Kinzua Creek
Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 26 stockings on the 2026 record.
McKean County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 69 °F at Allegheny River below Kinzua Dam at Big Bend, PA, 4 km away USGS site 03012545 · 2026-08-28 17:45
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2 | Brown trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 2 | Rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 2 | Golden rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 9 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 9 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 7 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 7 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 13 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 13 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 13 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 12 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 12 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 12 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 14 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 15 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 15 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Oct 8 | Rainbow trout | adult | scheduled |
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Run | 2.7 mi | 2026 season |
| North Branch Sugar Run | 4.3 mi | May 11 |
| Chappel Fork | 4.8 mi | May 12 |
| Hemlock Run | 5.1 mi | Mar 27 |
| Allegheny Reservoir | 6.7 mi | 2026 season |