Elklick Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout and brown trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to April. One of 29 stocked waters on the Somerset County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 18 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Brown trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Elklick Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:53-11:53 am and 10:16 pm-12:16 am | 4:10-5:10 am and 4:26-5:26 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:39 am-12:39 pm | 5:18-6:18 am and 4:50-5:50 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 27
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 (brook trout stocked 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flaugherty Creek | 0.3 mi | Apr 27 |
| Tub Mill Run | 5.5 mi | Mar 4 |
| Little Piney Creek | 6.3 mi | Mar 16 |
| Middle Creek | 10 mi | Apr 14 |
| Glade Run | 12 mi | Mar 12 |
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