Antietam Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 6 times in 2026, monthly March through May. One of 19 stocked waters on the Berks County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 26 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 1 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 1 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Antietam Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:40-11:40 am and 10:03 pm-12:03 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:13-5:13 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am | 5:05-6:05 am and 4:37-5:37 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 May 1
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania 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 (brown trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hay Creek | 2.6 mi | Apr 30 |
| Wyomissing Creek | 5.8 mi | Mar 11 |
| Schuylkill River | 6.1 mi | 2025 season |
| Tulpehocken Creek | 6.9 mi | Oct 14 |
| West Branch Conestoga River | 9.2 mi | Apr 30 |
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