Lycoming Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked March to October in 2026, heaviest in March: rainbow trout, brown trout, and golden rainbow trout, 24 plants in all. 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
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 12 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 12 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 24 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 24 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 24 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 31 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 31 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 31 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 16 | Brown trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 16 | Rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 16 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Oct 6 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Lycoming Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:45-11:45 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 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 | 5:11-6:11 am and 4:41-5:41 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
- Stocked 17 days ago (Oct 6)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock Creek | 4.9 mi | Apr 30 |
| Hoagland Run | 6.8 mi | Apr 6 |
| West Branch Susquehanna River | 7.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Larrys Creek | 9.6 mi | Apr 23 |
| Spring Creek | 9.7 mi | Apr 17 |
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