Big Beaver Creek
Fishing and stocking
Golden rainbow trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in March. One of 23 stocked waters on the Lancaster County record.
Lancaster County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 53 °F at Big Spring Run near Mylin Corners, PA, 5 km away USGS site 015765195 · read 9:00 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 13 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Big Beaver Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:42-11:42 am and 10:04 pm-12:04 am | 3:58-4:58 am and 4:15-5:15 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:39-5:39 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 13
- Water 53 °F at a gauge 5 km away, prime coldwater range
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 (rainbow trout stocked 1 time 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Beaver Creek | 0.9 mi | Mar 13 |
| Little Conestoga Creek | 6.2 mi | Apr 29 |
| West Branch Little Conestoga Creek | 6.8 mi | Apr 13 |
| Pequea Creek | 7.4 mi | Apr 16 |
| Otter Creek | 8.3 mi | Apr 29 |
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