Aquashicola Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked March to April in 2026, heaviest in April: brown trout, golden rainbow trout, and 2 other species, 9 plants in all. One of 13 stocked waters on the Carbon County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Carbon County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Golden rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 5 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 5 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 6 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 6 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 6 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Aquashicola Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:12-5:12 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:49 pm-12:49 am | 5:04-6:04 am and 4:35-5:35 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 27
- Flow 79% of the seasonal median
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Canal | 1.7 mi | Apr 15 |
| Lizard Creek | 2.7 mi | Apr 9 |
| Pohopoco Creek | 3.5 mi | Feb 19 |
| Buckwha Creek | 4.8 mi | Apr 27 |
| Beltzville Lake | 5.0 mi | 2026 season |
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