Pine Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2026 season program: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout; 11,035 fish in the published allocation. One of 12 stocked waters on the Schuylkill County record.
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What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Golden 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 | Brown trout | 5,470 | |
| 2026 season | Brown trout | 400 | |
| 2026 season | Brown trout | 200 | |
| 2026 season | Golden rainbow trout | 35 | |
| 2026 season | Rainbow trout | 4,130 | |
| 2026 season | Rainbow trout | 800 |
When to fish Pine Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am | 3:58-4:58 am and 4:15-5:15 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:07-6:07 am and 4:38-5:38 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
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the trout (brown trout on the season program here)
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
| Slip bobber and jig | 1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Mahanoy Creek | 3.6 mi | Apr 29 |
| Upper Little Swatara Creek | 8.9 mi | Apr 16 |
| Sweet Arrow Lake | 9.2 mi | 2026 season |
| Lower Little Swatara Creek | 12 mi | May 7 |
| Mugser Run | 14 mi | May 6 |
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