Opequon Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked January to October in 2026, heaviest in May: trout, 18 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 6 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 10 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 6 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 14 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 21 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 25 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 3 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 7 | Trout Gold Rush | completed | ||
| Apr 14 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 22 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 2 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 7 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 14 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 21 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 29 | Trout | completed | ||
| Oct 16 | Trout | completed | ||
| Oct 19 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Opequon Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:49-11:49 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:05-5:05 am and 4:22-5:22 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:35 am-12:35 pm and 10:59 pm-12:59 am | 5:13-6:13 am and 4:46-5:46 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 4 days ago (Oct 19)
- Flow near normal for the season
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · West Virginia 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.
For the trout (trout stocked 18 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Creek (Berkeley) | 5.7 mi | May 14 |
| Tuscarora Creek | 5.8 mi | May 23 |
| Poorhouse Pond | 6.8 mi | May 23 |
| Poorhouse Lake | 6.8 mi | Jun 23 |
| Mill Creek (Berkeley) | 7.4 mi | May 14 |
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