Centennial Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout and rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread February to March, heaviest in March. A 46-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Howard County record.

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last stocked Mar 12 225 days ago

best window 10:07 pm-12:07 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

3,200 fish reported

46 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Mar 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	800	completed
Mar 12	Trout	catchable	800	completed

When to fish Centennial Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:44-11:44 am and 10:07 pm-12:07 am	4:01-5:01 am and 4:17-5:17 pm
Tomorrow	10:30 am-12:30 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am	5:08-6:08 am and 4:42-5:42 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

Last stocked Mar 12

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maryland fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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 Elkhorn	4.1 mi	Feb 24
Middle Patuxent River	7.3 mi	Oct 19
Piney Run	7.9 mi	Apr 22
Laurel Lake	10 mi	Mar 10
Gwynns Falls	12 mi	Apr 14

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Records from Maryland DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Maryland fishing regulations.