Walk & WadeWalk & Wade
Lehigh Valley and Pocono streams, including private access on the Pohopoco, Aquashicola and McMichael.
- Half day 4–5 hrs$325
- Full day 8–9 hrs$450
Add $25 for the Lehigh Gorge
Request a wade tripVeteran-owned · Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Drift the Lehigh. Wade the Poconos.
Guided fly fishing on the Lehigh, Upper Delaware and Susquehanna. Drift boat and walk-and-wade trips for every level, with guides who love to teach.
Veteran-OwnedTrout Unlimited Endorsed BusinessDouglas Fly Rods Pro StaffSweetwater Guide School '19Wulff School of Fly Fishing '19Drift boats · max 2 anglers
Since 2019
No pressure. Just good water, patient guides and a day on the river you'll want to repeat. Whether it's your first cast or your hundredth trip, we tailor the day to you.
- 6
- Local guides, drift boat & wade
- 12+
- Rivers and streams we fish
- 2
- Anglers max in every drift boat
“I started PA Troutfitters after discovering my love of teaching fly fishing. The name is a nod to my mentor, Dave Kumlien, who started Montana Troutfitters in Bozeman.”
Guided trips
Pick your water,
we'll handle the rest.
Rods, flies, tackle, drinks and snacks are on us, plus lunch on full days. Bring your PA license with trout stamp and we'll take it from there.
Wade trips for
Walk & Wade
Drift BoatDrift Boat
Lehigh and Upper Delaware for trout. Susquehanna and Juniata for smallmouth on summer topwater.
- Half day 4–5 hrs$425
- Full day 8–9 hrs$575
1–2 anglers per boat · multi-boat groups welcome
Request a float
Full day onlyLehigh Gorge Float
When spring flows allow, we float the Gorge. Remote, wild and one of the most beautiful days of fishing in the East.
- Full day 1–2 anglers$675
Flow dependent · typically early season
Request the GorgeProvided
- Fly rods & all tackle
- Flies
- Drinks & snacks
- Lunch on full days
Bring
- PA license with trout stamp
- Waders
- Polarized sunglasses & hat
- Sunscreen & camera
Veterans discount available. Ask Bill when you book.
A 50% deposit holds your date. If weather or flows cancel a trip, we reschedule with you.
Buy a PA fishing licenseRivers we fish
The water,
mapped.
The Lehigh is our home river, a 109-mile freestone and the largest tributary of the Delaware. Select any stop to see how we fish it.
- Lehigh & tributaries
- Pocono streams
- Delaware
- Smallmouth rivers
When we fish
Trout in spring
& fall. Bass in summer.
We fish the Lehigh until mid to late June, when warming water makes catch and release unsafe for trout. We pick back up in September once the river cools. In between, we float the Susquehanna and Juniata for smallmouth when topwater action peaks.
Hatch windows are typical, not guaranteed. Every trip is weather and flow dependent.
The guides
Local water,
local knowledge.
Every guide grew up on, or has spent years learning, the rivers we fish. Select a name to read more.
Meet the guides-
Sweetwater Travel Guide School and Wulff School of Fly Fishing, both 2019. Led the Donegal Trout Unlimited Veterans Service Partnership from 2016 to 2022. Has fished across the country and in Spain, and today calls the banks of the Lehigh home. Douglas Fly Rods Pro Staff.
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Retired after a 33-year teaching career, where he started the fly tying club at Pleasant Valley Middle School. Twenty-eight years of fly tying and fishing, with deep knowledge of Lehigh Valley and Pocono streams. Douglas Fly Rods Pro Staff.
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Fly fishing and tying since age seven. A Poconos native who has waded the area's freestones for years and floated the Lehigh since 2017. Environmental Science graduate and professional photographer.
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Grew up in Walnutport fishing the Lehigh and its tributaries since the late 1990s, with a lifelong obsession for technical dry fly fishing. Spends summers guiding in the greater Yellowstone region of Montana.
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Grew up in Palmerton and has fished the Lehigh River his entire life. Fly fishing since his teens and guiding since 2021, Steve is a deep well of Lehigh knowledge.
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His dad got him into tying flies and fly fishing, and he has worked the local mountain streams since high school. If he isn't guiding, he's tying flies or on the water somewhere nearby.
Classes & presentations
Learn it right.
- 4 hours
Fly Casting 101
The five essentials of casting, plus techniques that put you in the best position on the water.
- Full day
Fly Fishing 101
Equipment, entomology, reading water, casting, knots and fly selection. Built to get beginners fishing with confidence.
- For clubs & groups
Presentations
The Lehigh River & Lehigh Valley and Fly Fishing Big Water, for TU chapters, clubs and shows.
Hosted trips & stays
Beyond the Lehigh
- 2026Salmon River, New YorkHosted salmon trip
- 2027Snake RiverHosted trip · details coming soon
- StayThe Village at Houser's CrossingCabins on the Little Schuylkill, Tamaqua
- PackagesUpper Delaware, Lehigh & SusquehannaMulti-day trips on request
Gallery
Days on the water.
Gift cards, year-round
The best gift for the fly fisher in your family. Email patroutfitters@gmail.com or call Bill at 717-875-7426.
Veterans discount
PA Troutfitters is veteran-owned and has supported veterans through Trout Unlimited since 2016. Ask about our veterans discount when you book.
Book your day
Let the adventure begin.
Choose your trip and date online. We'll call before your day to talk through your goals.