Middletown Pond

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly February through April in 2026: trout, 3 plants in all. A 0.7-acre reservoir, and one of 8 stocked waters on the Frederick County record.

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last stocked Apr 1 205 days ago

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

3 stockings 2026

1,400 fish reported

0.7 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 1mo	Trout	catchable	500	stocked
Mar 1mo	Trout	catchable	500	stocked
Apr 1mo	Trout	catchable	400	stocked

When to fish Middletown Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:47-11:47 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am	4:03-5:03 am and 4:20-5:20 pm
Tomorrow	10:33 am-12:33 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am	5:11-6:11 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 1

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 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Carroll Creek	7.4 mi	Oct 7
Fishing Creek	7.9 mi	Mar 17
Catoctin Creek(Catoctin Crk Park)	9.8 mi	Mar 9
Israel Creek	12 mi	Apr 15
Beaver Creek	12 mi	May 8

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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.