Carroll Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to October. One of 8 stocked waters on the Frederick County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1mo | Trout | catchable | 600 | stocked |
| Mar 10 | Trout | catchable | 600 | completed |
| Apr 1mo | Trout | catchable | 500 | stocked |
| Apr 13 | Trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
| Oct 7 | Trout | catchable | 450 | completed |
When to fish Carroll Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:47-11:47 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am | 4:03-5:03 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am | 5:11-6:11 am and 4:44-5:44 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 16 days ago (Oct 7)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maryland 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 (trout stocked 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing Creek | 5.4 mi | Mar 17 |
| Middletown Pond | 7.4 mi | Apr 1 |
| Owens Creek | 11 mi | May 11 |
| Catoctin Creek(Catoctin Crk Park) | 13 mi | Mar 9 |
| Little Pipe Creek | 13 mi | Apr 17 |
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