French Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2025 season program: muskellunge; 221 fish in the published allocation. One of 19 stocked waters on the Venango County record.
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What swims here
Muskellunge
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 season | Muskellunge | yearling | 221 |
When to fish French Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:57-11:57 am and 10:20 pm-12:20 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:29-5:29 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:43 am-12:43 pm | 5:23-6:23 am and 4:52-5:52 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
- Stocked through the 2025 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the muskie and pike (muskellunge on the season program here)
| Steel or heavy fluoro leader | non-negotiable; pike and muskie cut everything else |
| Oversized landing net | a stocked muskie fishery deserves a proper release tool |
| Heavy casting rod | 7.5 to 9 ft heavy with 65 to 80 lb braid; these fish punish light gear |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Lake | 4.3 mi | 2025 season |
| East Branch Sugar Creek | 6.7 mi | Apr 24 |
| Tamarack Lake | 7.8 mi | 2026 season |
| Sugar Creek | 9.0 mi | May 1 |
| Little Sugar Creek | 9.8 mi | Apr 24 |
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