Mountain Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked monthly March through May in 2026: rainbow trout, brown trout, and golden rainbow trout, 14 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Cumberland County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 6 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 6 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 20 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 4 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Mountain Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:46-11:46 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am | 4:02-5:02 am and 4:18-5:18 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:56 pm-12:56 am | 5:10-6:10 am and 4:42-5:42 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
- Flow 56% 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.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Opossum Lake | 7.7 mi | 2025 season |
| Latimore Creek | 12 mi | Apr 7 |
| Big Spring Creek | 12 mi | May 7 |
| McCabe Run | 14 mi | Apr 9 |
| Green Spring Creek | 15 mi | May 13 |
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