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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked with Holdovers)
Size
Medium
Location
Southwestern Pennsylvania
Nearest Town
Pittsburg
Stahistown
Season
First Saturday of April through
February:
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season is the standard Pennsylvania trout season.
Spring:
Springtime is a good time for fly fishing Loyalhanna Creek due to the hatches.
Summer:
Summertime can be okay in most parts of the stream.
Fall:
Fall is the best time to catch a larger brown trout because of the spawn.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Loyalhanna Creek
Pennsylvania
Loyalhanna Creek is one of southwestern Pennsylvania’s trout streams with a “Delayed Harvest – Artificial Lures/Flies Only” section. It’s located near Pittsburg which is near the town of Ligonier.
Loyalhanna Creek is a fairly large trout stream, averaging better than fifty feet in width. It’s made up mostly of big pools and riffles but there’s some runs and pocket water. Unless there has been a good rain, the overall flow is slow. There’s a lot of tree and brush cover
along the stream to help keep the water cool.
The stream has a good population of holdover brown trout and is heavily stocked by the state. Fly fishing Loyalhanna Creek can range from easy to difficult depending on the time of the year and whether your catching holdover or newly stocked trout.
The stream begins near Stahlstown. State Route #711 and #381 follows the stream downstream to the town of Ligonier. The delayed harvest section begins there. It’s a mile and a half long and runs from State Route #771 downstream to State Route #2045. In addition to Route 711, you can access the stream from Route #30 and #2045. Mill Creek is a small tributary stream that enters Loyalhanna Creek in the delayed harvest section. The creek fishes just as well downstream below the DH section all the way to Kingston. Below Kingston, the water temperature gets too warm during the summer and the trout tend to thin out.
The stream has a fairly good population of aquatic insects. Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies are present and dry fly fishing can be good at times. Terrestrial are popular during the warmer months of the year. Streamers catch many of the larger holdover trout along with nymphs. Fly fishing Loyalhanna Creek isn’t as good as it is fishing some of the best streams in Pennsylvania, but it’s certainly worth a trip, especially if you live near the Pittsburg area.