Little Lehigh Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in March. One of 19 stocked waters on the Berks County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Little Lehigh 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 Mar 6
- Water 54 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 49% 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. The gauge reads 54 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time 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.
- Brown trout — Catch-and-Release all tackle; other trout species - All tackle trout slot limit
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Creek | 0.7 mi | Apr 30 |
| Cedar Creek | 2.3 mi | Apr 22 |
| Monocacy Creek | 4.2 mi | Apr 13 |
| Coplay Creek | 4.4 mi | Apr 29 |
| Hokendauqua Creek | 5.9 mi | Apr 24 |
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