Kettle Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout, golden rainbow trout, and brown trout water, stocked 44 times in 2026, monthly March through May, heaviest in April. The most-stocked water on the Clinton County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13 | Rainbow trout x 4 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 13 | Golden rainbow trout x 4 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 21 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 21 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 21 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 2 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 2 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 2 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout x 4 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Rainbow trout x 4 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Golden rainbow trout x 4 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 17 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 17 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 17 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 1 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 1 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 8 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 8 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked |
When to fish Kettle Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:48-11:48 am and 10:11 pm-12:11 am | 4:05-5:05 am and 4:21-5:21 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am | 5:14-6:14 am and 4:44-5:44 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 8
- Flow near normal for the season
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 (rainbow trout stocked 17 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cooks Run | 2.9 mi | Apr 1 |
| Young Womans Creek | 8.0 mi | Apr 29 |
| Hyner Run | 10 mi | Apr 13 |
| Wykoff Run | 12 mi | Apr 1 |
| First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek | 13 mi | Oct 5 |
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