Hammer Creek
The PFBC 2026 adult trout stocking schedule lists 3 stocking dates for Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, on 3 sections. The last one on the schedule was week of Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026. This is the agency’s schedule; PFBC does not publish fish counts in it.
PFBC data pulled .
Hammer Creek in numbers
- stocking dates scheduled in 2026
- 3
- stocked sections
- 3
- 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 16, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow troutpreseason · Meeting place: State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 | preseason | State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 |
| week of Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026 | Rainbow troutinseason · Meeting place: Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 | inseason | Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 |
| When | Species | Season | Meeting place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout, Brown troutpreseason · Meeting place: State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 | preseason | State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 |
| week of Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout, Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 | inseason | Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 |
| week of Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 | inseason | Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 |
| When | Species | Season | Meeting place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout, Brown troutpreseason · Meeting place: State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 | preseason | State Game Lands at SR322 & Pumping Station Road, 11:15 |
| week of Apr 6 – Apr 12, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout, Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 | inseason | Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 |
| week of Apr 20 – Apr 26, 2026 | Rainbow trout, Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 | inseason | Southeast Regional Law Enforcement Office-Brubaker Valley Road-SR4008, 11:00 |
What is stocked here
| Species | Scheduled stockings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 8 | 42% |
| Brown trout | 6 | 32% |
| Golden rainbow trout | 5 | 26% |
Where it is
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 Lancaster County: Little Cocalico Creek, Little Conestoga 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 Hammer 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
nearest 2- Creekside Fly & Tacklefishing and hunting store · Leola6.8 mi
- Tom's Knotty Eggfishing and hunting store · Lancaster9.7 mi
Campgrounds and RV parks
nearest 3- Starlite Camping Resortcampground · Stevens5.0 mi
- Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Centercampground · Stevens5.0 mi
- Refreshing Canopy Zip Linescampground · Stevens5.0 mi
Lodging
nearest 3- Hotel Rock Lititzhotel · Lititz2.0 mi
- Lititz Inn and Suiteshotel · Lititz2.0 mi
- The Lititz Warwick Innhotel · Lititz2.0 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.