Little Gunpowder Falls
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked March to April in 2026, heaviest in March: trout, 5 plants in all. One of 3 stocked waters on the Baltimore County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Baltimore County · Maryland · see it on the national map
Water temp 55 °F at FOSTER BRANCH NEAR JOPPATOWNE, MD, 2 km away USGS site 01585075 · read 8:35 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1mo | Trout | catchable | 2,300 | stocked |
| Mar 16 | Trout | catchable | 800 | completed |
| Mar 24 | Trout | catchable | 1,500 | completed |
| Apr 1mo | Trout | catchable | 1,200 | stocked |
| Apr 23 | Trout | catchable | 1,200 | completed |
When to fish Little Gunpowder Falls
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am | 3:59-4:59 am and 4:15-5:15 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:40-5:40 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 23
- Water 55 °F at a gauge 2 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 62% of the seasonal median
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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gwynns Falls | 17 mi | Apr 14 |
| Deer Creek | 19 mi | Oct 20 |
| Little Falls | 19 mi | May 4 |
| Principio Creek | 21 mi | Apr 1 |
| Conowingo Creek PA | 21 mi | Apr 10 |
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