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    ​​​​Trout fishing is available during designated seasons in several creeks and streams that run throughout Pinchot State Forest.

    Moon Lake

    Moon Lake is stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and open for fishing. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission rules and regulations apply.

    Harvey’s Creek

    Harvey’s Creek is a popular stocked trout stream and is accessed along Route 29 in Luzerne County.

    Ceasetown Reservoir

    Ceasetown Reservoir provides walk-in anglers with a chance to pursue warmwater species such as bass, pickerel, and crappie.

    Ceasetown Reservoir is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania American Water Company; and contains a 500-foot land buffer surrounding the lake.

    Fishing is only permitted from shore, and no ice fishing is permitted on the lake itself.

    Choke Creek

    Choke Creek -- which makes up the southern boundary of the Thornhurst Tract -- attracts anglers who appreciate the challenge of fishing for the elusive native brook trout. Wild trout are also found in:

    • Butler Run
    • Spring Run
    • Painter Creek
    • Panther Creek
    • Sand Spring Creek​​

    ​Trout fishing also may be pursued in Pine Creek on the Crystal Lake Tract.

    Crystal Lake itself is not open to the public for fishing, or any other type of recreation.​

    Blue Ridge/Lehigh Tract

    F​ishing for cold and warmwater species can be had on the Blue Ridge/Lehigh Tract for a distance of two miles along the Lehigh River.

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