Thompson Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water, stocked 5 times in 2026, spread March to April, heaviest in March. One of 16 stocked waters on the Crawford 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 15 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 15 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Thompson Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:56-11:56 am and 10:19 pm-12:19 am | 4:12-5:12 am and 4:28-5:28 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:42 am-12:42 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 4:51-5:51 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 15
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)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin Creek | 1.2 mi | Mar 25 |
| East Branch Oil Creek | 6.3 mi | Apr 24 |
| Prather Creek | 7.6 mi | Apr 24 |
| Little Sugar Creek | 8.7 mi | Apr 24 |
| West Branch Caldwell Creek | 8.9 mi | Apr 22 |
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