StockedTrout

East Branch Brandywine Creek

Chester County · Pennsylvania · 3 stocked sections — last stocked May 6, 2026

9,600 trout allocated for 2026 (7,150 rainbow · 2,450 brown · 50 golden rainbow).

Stocked sections

SectionCountyStretchMilesRegulationLast stocked
Section 2ChesterSR 4031 → SR 4015 (REED'S RD)5.03Stocked Trout WaterMay 6, 2026
Section 4ChesterSR4019 DORLANS MILL RD → SR4004 DOWLIN FORGE RD1.29Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures OnlyMay 6, 2026
Section 5ChesterSR 4004 DOWLING FORGE RD. → PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN DOWNINGTOWN2.11Stocked Trout WaterFeb 25, 2026

8.4 miles of stocked water in total.

Where it is

Chester CountyEast Branch Brandywine Creek (Section 2)East Branch Brandywine Creek (Section 4)East Branch Brandywine Creek (Section 5)
Every stocked section of East Branch Brandywine Creek. Click a section for its own schedule.

Scheduled

DateSectionSpeciesMeet the truck
Oct 7, 2026Section 4Rainbow TroutKerr Park RT113 S-Right PA Ave-Right onto Wallace, 12:15 PM

"Meet the truck" is where volunteers gather to help float-stock; the hatchery truck starts there.

Stocking history

DateSectionSpeciesHatchery
May 6, 2026Section 2Brown TroutPleasant Gap
May 6, 2026Section 2Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
May 6, 2026Section 4Brown TroutPleasant Gap
May 6, 2026Section 4Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Apr 7, 2026Section 2Brown TroutPleasant Gap
Apr 7, 2026Section 2Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Apr 7, 2026Section 2Golden Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Mar 4, 2026Section 2Brown TroutPleasant Gap
Mar 4, 2026Section 2Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Mar 4, 2026Section 2Golden Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Feb 25, 2026Section 4Brown TroutPleasant Gap
Feb 25, 2026Section 4Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap
Feb 25, 2026Section 5Brown TroutPleasant Gap
Feb 25, 2026Section 5Rainbow TroutPleasant Gap

Source

Records published by Pennsylvania state agency. Schedules change — confirm before you go.

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