Mahoning Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in May. One of 15 stocked waters on the Armstrong 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
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Mahoning Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:55-11:55 am and 10:18 pm-12:18 am | 4:12-5:12 am and 4:27-5:27 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:41 am-12:41 pm | 5:21-6:21 am and 4:51-5:51 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 May 4
- Water 53 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 283% 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 53 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (brown 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.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Scrubgrass Creek | 2.0 mi | May 13 |
| South Fork Pine Creek | 4.1 mi | May 13 |
| North Fork Pine Creek | 4.1 mi | May 13 |
| Leatherwood Creek | 5.7 mi | Apr 27 |
| Redbank Creek | 5.7 mi | May 12 |
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