Wissahickon Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked March to October in 2026: brown trout, rainbow trout, and golden rainbow trout, 10 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Philadelphia County record for 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 27 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Mar 27 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Apr 14 | Golden rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 6 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| May 6 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked | |
| Oct 15 | Brown trout | adult | stocked | |
| Oct 15 | Rainbow trout | adult | stocked |
When to fish Wissahickon Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:54-4:54 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 5:02-6:02 am and 4:34-5:34 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
- Stocked 8 days ago (Oct 15)
- Water 54 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 143% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells. The gauge reads 54 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (brown trout stocked 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ithan Creek | 7.7 mi | Apr 23 |
| Fdr Park Lk | 7.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Schuylkill River | 9.1 mi | Jun 1 |
| Little Darby Creek | 9.6 mi | Apr 23 |
| Gloucester City Pond NJ | 9.7 mi | May 7 |
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