Mill Creek
Fishing and stocking
Golden rainbow trout and rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to April. One of 21 stocked waters on the Westmoreland 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
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 3 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 30 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Mill Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:54-11:54 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am | 4:11-5:11 am and 4:27-5:27 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:40 am-12:40 pm | 5:19-6:19 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 Apr 30
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 2 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.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Hannas Run | 2.3 mi | Mar 3 |
| Linn Run | 3.3 mi | Apr 15 |
| Donegal Lake | 9.8 mi | 2025 season |
| Hendricks Creek | 10 mi | Mar 27 |
| Loyalhanna Lake | 11 mi | 2025 season |
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