Manatawny Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked monthly March through May in 2026, heaviest in March: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 15 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Berks County record for 2026. 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
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Golden rainbow trout x 3 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 28 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 6 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 6 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked |
When to fish Manatawny Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:39-11:39 am and 10:02 pm-12:02 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:12-5:12 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:25 am-12:25 pm and 10:49 pm-12:49 am | 5:04-6:04 am and 4:36-5:36 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 6
- Water 54 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 68% 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 (brown trout stocked 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hay Creek | 7.7 mi | Apr 30 |
| Antietam Creek | 10 mi | May 1 |
| East Branch Perkiomen Creek | 11 mi | Oct 21 |
| French Creek | 11 mi | May 4 |
| Unami Creek | 11 mi | Apr 22 |
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