Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Elk Creek fishing
Elk Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 9, 2026
- · Tiger Trout
- Plants on record
- 116
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 2,219 ft
Fish at Elk Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last April 25, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Elk Creek is stocked
Crooked Creek (12.2 mi) and Cripple Creek (13.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Cripple Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 14, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 29, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 3, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 31, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 12, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 12, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 12, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 25, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 3, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
DWR's stocked section follows Carsonville Road (Route 660) from near Route 696 to about 0.5 mile below the Route 654 bridge, on land whose owners allow public fishing. The lower Clito Road section left the program after most of its public access was lost. Respect adjoining landowners.
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Common questions
What fish are at Elk Creek?
Fishing Elk Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 76 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 9, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 9, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked May 9, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 25, 2024.
When is Elk Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 9, 2026. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Elk Creek?
DWR's stocked section follows Carsonville Road (Route 660) from near Route 696 to about 0.5 mile below the Route 654 bridge, on land whose owners allow public fishing. The lower Clito Road section left the program after most of its public access was lost. Respect adjoining landowners.
Which lakes near Elk Creek were stocked more recently?
Crooked Creek (12.2 mi) and Cripple Creek (13.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Cripple Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.