POHOPOCO CREEK
Pohopoco Creek is stocked with trout from the outflow of Beltzville Lake for a couple of miles downstream to the I-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) bridge. This section also holds wild brown trout and provides good fishing through May.

Pohopoco Creek flows westward out of Monroe County and into Carbon County where it enters the lake. Below the outflow it continues into the Lehigh River.

The lake and part of the creek lie in Beltzville State Park. No camping is available. For park information, contact the Beltzville State Park office, 2950 Pohopoco Drive, Lehighton, PA 18235-8905; call (610) 377-0045; or e-mail beltzvillesp@state.pa.us.

From the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Exit 74 and follow the signs to the park.

WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER
For some classic big trout stream action, try the West Branch Delaware River, which forms Pennsylvania's extreme northeastern border with New York.

Serious trout anglers from around the world come here to fish. Although most of the attention is diverted to the New York side of the river, Pennsylvanians have half of the river from State Game Lands No. 299 downstream to the confluence with the East Branch Delaware River, where trout fishing begins to diminish. The state game lands provide the greatest amount of access. There are also a couple of Fish and Boat Commission access areas.

The daily creel limit here is two trout, with the minimum size 12 inches. Check the special Delaware River regulations in the 2006 regulations summary for season updates.

CODOROUS CREEK
Finding public access to trout streams in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania can be a challenge. The focus here is on warmwater fishing, but there's some very fine trout fishing nonetheless.

Perhaps the best is at Codorus Creek in York County, which flows northeast out of Lake Marburg through York County into the Susquehanna River. This creek has ideal water temperatures the year around, thanks to its outflow from Lake Marburg. A medium-sized stream, it holds some excellent holdover brown trout.

Lake Marburg is in Codorus State Park. Take Exit 8 from I-83, and then go 18 miles west on state Route 216 to the park. Get information from Codorus State Park, 1066 Blooming Grove Road, Hanover, PA 17331-9545; or call (717) 637-2816.

There is a two-mile Special Regulations Trophy Trout section on Codorus Creek, from its confluence with the West Branch Codorus Creek downstream to a point 0.4 miles downstream from Porters Road.

For information about accommodations, try the Pennsylvania Office of Tourism, Room 404, Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120; or call (717) 232-8880 or 1-800-VISIT-PA.

Special trout fishing regulations continue to evolve. Check the newspapers and the 2006 regulations summary, and watch the postings along the streams for any changes.

For more information about Pennsylvania's trout fishing, contact the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000; or call (717) 705-7800; or log on to www.fish.state.pa.us.