French Creek

Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 25 stockings on the 2026 record.

Chester County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map

Water right now 5.69 ft gage height flow 265 cfs, 1,060% of the Aug 28 median water temp 70 °F USGS gauge 01472157 (French Creek near Phoenixville, PA) · 2026-08-28 17:30

25 stockings 2026

May 4 last stocked

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 10 stockings

Rainbow trout 10 stockings

Golden rainbow trout 5 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 5	Brown trout	adult	stocked
Mar 5	Rainbow trout	adult	stocked
Mar 14	Brown trout x 4 sections	adult	stocked
Mar 14	Rainbow trout x 4 sections	adult	stocked
Mar 14	Golden rainbow trout x 4 sections	adult	stocked
Apr 6	Brown trout x 2 sections	adult	stocked
Apr 6	Rainbow trout x 2 sections	adult	stocked
Apr 6	Golden rainbow trout	adult	stocked
May 4	Brown trout x 3 sections	adult	stocked
May 4	Rainbow trout x 3 sections	adult	stocked

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. The gauge reads 70 degrees: warm for trout. Fish first light, fight fish fast, and consider leaving them alone until it cools.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 10 times here in 2026, moving water)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
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

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Special regulations on this water

Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only

Named as published by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Each link opens the official text; read the rule there before you fish. We do not restate regulations.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Pickering Creek	1.2 mi	May 4
Perkiomen Creek	2.8 mi	Mar 6
Skippack Creek	3.5 mi	Apr 30
East Branch Perkiomen Creek	8.3 mi	Apr 30
Stony Creek	8.6 mi	May 1

Records from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Pennsylvania fishing regulations.