Big Spring Creek
The PFBC 2026 adult trout stocking schedule lists 3 stocking dates for Big Spring Creek in Cumberland County, on 2 sections. The last one on the schedule was May 7, 2026. This is the agency’s schedule; PFBC does not publish fish counts in it.
PFBC data pulled .
Big Spring Creek in numbers
- stocking dates scheduled in 2026
- 3
- stocked sections
- 2
- dates still ahead after Nov 6
- 0
The schedule, date by date
Every stocking PFBC has scheduled for this water this year, section by section. Preseason dates are exact days; inseason and fall stockings are given as a week. The meeting place is where PFBC meets volunteers who help stock.
| When | Species | Season | Meeting place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Brook troutpreseason | preseason | Newville P.O., 11:45 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Brook troutinseason | inseason | Newville P.O., 11:30 |
| May 7, 2026 | Brook troutinseason | inseason | Newville P.O., 11:30 |
| When | Species | Season | Meeting place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Brook troutpreseason | preseason | Newville P.O., 11:45 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Brook troutinseason | inseason | Newville P.O., 11:30 |
What is stocked here
| Species | Scheduled stockings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brook trout | 5 | 100% |
Each map point is the upper end of a stocked section, as PFBC gives it in its schedule.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between map points, not driving distance.
Also in Cumberland County: Yellow Breeches Creek, Laurel Lake, Childrens Lake, Mountain Creek.
Source: PFBC adult trout stocking schedule, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.
Near Big Spring Creek
Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the upper end of the stocked section, not driving distance.
Bait and tackle
1 listed- Old mill bait & tacklesporting goods store · Carlisle5.9 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Thunder Tongue Bar and Grillcampground · Newville2.3 mi
- Dogwood Acres Campgroundcampground · Newville5.0 mi
- Dogwood Acres Campground Inccampground · Newville5.1 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Chestnut Grove Winter Wildernesshotel · Shippensburg7.3 mi
- Rodeway Inn Shippensburg I-81motel · Shippensburg8.0 mi
- Huckleberry Land Holiday Innhotel · Shippensburg8.1 mi
Businesses: Overture Maps Foundation open places data (release 2026-10-21.0, pulled 2026-11-06), from the businesses’ public listings. We have not visited them and do not rank them. Hours and services change, so call ahead.