My two buddies and I went to pigeon creek to waste some worms today. Ended up with a carp, 2 catfish, some smallmouth, 2 sheepshead, a sauger and the big surprise, a rainbow trout. I just got finished telling them how there is no way that we could possibly catch a trout in here due to the fact that it was to warm. Must have found a nice cool hole to stay in, but I have no idea where it came from. Pigeon hasn't been stocked in some 3 or 4 years now, if not more. Did someone else start stocking it, or did it swim up from the river? Wasn't a big guy, looked to be around 12 to 13 inches.
 
 

They are stocked in Mingo and it's a easy trip from the mouth of Mingo to the mouth of Pigeon.  I've caught a few trout out of the Mon river.

Where did they used to stock Pigeon at? I used to fish Pigeon from behind the IGA store down to Peno's Plaza.

They used to stock it way up in Bentleyville. 
 
I know they are stocked in Mingo, but they do have to make it from the park to the river and up about 2 miles to pigeon than up another mile or 2 from the river, pretty far hike for crappy warm water. 

I would hate to be a 12 inch trout in the river

So many fish that could just swallow that thing whole

Maybe it didn't "just" get there, maybe it's been there for several weeks or longer. A few miles in cold water would not be a problem.

Ya, that's true, still a pretty far hike for him to get there. Obviously possible, but I think he might be dying in the next week or two if he doesn't find some colder water.

I caught two 16 inch rainbows a few years ago by the ballfield.We fish this creek at the mouth alot .Last weekend we did well.A nice carp 24 inches,a believe a sauger and the weekend before two cats 20 and 24 inches and a few smallmouths 12 to 14 inches. I would like to walk upstream from the mouth any good holes?

The creek is stocked privately upstream in early spring. I would bet that where it come from.