West Branch Conococheague Creek
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout water, stocked 10 times in 2026, spread March to May, heaviest in March. One of 10 stocked waters on the Franklin 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 10 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 10 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 25 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 25 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 25 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 11 | Brown trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked | |
| May 11 | Rainbow trout x 2 sections | adult | stocked |
When to fish West Branch Conococheague Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:48-11:48 am and 10:11 pm-12:11 am | 4:05-5:05 am and 4:21-5:21 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am | 5:12-6:12 am and 4:45-5:45 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 11
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blairs Valley Lake MD | 8.7 mi | Oct 8 |
| East Branch Antietam Creek | 11 mi | May 1 |
| West Branch Antietam Creek | 11 mi | May 1 |
| Indian Springs Pond MD | 11 mi | Apr 13 |
| Conococheague Creek | 11 mi | May 9 |
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