East Branch White Clay Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water; 15 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly March through May, heaviest in March. One of 14 stocked waters on the Chester County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Chester County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 53 °F at White Clay Creek near Strickersville, PA, 1 km away USGS site 01478245 · read 8:30 pm this evening
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 11 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 11 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 11 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 17 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 17 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 17 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked |
When to fish East Branch White Clay Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:40-11:40 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:13-5:13 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am | 5:04-6:04 am and 4:37-5:37 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 4
- Water 53 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 125% 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Branch White Clay Creek | 1.7 mi | Apr 15 |
| Pike Creek DE | 5.4 mi | Apr 9 |
| Red Clay Creek DE | 7.1 mi | Apr 30 |
| Nixon Park Pond Number Two | 7.8 mi | 2026 season |
| East Branch Big Elk Creek | 8.1 mi | Mar 9 |
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