Chappel Fork
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly March through May. One of 19 stocked waters on the McKean 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
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 12 | Brown trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Chappel Fork
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:53-11:53 am and 10:15 pm-12:15 am | 4:09-5:09 am and 4:25-5:25 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:39 am-12:39 pm | 5:19-6:19 am and 4:47-5:47 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 12
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 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Branch Kinzua Creek | 2.8 mi | Mar 5 |
| Meade Run | 3.3 mi | May 14 |
| Kinzua Creek | 4.8 mi | Oct 8 |
| North Branch Sugar Run | 5.7 mi | May 11 |
| Sugar Run | 6.3 mi | 2026 season |
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