Morgan Run
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout and brown trout water, stocked 8 times in 2026, spread February to October, heaviest in March; 5,200 fish reported. The most-stocked water on the Carroll County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1mo | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | stocked |
| Mar 1mo | Trout | catchable | 500 | stocked |
| Mar 5 | Trout | catchable | 1,000 | completed |
| Mar 5 | Trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
| Mar 20 | Trout | catchable | 500 | completed |
| Apr 1mo | Trout | catchable | 700 | stocked |
| Apr 23 | Trout | catchable | 700 | completed |
| Oct 19 | Brown trout | catchable | 300 | completed |
When to fish Morgan Run
| 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
- Stocked 4 days ago (Oct 19)
- Flow 63% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maryland fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (trout stocked 7 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Piney Run | 4.9 mi | Apr 22 |
| Centennial Lake | 13 mi | Mar 12 |
| Lake Elkhorn | 17 mi | Feb 24 |
| Gwynns Falls | 18 mi | Apr 14 |
| Little Falls | 19 mi | May 4 |
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