Salmon Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly March through May in 2026, heaviest in April: brook trout and brown trout, 6 plants in all. One of 16 stocked waters on the Forest 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
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 24 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 21 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 7 | Brook trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Salmon Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:54-11:54 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am | 4:11-5:11 am and 4:26-5:26 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:40 am-12:40 pm | 5:20-6:20 am and 4:49-5:49 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 7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Branch | 0.2 mi | May 14 |
| Ross Run | 4.1 mi | May 14 |
| Beaver Run | 7.1 mi | May 8 |
| Coon Creek | 7.7 mi | Apr 17 |
| Queen Creek | 8.1 mi | Mar 19 |
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