West Branch Rattling Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout and brook trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, monthly March through May. One of 10 stocked waters on the Dauphin County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 | Brook trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 8 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 9 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish West Branch Rattling Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:44-11:44 am and 10:06 pm-12:06 am | 4:00-5:00 am and 4:16-5:16 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:30 am-12:30 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am | 5:08-6:08 am and 4:40-5:40 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 9
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 (rainbow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rattling Creek | 1.6 mi | May 9 |
| Deep Creek | 7.2 mi | Apr 7 |
| Trout Run | 9.4 mi | Mar 17 |
| Memorial Lake | 10 mi | 2025 season |
| Indiantown Run | 12 mi | Mar 17 |
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