Pennsylvania · Lycoming Co.

Slate Run

Lycoming Co. · 14 mi · Class Riffles
Optimal: 50–250 CFS · USGS #01548500
95 avg
3,020CFS
4.06 ft gauge height
Flood
↑Rising slowly (+30 cfs/hr)(+630 in 3h)
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 95 cfsHist. median: 86 cfsUSGS #01548500
PA Heritage Trout Angling Stream · Catch-and-Release Fly Fishing Only

Slate Run flows 14 miles down a steep, hemlock-shaded gorge to join Pine Creek deep in the PA Wilds. Native brook trout and wild brown trout thrive in the cold, oxygen-rich pocket water, and the run is regulated as catch-and-release fly fishing only — one of just a handful of streams in Pennsylvania with that protection. The village of Slate Run sits at the confluence with Pine Creek, with the Slate Run Tackle Shop serving as the unofficial headquarters of PA Wilds fly fishing.

Outfitters
Slate Run Tackle Shop
PA Wilds fly fishing headquarters since 1968
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