Some of the finest trout fishing in Penns Creek is found in Centre County by Poe Valley State Park and Poe Paddy State Park. Much of this stretch runs through Bald Eagle State Forest. It can be float-fished by canoe.

Special Regulations apply to a lot of Penns Creek. There is an All- Tackle Trophy Trout section in Centre County for seven miles from the confluence with Elk Creek downstream to the Catch-And-Release area in Mifflin and Union counties, which extends 3.9 miles from approximately 650 yards downstream of Swift Run downstream to approximately 550 yards downstream of Cherry Run.

Camping is available at Poe Paddy State Park and Poe Valley State Park. For details, contact the Poe Paddy State Park office, Reeds Gap, Milroy, PA 17063-9735; call (717) 667-3622; or e-mail reedsgapsp@state.pa.us. Or contact the Poe Valley State Park office, Reeds Gap, Milroy, PA 17063-9735; call (814) 349-2460; or e-mail poevalleysp@state.pa.us.

Anglers can reach Poe Valley State Park from U.S. Route 322 near the top of the Seven Mountains Scenic Area between State College and Milroy. Follow the marked state forest roads for 10 miles to Poe Valley. Go four miles east of Poe Valley State Park on Big Poe Road to Poe Paddy State Park.

YELLOW CREEK
Last October, the Blair County, Mountain Laurel and Fort Bedford chapters of Trout Unlimited completed a bridge and parking lot project along Yellow Creek. This Bedford County limestone stream is especially popular among flyfishermen. May is the ideal time to hit it for several great hatches. Cool limestone feeders maintain good fishing here through the summer.

Several other trout streams included in a 0.9-mile Special Regulations section of Yellow Creek, from a cable near Red Bank Hill downstream to the mouth of Maple Run, were removed from the Delayed Harvest Fly-Fishing Only regulations and added to the Catch-And-Release Fly-Fishing Only section. This was part of an overall effort of combining Heritage Trout Angling and DHF-FO programs.

Yellow Creek flows southward from northern Bedford County into the Raystown Branch Juniata River at Hopewell. Upper parts of Yellow Creek are classic limestone with calm pools. Downstream, the gradient gets steeper as the water tumbles over a rocky bed.

Access to this fine stream is from U.S. Route 30 via state Route 26 north at Everett and then state Route 36, which follows the stream for much of its length. To reach the Special Regulations section, turn off Route 36 onto state Route 1024 and go to the second bridge.

Big Trout Creek in Lehigh County is one of numerous beautiful settings for trout fishing in the Northeast Region. This creek flows eastward through the northern part of the county. It holds wild brown trout and is stocked from the Furnace Road bridge near Lehigh Furnace downstream 6.4 miles to the confluence with the Lehigh River at Slatington.

A 2004 survey by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission showed that good water conditions held holdover trout through the summer.