Pennsylvania Fishing Forecast
Best times · fresh stockings · best bets
Today's solunar windows for Pennsylvania's most-stocked waters, what the trucks just did, and where the record says to go. Recomputed every morning from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission feed and the moon's own arithmetic.
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit
Today's solunar windows
| Water | Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | Last stocked | Water temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodhead Creek Monroe Co. | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:53-4:53 am and 4:10-5:10 pm | 16 days ago | |
| Kettle Creek Clinton Co. | 9:48-11:48 am and 10:11 pm-12:11 am | 4:05-5:05 am and 4:21-5:21 pm | 168 days ago | |
| Laurel Hill Creek Somerset Co. | 9:55-11:55 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am | 4:11-5:11 am and 4:27-5:27 pm | 4 days ago | |
| Neshannock Creek Lawrence Co. | 9:59-11:59 am and 10:21 pm-12:21 am | 4:15-5:15 am and 4:31-5:31 pm | 18 days ago |
Major and minor periods are solunar times, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement; the stocking dates and gauge readings are measured. Times are Eastern Time (EDT), each water computed at its own coordinates. Every water page carries its own windows.
Best bets in Pennsylvania this week
From the national best bets ranking: freshest trucks first, live gauges break ties.
| Water | Why |
|---|---|
| Muddy Creek York Co. | stocked Thursday, rainbow trout, water 51 F, flow 72% of normal |
| East Branch Perkiomen Creek Bucks Co. | stocked Wednesday, rainbow trout, nearby gauge 55 F, flow 52% of normal |
| Deer Creek Allegheny Co. | stocked Tuesday, rainbow trout, nearby gauge 58 F |
Freshest schedule dates
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes plans, not completion confirmations, so these are the newest passed schedule dates.
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | Muddy Creek | York | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 21 | Conewago Creek | Adams | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 21 | Conewago Creek | Adams | Brown trout | |
| Oct 21 | East Branch Perkiomen Creek | Bucks | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 21 | Meadow Run | Fayette | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Deer Creek | Allegheny | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Dunbar Creek | Fayette | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 20 | Pine Creek | Allegheny | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 19 | Laurel Hill Creek | Somerset | Rainbow trout | |
| Oct 19 | Laurel Hill Creek | Somerset | Rainbow trout |