Where can I fish Yellow Breeches?

The most popular section of Yellow Breeches is located between Boiling Springs and Allenberry Resort. This is a catch and release only area and is alive with trout. Anglers can expect excellent populations of trout and a broad spectrum of insect hatches.

How deep is Yellow Breeches Creek?

4-5 feet
There is a historic iron bridge at the entry point. The creek in this portion varies in depth from deep enough to swim (4-5 feet) to shallow spots that tubers will need to walk around.

Can you swim in the Yellow Breeches?

There are several locations along the Yellow Breeches Creek to take a swim, as well as enjoy fishing, boating, tubing and other water recreation. But use of the creek at public access points is free, and open to through daylight hours. Get more info on the Yellow Breeches Creek Water Trail here.

How did the Yellow Breeches Creek get its name?

The Yellow Breeches Creek. Legend has it a pair of pants stolen on washing day gave Yellow Breeches Creek its name. “This name may be a corruption of Yellow Beeches, there being many such trees along the stream,” Dunehoo writes. “The stream was also called Shawnee Creek in some of the early letters and records.”

Can you fish Yellow Breeches year round?

Fly fishing Yellow Breeches Creek is very popular at this time. The stream is heavily stocked almost year-round throughout its entire length. The most popular section of the stream is the “catch and release” section between Boiling Springs and the Allenberry Resort.

Is Turtle Creek stocked with trout?

Bypassed by the tanker trucks in 2018 because of toxic mine acid leakage, Turtle Creek got its first 2019 delivery of trout in time for opening day.

Where does the Yellow Breeches end?

Susquehanna River
Yellow Breeches Creek/Mouths
The Yellow Breeches Creek originates on South Mountain, in Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County, near Walnut Bottom. From there, the Yellow Breeches flows through the limestone- rich Cumberland Valley and joins the Susquehanna River near New Cumberland.

Which way does Yellow Breeches flow?

Yellow Breeches Creek rises on the northwestern side of South Mountain, in the Michaux State Forest, and collects the drainage of several hollows along the mountainside. It flows north through Walnut Bottom and turns east to run down the Cumberland Valley, paralleled by an ex-Reading Railroad line.

Why did they drain Pinchot Lake?

26, Pinchot Lake in York County will be drained for a short period of time to allow park maintenance staff to make repairs and improvements to some of the state park’s shoreline locations. Once the projects are completed, Pinchot Lake will be refilled as precipitation permits and will maintain adequate downstream flow.

Can you swim in Clarke Lake?

Clark Lake is the second largest lake in Door County. In addition to having a swim beach, this clear lake is a very popular fishing spot. Recreational public beaches in Wisconsin are tested May through September.

Where does the Yellow Breeches start and end?