Lake Elkhorn

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in February. A 33-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Howard County record.

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last stocked Feb 24 241 days ago

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

2 stockings 2026

1,600 fish reported

33 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Feb 24	Trout	catchable	800	completed

When to fish Lake Elkhorn

	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 Feb 24

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 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

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
Middle Patuxent River	3.2 mi	Oct 19
Centennial Lake	4.1 mi	Mar 12
Laurel Lake	6.4 mi	Mar 10
Piney Run	12 mi	Apr 22
Greenbelt Lake	13 mi	Mar 5

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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.