Coplay Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout and brook trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread March to April. One of 10 stocked waters on the Lehigh County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 4 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 29 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Coplay Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:01 pm-12:01 am | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:11-5:11 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:49 pm-12:49 am | 5:03-6:03 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 29
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 3 times 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hokendauqua Creek | 1.5 mi | Apr 24 |
| Jordan Creek | 3.9 mi | Apr 30 |
| Little Lehigh Creek | 4.4 mi | Oct 13 |
| Cedar Creek | 4.6 mi | Apr 22 |
| Indian Creek | 4.7 mi | Apr 9 |
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