Carlisle House Bed and Breakfast

#1 Best Fly Fishing Place

Carlisle House Bed and Breakfast

What makes fly fishing so mysterious yet so alluring? Ask a typical fisherman and he will explain that the attraction has little to do with catching trout. In fact, there are much easier methods available. While the catch is certainly part of the game, the appeal is in the pursuit itself. In a world of […]

Fabulous Fly Fishing in the Cumberland Valley

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Fifty Places to Fish Before You Die!    First a best selling book and now a World Fishing Network show.  And what was the premier episode?  Episode 1: LeTort Spring Run which passes just 2 blocks from our Carlisle House.   Renowned PA fly-fishermen Ed Shenk We have “fisher people” (as we have men AND women) who […]

Fishing around Carlisle PA – Some of the best in the world!

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Ah, yes!  You may wish the weather was already gorgeous and sunny enough for you to fish the streams and lakes of South Central PA!  But do not despair.  For now, the die-hards are out on the icy lakes around Carlisle with rods, bait and ice-bores. Sentinel Article Our regular guests, Dale and Cynthia – […]

Fly-Fishing in Carlisle PA – Season Opens Saturday

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Trout season opens for the Carlisle area on Saturday, March 30!  Come enjoy the many bountiful streams and spend a relaxing night at the Carlisle House.   Need a guide? Tom’s Fly-Fishing Service is the best in the area and will pick you up right here at the door! Need rods, reels and waders….he has them […]

Bad time to be a fly…

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… but a great time to be a fly-fisherman (or woman!). The trout streams are restocked for the season, and with the Letort Spring Run (featured in “50 Places to Fly-Fish Before You Die”) just half a mile from here, we are looking forward to the arrival of our regular fly-fishers. Of course we are […]

What to do in Carlisle PA? Fly Fishing is great!

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Beautiful weekend in Carlisle. Not only did we have guests for the All Truck Nationals, we had two of our very favorite fly fishermen. The weather cooperated and everyone enjoyed themselves. Come try the Carlisle House and discover why we are #1! Call 717-249-0350 or visit www.thecarlislehouse.com!

Carlisle House – Voted Best of Carlisle for 7th Year!

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WOW!! The Carlisle House Bed and Breakfast in Carlisle PAwas voted BEST for the 7th year in a rowevery year since we opened in 2004. Come join us in Carlisle, just West of Harrisburg in South Central Pennsylvania for a memorable bed and breakfast stay where excellence and comfort mingle withthe Carlisle history of yesteryear. […]

First blog post, 1st time in Carlisle, excited in PA

Carlisle House Bed and Breakfast

This is the start of our first blog post for the Carlisle House Bed & Breakfast. Maybe we should start by introducing ourselves! I am Alan Duxbury, an English ex-pat living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA. My wife Mary is a native of Carlisle, and along with our much-valued housekeeper Lorrie, we run the Carlisle House […]