Little Marsh Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brown trout, and golden rainbow trout water, stocked 6 times in 2026, spread March to April, heaviest in March. One of 8 stocked waters on the Adams County record.
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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
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 20 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 20 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 27 | Brown trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Little Marsh Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:46-11:46 am and 10:09 pm-12:09 am | 4:02-5:02 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:56 pm-12:56 am | 5:11-6:11 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 Apr 27
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 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.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Opossum Creek | 8.4 mi | Apr 27 |
| Friends Creek MD | 8.5 mi | May 11 |
| Marsh Creek | 9.1 mi | Apr 27 |
| Carbaugh Run | 11 mi | Apr 11 |
| Rainbow Lake MD | 11 mi | Oct 16 |
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