Big Bone Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked once in 2026; 400 fish reported.
Boone County · Kentucky · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 400 | completed |
When to fish Big Bone Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:17 am-12:17 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am | 4:34-5:34 am and 4:50-5:50 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:03 am-1:03 pm | 5:41-6:41 am and 5:15-6:15 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked 2 days ago (Oct 21)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Kentucky fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Creek | 3.0 mi | Oct 21 |
| Prisoners Lake | 20 mi | Oct 21 |
| West Hickman Creek | 67 mi | Oct 20 |
| Lake Mingo | 68 mi | Oct 21 |
| Adams Lake OH | 68 mi | Mar 13 |
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