Oswayo Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked February to May in 2026, heaviest in February: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 8 plants in all. One of 18 stocked waters on the Potter County record. 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
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Feb 25 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Feb 25 | Golden rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 11 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 11 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Oswayo Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:50-11:50 am and 10:13 pm-12:13 am | 4:07-5:07 am and 4:22-5:22 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:37 am-12:37 pm | 5:17-6:17 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
- Last stocked May 11
- Flow 24% 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 (brown trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Run | 6.7 mi | Feb 19 |
| Potato Creek | 9.6 mi | Apr 17 |
| Elevenmile Creek | 14 mi | May 11 |
| Marvin Creek | 16 mi | Feb 24 |
| West Branch Tunungwant Creek | 16 mi | May 13 |
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