South Branch Middle Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to April, heaviest in March. One of 9 stocked waters on the Snyder 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
Rainbow trout
Golden rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 25 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 25 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 13 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 13 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish South Branch Middle 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 | 5:11-6:11 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 Apr 13
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 1.6 mi | Apr 15 |
| Swift Run | 2.4 mi | Apr 13 |
| North Branch Middle Creek | 2.5 mi | Apr 15 |
| Kern Run | 3.2 mi | Mar 25 |
| Laurel Run | 8.6 mi | Apr 27 |
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