Tionesta Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water, stocked 13 times in 2026, monthly February through May, heaviest in April. One of 16 stocked waters on the Forest County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
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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 28 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Feb 28 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Feb 28 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 6 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 6 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 9 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 9 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 9 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 14 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Tionesta Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:55-11:55 am and 10:18 pm-12:18 am | 4:12-5:12 am and 4:27-5:27 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:41 am-12:41 pm | 5:21-6:21 am and 4:50-5:50 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 14
- Water 57 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 73% 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. The gauge reads 57 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (brown trout stocked 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tionesta Lake | 2.3 mi | 2025 season |
| Coon Creek | 4.2 mi | Apr 17 |
| Allegheny River | 5.0 mi | 2026 season |
| Little Hickory Run | 5.4 mi | Mar 12 |
| West Hickory Creek | 5.4 mi | May 8 |
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