Mingo Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly March through May in 2026: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 8 plants in all. One of 13 stocked waters on the Washington County record.
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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 17 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 17 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 17 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 2 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 2 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Mingo Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:57-11:57 am and 10:20 pm-12:20 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:30-5:30 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:43 am-12:43 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 4:54-5:54 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 2
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 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monongahela River | 4.5 mi | 2026 season |
| Peters Creek | 7.8 mi | Apr 29 |
| Reservoir Number Two (peters lake reservoir no. 2) | 8.6 mi | 2025 season |
| Sewickley Creek | 9.7 mi | May 4 |
| Canonsburg Lake | 9.8 mi | 2025 season |
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