Deer Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked February to October in 2026, heaviest in March: trout and rainbow trout, 10 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Harford County · Maryland · see it on the national map
Water temp 62 °F at SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR DARLINGTON, MD, 2 km away USGS site 01579550 · read 8:35 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1mo | Trout | catchable | 900 | stocked |
| Feb 25 | Trout | catchable | 900 | completed |
| Mar 1mo | Trout | catchable | 3,000 | stocked |
| Mar 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| Mar 25 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 2,000 | completed |
| Apr 1mo | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | stocked |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 2,500 | completed |
| May 1mo | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | stocked |
| May 6 | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| Oct 20 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
When to fish Deer Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:41-11:41 am and 10:04 pm-12:04 am | 3:58-4:58 am and 4:14-5:14 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:27 am-12:27 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:39-5:39 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)
- Water 62 °F at a gauge 2 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 70% of the seasonal median
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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conowingo Creek PA | 5.4 mi | Apr 10 |
| Principio Creek | 7.0 mi | Apr 1 |
| Fishing Creek PA | 14 mi | Apr 10 |
| West Branch Octoraro Creek PA | 14 mi | Apr 13 |
| East Branch Octoraro Creek PA | 14 mi | Apr 9 |
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