Pennsylvania Trout Stocking Schedule 2026
Adult trout go in from mid-February into October, heaviest around the spring openers. Fall stocking picks back up the first week of October.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
6,930
stocking records 2026
666
waters
56
upcoming stops listed
Upcoming stockings
Dates the agency has announced but not yet completed. A date marked wk means the agency schedules that stop by week, not by day.
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Youghiogheny River | Fayette | Rainbow trout | |
| Sep 2 | Youghiogheny River | Somerset | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 1 | Conewago Creek | Adams | Brown trout | |
| Oct 1 | Conewago Creek | Adams | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 1 | North Fork Redbank Creek | Jefferson | Brown trout | |
| Oct 1 | Oil Creek | Venango | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 2 | Little Pine Creek | Lycoming | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 2 | Muddy Creek | York | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 2 | Ridley Creek | Delaware | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 2 | Ridley Creek | Delaware | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 2 | Shenango River | Mercer | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5wk | Allegheny River | Warren | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | Bush Kill | Monroe | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | Bush Kill | Pike | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek | Potter | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | Kettle Creek | Potter | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | Neshannock Creek | Lawrence | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | Roaring Brook | Lackawanna | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | South Branch Tunkhannock Creek | Lackawanna | Brown trout | |
| Oct 5 | South Branch Tunkhannock Creek | Wyoming | Brown trout | |
| Oct 5 | South Branch Tunkhannock Creek | Lackawanna | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 5 | South Branch Tunkhannock Creek | Wyoming | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 6 | Chest Creek | Cambria | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 6 | East Branch Clarion River | Elk | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 6 | Harveys Creek | Luzerne | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 6 | Harveys Creek | Luzerne | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 6 | Lycoming Creek | Lycoming | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | Brodhead Creek | Monroe | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | Clark Creek | Dauphin | Brown trout | |
| Oct 7 | Clark Creek | Dauphin | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | East Branch Brandywine Creek | Chester | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | Lackawaxen River | Pike | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | Pine Creek | Tioga | Brown trout | |
| Oct 7 | Pine Creek | Tioga | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 7 | Quittapahilla Creek | Lebanon | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 8 | Kinzua Creek | McKean | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 8 | Pine Creek | Lycoming | Brown trout | |
| Oct 8 | Pine Creek | Lycoming | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 13 | Little Lehigh Creek | Lehigh | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 13 | Pennypack Creek | Montgomery | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 13 | Pennypack Creek | Philadelphia | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 14 | Tulpehocken Creek | Berks | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 14 | Tulpehocken Creek | Berks | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 15 | Buffalo Creek | Armstrong | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 15 | Buffalo Creek | Butler | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 15 | Wissahickon Creek | Philadelphia | Brown trout | |
| Oct 15 | Wissahickon Creek | Philadelphia | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 16 | Loyalhanna Creek | Westmoreland | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 19 | Laurel Hill Creek | Somerset | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 19 | Laurel Hill Creek | Somerset | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 19wk | Youghiogheny River | Fayette, Somerset | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Deer Creek | Allegheny | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Dunbar Creek | Fayette | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Pine Creek | Allegheny | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 21 | East Branch Perkiomen Creek | Bucks | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 21 | Meadow Run | Fayette | Rainbow trout |
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Mid-February into October.
Jan
·
Feb
452
Mar
2060
Apr
2007
May
529
Jun
24
Jul
4
Aug
·
Sep
2
Oct
54
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 2,690 | 1,800,505 |
| Brown trout | 2,285 | 983,483 |
| Golden rainbow trout | 1,659 | 15,123 |
| Brook trout | 145 | 68,305 |
| Walleye | 52 | 8,781,950 |
| Muskellunge | 45 | 28,679 |
| Steelhead | 13 | 417,887 |
| Channel catfish | 12 | 6,470 |
Schedule changes
When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Susquehanna River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Pinchot Lake: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Pinchot Lake: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Pinchot Lake: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Pinchot Lake: species revised
State record fish
The heaviest fish of each species ever certified in Pennsylvania, from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission record book. Weights are shown exactly as the agency publishes them; waters we track link to their stocking pages.
| Species | Weight | Water | Angler | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish, Flathead | 66 lb. 6 oz. | Susquehanna River, Lancaster Co. | Michael Wherley | 2023 |
| Muskellunge | 54 lb. 3 oz. | Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co. | Lewis Walker, Jr. | 1924 |
| Bass, Striped - Marine | 53 lb. 13 oz. | Delaware River, Delaware Co. | Donald J. Clark | 1989 |
| Bass, Striped - Inland | 53 lb. 12 oz. | Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co. | Robert Price | 1994 |
| Carp, Common | 52 lb. | Juniata River, Huntingdon Co. | George Brown | 1962 |
| Catfish, Channel | 35 lb. 3 oz. | Lehigh Canal, Northampton Co. | Austin E. Roth III | 1991 |
| Pike, Northern | 35 lb. | Allegheny Reservoir, McKean Co. | Carl Stoltz | 2003 |
| Trout, Lake | 31 lb. 13 oz. | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | Keith Miller | 2019 |
| Salmon, Chinook | 28 lb. 15 oz. | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | Gregory Lasko | 1990 |
| Trout, Brown | 20 lb. 9 oz. | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | Robert J. Ferraro | 2020 |
| Trout, Steelhead | 20 lb. 3 oz. | Walnut Creek, Erie Co. | Corey T. Brown | 2001 |
| Drum, Freshwater | 19 lb. 14 oz. | Monongahela River, Washington Co. | Tim Rogers | 1994 |
| Walleye | 18 lb. 1 oz. | Youghiogheny River, Fayette Co. | Richard E. Nicholson | 2021 |
| Salmon, Atlantic | 17 lb. 2 oz. | Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co. | Brian Keller | 2001 |
| Trout, Rainbow | 15 lb. 6 oz. | Jordan Creek, Lehigh Co. | Dennis L. Clouse | 1986 |
| Salmon, Coho | 15 lb. 5 oz. | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | Jack Scheirer | 1985 |
| Trout, Golden Rainbow | 13 lb. 8 oz. | Mahoning Creek, Schuylkill Co. | Eli Borger | 2008 |
| Suckers | 12 lb. 14 oz. | Allegheny River, Forest Co. | Raymond C. Szalewicz | 2003 |
| Bass, Largemouth | 11 lb. 3 oz. | Birch Run Reservoir, Adams Co. | Donald Shade | 1983 |
| Shad, American | 9 lb. 9 oz. | Delaware River, Pike Co. | Anthony Mecca | 1986 |
| Pickerel, Chain | 8 lb. 15 oz. | Long Pond, Wayne Co. | Dave Wilson | 2002 |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 8 lb. 8 oz. | Scotts Run Lake, Berks Co. | Robert T. Steelman | 1997 |
| Trout, Brook | 7 lb. | Fishing Creek, Clinton Co. | Vonada Ranck | 1996 |
| Catfish, Bullhead | 4 lb. 10 oz. | Beltzville Lake, Carbon Co. | Ian C. Radler | 2011 |
| Salmon, Pink | 4 lb. 8 oz. | Elk Creek, Erie Co. | David A. Rabatin | 1995 |
| Crappie | 4 lb. 3 oz. | Hammond Lake, Tioga Co. | Richard A. Pino | 2000 |
| Bass, White | 4 lb. 0 oz. | Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co. | Robert H. Hornstrom | 2002 |
| Sauger | 4 lb. | Susquehanna River, Lycoming Co. | Tim Waltz | 2001 |
| Bass, Rock | 3 lb. 2 oz. | Elk Creek, Erie Co. | David L. Weber | 1971 |
| Perch, Yellow | 3 lb. 0 oz. | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | Kirk Rudzinski | 2021 |
| Bluegill | 2 lb. 9 oz. | Keystone Lake, Armstrong Co. | Tom Twincheck | 1983 |
| Perch, White | 2 lb. 1 oz. | Delaware River, Delaware Co. | Christopher Barrett | 2024 |
All rows come from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Pennsylvania fishing
regulations.