West Hickman Creek

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Rainbow trout water, stocked once in 2026; 500 fish reported. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Fayette County · Kentucky · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 20 3 days ago

flow 273% of seasonal normal

best window 10:38 pm-12:38 am solunar major today

Water right now 1.47 ft gage height flow 16.9 cfs, 273% of the Oct 23 median USGS gauge 03284552 (WEST HICKMAN CR AT VETERANS PARK NR LEXINGTON, KY) · read 9:00 pm this evening

1 stocking 2026

500 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	500	completed

When to fish West Hickman Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:16 am-12:16 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am	4:33-5:33 am and 4:49-5:49 pm
Tomorrow	11:02 am-1:02 pm	5:39-6:39 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 3 days ago (Oct 20)
Flow 273% of the seasonal median

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)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
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

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
Lake Mingo	3.9 mi	Oct 21
Roundstone Creek	45 mi	Oct 13
Beulah Lake	49 mi	Oct 14
Wood Creek Lake	52 mi	Oct 20
Panbowl Lake	65 mi	Oct 14

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Records from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Kentucky fishing regulations.