Conowingo Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked March to April in 2026, heaviest in March: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 5 plants in all. One of 23 stocked waters on the Lancaster 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
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 23 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 23 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Conowingo 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 4:14-5:14 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:27 am-12:27 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 Apr 10
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek MD | 5.4 mi | Oct 20 |
| Fishing Creek | 8.4 mi | Apr 10 |
| Muddy Creek | 9.2 mi | Oct 22 |
| West Branch Octoraro Creek | 11 mi | Apr 13 |
| East Branch Octoraro Creek | 11 mi | Apr 9 |
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