants are your best choices any time of the year. |  |
| Falling Spring Branch | |
| Falling Spring Branch is know for its large wild rainbow trout. Large browns also inhabit the stream however they usally have good lies and are seldem seen. Flat pools and occasional riffles describes the 2.4 mile Heritage Trout Angling section from Briar Lane Bridge downstream to the Geisel property. A 1.1 mile Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only starts at Walker Road and goes downstream to Fifth Ave. This section is stocked by the state in the spring and in the fall. The "blizzard" Trico hatches that occurr during the summer and early fall produce trout along with terrestrials. Midge nymphs, and cress bugs produce quality trout throughout the year. |  |
| Letort Spring Run | |
| Letort Spring Run is famous for its large wild browns. Letort Spring Run is a spring fed limestone stream with excellent dry-fly fishing. Blue-Winged Olives and Sulphurs appear early in the spring. Terrestrials, crickets and hoppers, fall from the meadows into the stream. Cress bugs and scuds are present throughout the lenght of the stream. Trout also feed on ants, bettles, and caterpillars. Midge activity lures trout to the surface throughout the year during sunny afternoons. |  |
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