Friends Creek
Trout water; 7 stockings on the 2026 record.
Frederick County · Maryland · see it on the national map
7
stockings 2026
May 11
last stocked
9,600
fish reported
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1mo | Trout | catchable | 3,000 | stocked |
| Mar 16 | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| Mar 24 | Trout | catchable | 2,000 | completed |
| Apr 1mo | Trout | catchable | 900 | stocked |
| Apr 21 | Trout | catchable | 900 | completed |
| May 1mo | Trout | catchable | 900 | stocked |
| May 11 | Trout | catchable | 900 | completed |
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 7 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Lake | 2.4 mi | Apr 14 |
| Marsh Creek PA | 7.8 mi | Apr 27 |
| Little Marsh Creek PA | 8.5 mi | Apr 27 |
| Cunningham Falls Lake | 8.6 mi | Apr 27 |
| Little Pipe Creek | 9.8 mi | Apr 17 |
Records from Maryland DNR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Maryland fishing
regulations.