Dyberry Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked March to April in 2026, heaviest in April: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 19 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Wayne County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Wayne 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
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Brown trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 14 | Rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 14 | Golden rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 1 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 1 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 23 | Brown trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 23 | Rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 23 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked |
When to fish Dyberry Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:38-11:38 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:54-4:54 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am | 5:03-6:03 am and 4:33-5:33 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 23
- Flow 128% 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 7 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.
Named as published by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Each link opens the official text; read the rule there before you fish. We do not restate regulations.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Van Auken Creek | 3.7 mi | Apr 23 |
| East Branch Dyberry Creek | 5.9 mi | May 6 |
| West Branch Dyberry Creek | 5.9 mi | May 6 |
| Rose Pond Branch | 10 mi | Mar 14 |
| Lower Woods Pond | 11 mi | 2026 season |
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