Indian Springs Pond

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to April in 2026: trout, 4 plants in all. One of 7 stocked waters on the Washington County record.

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last stocked Apr 13 193 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

1,200 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 1mo	Trout	catchable	300	stocked
Mar 4	Trout	catchable	300	completed
Apr 1mo	Trout	catchable	300	stocked
Apr 13	Trout	catchable	300	completed

When to fish Indian Springs Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:49-11:49 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am	4:05-5:05 am and 4:22-5:22 pm
Tomorrow	10:35 am-12:35 pm and 10:59 pm-12:59 am	5:13-6:13 am and 4:46-5:46 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 Apr 13

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 4 times here in 2026)

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
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
Blairs Valley Lake	2.5 mi	Oct 8
Licking Creek	4.7 mi	Apr 1
Little Cove Creek PA	5.7 mi	May 12
Tilhance Creek WV	7.9 mi	May 23
Conococheague Creek PA	8.5 mi	May 9

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