Wood Creek Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in October. A 645-acre reservoir.

Laurel County · Kentucky · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 20 3 days ago

best window 10:37 pm-12:37 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

4,000 fish reported

645 acres (NHD)

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	4,000	completed

When to fish Wood Creek Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am	4:32-5:32 am and 4:48-5:48 pm
Tomorrow	11:01 am-1:01 pm	5:37-6:37 am and 5:14-6:14 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)

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, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Roundstone Creek	7.2 mi	Oct 13
Beulah Lake	20 mi	Oct 14
Clear Creek Lake	41 mi	Oct 13
Clear Creek	41 mi	Oct 13
Cannon Creek Lake	44 mi	Oct 13

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