Green Spring Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, spread March to May. One of 8 stocked waters on the Cumberland County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 13 | Brown trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Green Spring Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:47-11:47 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am | 4:03-5:03 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:33 am-12:33 pm and 10:57 pm-12:57 am | 5:12-6:12 am and 4:43-5:43 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 13
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 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Creek | 3.5 mi | May 7 |
| Doubling Gap Lake | 7.7 mi | 2025 season |
| Fowler Hollow Run | 9.2 mi | Apr 13 |
| Opossum Lake | 10 mi | 2025 season |
| Shultz Creek | 11 mi | Apr 13 |
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