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Clear Shade Creek

The PFBC 2026 adult trout stocking schedule lists 3 stocking dates for Clear Shade Creek in Somerset County, on 3 sections. The last one on the schedule was Apr 30, 2026. This is the agency’s schedule; PFBC does not publish fish counts in it.

PFBC data pulled .

A stream with rocks
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Clear Shade Creek in numbers

stocking dates scheduled in 2026
3
stocked sections
3
dates still ahead after Nov 6
0
Stocking log

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.

Last scheduledApr 30Apr 30, 2026: Brown trout, Rainbow trout
Section 2 · from Pine Lake to 1 Mile Upstream of Cable at the Former Windber Dam
WhenSpeciesSeasonMeeting place
Mar 24, 2026Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout, Brown troutpreseasonpreseasonOgletown-SR56, 09:00
Apr 30, 2026Rainbow trout, Brown troutinseasoninseasonOgletown-SR56, 10:30
Section 3 · from 1 Mile Upstream of Cable at the Former Windber Dam to Cable at the Former Windber Water Dam
WhenSpeciesSeasonMeeting place
Mar 24, 2026Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow troutpreseason · Ogletown-SR56, 09:00preseasonOgletown-SR56, 09:00
Apr 29, 2026Rainbow trout, Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Frosty Conner Ice Cream Stand 1 mi S on RT56 & RT160, 10:45inseasonFrosty Conner Ice Cream Stand 1 mi S on RT56 & RT160, 10:45
Section 4 · from Cable at the Former Windber Water Dam to Mouth
WhenSpeciesSeasonMeeting place
Mar 24, 2026Brown troutpreseason · Ogletown-SR56, 09:00preseasonOgletown-SR56, 09:00
Apr 29, 2026Brown troutinseason · Meeting place: Frosty Conner Ice Cream Stand 1 mi S on RT56 & RT160, 10:45inseasonFrosty Conner Ice Cream Stand 1 mi S on RT56 & RT160, 10:45

What is stocked here

2026 schedule
SpeciesScheduled stockingsShare
Brown trout545%
Rainbow trout436%
Golden rainbow trout218%

Where it is

Pennsylvania trout stockingAll Somerset County watersTrout stocking near Altoona
Map: section 2Map: section 3Map: section 4

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 Somerset County: Laurel Hill Creek, Youghiogheny River, Laurel Hill Lake, Wills Creek, Jones Mill Run, Kooser Lake, Kooser Run.

Source: PFBC adult trout stocking schedule, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Clear Shade 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 tackleNone in 10 mi
Boat rentalNone in 10 mi
Campground9.9miLodging6.3mi

Campgrounds and RV parks

1 listed

Lodging

nearest 3
  • Grand Midway Hotelhotel · Windber6.3 mi
  • Babcock Lodgelodge · Windber7.1 mi
  • Ship Hotel Overlookhotel · Schellsburg8.5 mi
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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.