Potato Creek
Rainbow trout and brown trout water, stocked through the spring 2026 program; 1,150 fish in the published allocation.
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spring 2026
program
2
species
1,150
fish allocated
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown 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.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| spring 2026 | Brown trout | 150 | |
| spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | 800 | |
| spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | 200 |
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Little Kankakee River | 2.4 mi | spring 2026 |
| Myers Lake | 17 mi | spring 2026 |
| Lawrence Lake | 17 mi | spring 2026 |
| McCoy Creek MI | 23 mi | Apr 21 |
| Brandywine Creek MI | 23 mi | Apr 21 |
Records from Indiana DNR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Indiana fishing
regulations.