Mosquito Creek
Fishing and stocking
Golden rainbow trout and rainbow trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 1,120 fish in the published allocation. One of 14 stocked waters on the Centre County record.
Centre County · Pennsylvania · see it on the national map
Water temp 53 °F at WB Susquehanna River at Karthaus, PA, 1 km away USGS site 01542500 · read 8:30 pm this evening
What swims here
Golden rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Golden rainbow trout | 20 | |
| 2026 season | Rainbow trout | 1,100 |
When to fish Mosquito Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:49-11:49 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:06-5:06 am and 4:22-5:22 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:35 am-12:35 pm and 10:59 pm-12:59 am | 5:15-6:15 am and 4:45-5:45 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 through the 2026 season program
- Water 53 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the trout (golden rainbow trout on the season program here, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Moshannon Creek | 6.2 mi | Apr 27 |
| West Branch Susquehanna River | 10 mi | 2026 season |
| Sixmile Run | 12 mi | Apr 24 |
| South Fork Beech Creek | 13 mi | Apr 23 |
| Wykoff Run | 14 mi | Apr 1 |
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