Brookville Tailwater
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the spring 2026 program: brown trout and rainbow trout; 2,500 fish in the published allocation.
Franklin County ยท Indiana
program
spring 2026
2
species
2,500
fish allocated
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Indiana DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Indiana season shape statewide: spring trout; catfish rounds to fall.
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| spring 2026 | Brown trout | 1,000 | |
| spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | 1,500 |
Gear for this water
For the trout (brown trout on the season program here)
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Records from Indiana DNR
(official page). Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Indiana fishing
regulations.