Route 33 Access

33 Access.











In recent years the Route 33 Access, as it is called, has been one of the most visited locations by me on the lower Lehigh. It may not look like much from the photos, just a parking area and boat launch, but to me it is one of my favorite locations for night fishing. This access not only offers a fairly large boat launch and easy access for fishing, but also has two hiking biking paths that run through it. One follows the river and connects upstream to Freemansburg and Canal Park and downstream to Hugh Moore, if you take it to the road and cross a bridge. The other heads away from the river and since I have yet to bike it, I am really not sure exactly where it goes.
      This was just a quick stop on the way to other destinations for this blog. It is mostly for fishermen that I have even mentioned it and the rest of this blog entry is just going to be for the fishermen.
      The 33 Access has been provided by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and was completed in the past 6 years so it is fairly new. All PFBC locations are open to fishing day or night to those with a valid Pennsylvania fishing licence and who are in the act of fishing. These sites are closed at night to all others. As I said I do go night fishing here often and on my last night out I ran into a bit of a problem. As I and a friend were reeling in eels, a car pulled in to the parking lot and I could see a spotlight shinning around. On several occasions I have run into the PFBC Conservation Officer for Northampton County at this site and went to check to see if it was him. It was not, but was law enforcement. I recieve his spotlight in my face as I approached his car and was told that I was not allowed on the property at night. If this happens to you on PFBC property, argue! I have argued with police officers on both PFBC and PGC lands and I almost always win (Except one time when a body was found in the PGC parking lot I was trying to get into, they definitly didn't let me in that day). As long as you know the laws and are sure you are right it is alright to argue with law enforcement, just make sure to do it sober.


The Boat Ramp.

The Unknown Destination Trail.