Wheatley Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked February to March in 2026: trout and rainbow trout, 4 plants in all. A 56-acre reservoir.

Charles County · Maryland · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 3 234 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

3,200 fish reported

56 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Feb 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	800	completed
Mar 1mo	Trout	catchable	800	stocked
Mar 3	Trout	catchable	800	completed

When to fish Wheatley Lake

	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 4:43-5:43 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 Mar 3

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)

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
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Hughesville Pond	4.9 mi	Mar 11
Accotink Creek VA	22 mi	Mar 31
Schoolhouse Pond	23 mi	Mar 3
Holmes Run VA	26 mi	Mar 31
Patuxent River	27 mi	Apr 14

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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.