Fishing & Creek Access / Bald Eagle Creek — Steele Hollow Run (Keystone Select section)
Fishing & Creek Access

Bald Eagle Creek — Steele Hollow Run (Keystone Select section)

Directions to the lot

The mouth of Steele Hollow Run (PFBC spells it Steel Hollow), the reference point for the All-Tackle Keystone Select Trout stretch, PFBC section 04: 0.38 mi upstream to 0.48 mi downstream of here, about 0.8 mile. It is the only Keystone Select water in Pennsylvania where bait is legal. Lure, bait or fly, open year-round; trout may be kept only from June 15 to Labor Day, 3 a day at 9 inches or longer. Park at Soaring Eagle Wetland and walk the bank or the ADA path.

Address
S Eagle Valley Rd between Port Matilda and Julian, PA
Good for
Outdoor RecreationFishing Spot
Elevation
2,928 ft (892 m)
Updated
10/1/2026

Getting there

parking · directions go herePark here — the only public lot on this sectionSoaring Eagle Wetland — parking lot

Practical

gear rentalLicenses, flies and the current report — 25 min over the mountainTCO Fly Shop — State Collegefood nearbyWings and a beer after — 8 min up the valleyPort Matilda Hotel & Tavern

Make it better

insider tipFish the tailout below the ADA platform at duskSoaring Eagle Wetland — ADA fishing platform

If it is not working

when closedUpper creek running thin (July–Sept)? Go below MilesburgBald Eagle Creek — Milesburg Confluence (Class A begins)

Context

part of complexInside Soaring Eagle Wetland (Wildlife for Everyone preserve)Soaring Eagle Wetland

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