Israel Creek

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread March to April; 2,400 fish reported. One of 7 stocked waters on the Washington County record.

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last stocked Apr 15 191 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

2,400 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	600	stocked
Mar 4	Trout	catchable	600	completed
Apr 1mo	Trout	catchable	600	stocked
Apr 15	Trout	catchable	600	completed

When to fish Israel Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:48-11:48 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am	4:04-5:04 am and 4:21-5:21 pm
Tomorrow	10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am	5:12-6:12 am and 4:45-5:45 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 15

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, 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
Catoctin Creek(Catoctin Crk Park)	6.3 mi	Mar 9
Antietam Creek (Devils Backbone)	7.1 mi	Oct 15
Evitts Run WV	10 mi	Oct 19
Middletown Pond	12 mi	Apr 1
Rocky Marsh Run WV	13 mi	May 21

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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.