East Branch Perkiomen Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. One of 10 stocked waters on the Montgomery County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Montgomery County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 55 °F at Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, PA, 2 km away USGS site 01473000 · read 8:15 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish East Branch Perkiomen Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:38-11:38 am and 10:01 pm-12:01 am | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:11-5:11 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 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 10
- Water 55 °F at a gauge 2 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 52% 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 1 time 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unami Creek | 5.1 mi | Apr 22 |
| Deep Creek Dam | 6.2 mi | 2025 season |
| Skippack Creek | 6.8 mi | Apr 30 |
| French Creek | 8.3 mi | May 4 |
| Pickering Creek | 8.7 mi | May 4 |
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