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Daily Trout Stocking Schedule

Important Notices

Change to Cranesnest River Stocking in Dickenson CountyAs a result of the closure of Cranesnest River Campground Road, the stocked section of the Cranesnest River in Dickenson County will not receive the fifth stocking that, as a Category B water, it would normally get. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the entire road for maintenance and resurfacing.
Trout Stocking at Douthat Lake Fee Fishing Area ResumingStockings to Douthat Lake and Wilson Creek Fee Fishing Area will resume on May 29, 2026.
Whitetop Laurel and Straight Branch Trout Stocking ClosuresImpacts from Hurricane Helene were widespread throughout Southwest Virginia, particularly the Mount Rogers Area around Damascus, which led to a complete closure of the Virginia Creeper Trail between Green Cove Station and Damascus. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2026 to repair or replace several dozen trestle crossings and to rebuild the trail system. As a result of large-scale construction mobilization, heavy traffic along Highway 58, and public safety concerns, most of Whitetop Laurel and Straight Branch will not be stocked with catchable trout until further notice. Beartree Lake is currently undergoing renovation and dredging and will also not be stocked until completion of that project. For more information, a list of nearby waters receiving increased stocking allocations, and a map of the affected area, please see this press release.
Trout Stocking Updates
  • Pandapas Pond in Montgomery County will change from an A water to a B water this stocking season.
  • Liberty Lake in Bedford County will change from an A water to a B water this stocking season.
Beartree Lake (Washington County)Beartree Lake, located on the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Washington County, will be drawn down for repairs and will not be stocked with trout until further notice. Public inquiries related to the closure can be directed to the Mount Rogers NRA (276-783-5196).
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DateCountyWaterbodyCategorySpecies Stocked
May 29, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked Creek [FFA] [Heritage Day Water]+
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brook Trout
May 29, 2026Grayson CountyHales Lake[National Forest Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 29, 2026Washington CountyClinch Mountain [FFA]+
  • Rainbow Trout
May 29, 2026Bath CountyDouthat Lake & Wilson Creek [FFA]+
  • Brown Trout
May 29, 2026Wise CountyMiddle Fork Powell River (Appalachia)A
  • Rainbow Trout
May 29, 2026Smyth CountyForest Service Office Youth Ponds [Youth-Only]
  • Rainbow Trout
May 28, 2026Augusta CountyNorth River (Natural Chimneys)B
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
May 28, 2026Rockingham CountySilver LakeB
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
May 27, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked Creek [FFA] [Heritage Day Water]+
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 27, 2026Patrick CountyDan River (Below Powerhouse)A
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 27, 2026Nelson CountyTye RiverA
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Brook Trout
May 27, 2026Washington CountyClinch Mountain [FFA]+
  • Rainbow Trout
May 27, 2026Shenandoah CountyStony CreekA
  • Brown Trout
May 27, 2026Bath CountyBack Creek[National Forest Water]A
  • Brown Trout
May 26, 2026Wythe CountyCripple Creek (Ravens) [Heritage Day Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
May 26, 2026Madison CountyRobinson River [Heritage Day Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brook Trout
May 26, 2026Bath CountyCowpasture River[National Forest Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 26, 2026Smyth CountySouth Fork Holston River (Lower)A
  • Rainbow Trout
May 25, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked Creek [FFA] [Heritage Day Water]+
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Brook Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 23, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked Creek [FFA] [Heritage Day Water]+
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
May 23, 2026Washington CountyClinch Mountain [FFA]+
  • Rainbow Trout
May 23, 2026Wythe CountyRural Retreat Lake PondA
  • Rainbow Trout
May 23, 2026Wythe CountyWytheville Community College PondB
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Craig CountyPotts Creek[National Forest Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 22, 2026Lee CountyMartins CreekA
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Lee CountyNorth Fork Powell RiverA
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked Creek [FFA] [Heritage Day Water]+
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 22, 2026Carroll CountyLittle Reed Island CreekA
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Tiger Trout
May 22, 2026Carroll CountyCrooked CreekA
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Smyth CountySouth Fork Holston River (Buller Dam)[National Forest Water]A
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Washington CountyClinch Mountain [FFA]+
  • Rainbow Trout
May 22, 2026Rockbridge CountyMaury RiverA
  • Brown Trout
May 22, 2026Rockbridge CountyMill Creek[National Forest Water]A
  • Brown Trout