Jordan Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, golden rainbow trout, and rainbow trout water, stocked 30 times in 2026, spread March to April, heaviest in April. The most-stocked water on the Lehigh County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live. The Pennsylvania state record rainbow trout, 15 lb. 6 oz., came from this water in 1986.
Lehigh County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 54 °F at Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown, 1 km away USGS site 01451650 · read 8:45 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
State record fish caught here
Certified by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them. Record book read October 2026.
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 3 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 3 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 5 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 5 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 5 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 12 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 12 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 12 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 11 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 11 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 11 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 15 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 15 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 15 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Jordan Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:38-11:38 am and 10:01 pm-12:01 am | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:11-5:11 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am | 5:03-6:03 am and 4:35-5:35 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 30
- Water 54 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 127% of the seasonal median
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 10 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.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Little Lehigh Creek | 0.7 mi | Oct 13 |
| Cedar Creek | 1.7 mi | Apr 22 |
| Coplay Creek | 3.9 mi | Apr 29 |
| Monocacy Creek | 4.8 mi | Apr 13 |
| Hokendauqua Creek | 5.4 mi | Apr 24 |
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