Loyalsock Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water; 16 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to April. One of 12 stocked waters on the Lycoming County record. 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
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 16 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 16 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 23 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 23 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 23 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 10 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Loyalsock Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:45-11:45 am and 10:07 pm-12:07 am | 4:01-5:01 am and 4:17-5:17 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:55 pm-12:55 am | 5:10-6:10 am and 4:40-5:40 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
- Flow 69% 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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lycoming Creek | 4.9 mi | Oct 6 |
| Spring Creek | 8.5 mi | Apr 17 |
| White Deer Hole Creek | 9.7 mi | Apr 17 |
| Hoagland Run | 9.7 mi | Apr 6 |
| Little Bear Creek | 9.8 mi | Apr 30 |
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