Darby Creek at 84th St Bridge at Eastwick,PA
Darby Creek PA USGS
Darby Creek at 84th St Bridge at Eastwick,PA (01475553) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Darby Creek in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 55 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 01475553
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- PA
- Coordinates
- 39.8986, -75.2553
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Fishing regulations
PA state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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American Eel Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 9 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Shad Open · Catch & release only Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Size rule
- NO HARVEST - Catch and immediate release only
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Baitfish/Fishbait****(except Mudbugs/includes Crayfish) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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BASS - Lakes, Rivers and Streams Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Additional regulations may apply- see page 11. Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 11 – Jun 12; Jan 1 – Dec 31; Jun 13 – Sep 30 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 4
- Size rule
- 15 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Herring, Gizzard Shad Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Mudbugs (Dragonfly Nymphs) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- unlimited
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 40 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sauger Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Size rule
- 12 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Striped Bass and Striped Bass/ White Bass Hybrids Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 20 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sunfish, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Crappies, Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Carp, White Bass, Bowfin and Other Gamefish Not Otherwise Listed Additional regulations may apply- see Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations-page 15. Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 50
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye and Saugeye (Hybrids) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Size rule
- 15 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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American Shad River Herring No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Hickory Shad No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Mussels/Clams No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 24 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Paddlefish, Spotted Gar and Other Threatened and Endangered Species No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pickerel No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 4
- Size rule
- 18 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 3
- Limit details
- 7 inches
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Limit details
- NO HARVEST
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/New_York
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyDarby Creek At 84Th St Bridge At Eastwick,Pa has 55 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris), Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), and 50 others.
- Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus
- Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Catfish Ameiurus catus
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
- Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Snakehead Channa argus non-native
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
- Satinfin Shiner Cyprinella analostana
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi
- Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
- Southern Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Eastern Silvery Minnow Hybognathus regius
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne
- White Perch Morone americana
- White × Striped Bass Morone chrysops × saxatilis
- Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Fallfish Semotilus corporalis
4 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Northern Snakehead, Grass Carp, European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 55 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- May 3, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records