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Trout Fishing Changes & Updates for 2026

Important Notices

Lake Thompson Trout StockingDue to inconsistent water levels, we have discontinued trout stocking at Lake Thompson indefinitely.
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.
  • As a reminder, a trout license is not required to fish designated stocked trout waters during Free Fishing Days. A permit is still required to fish at Clinch Mountain, Crooked Creek, and Douthat State Park Fee Fishing Areas.
  • The cost for a nonresident trout license to fish in designated stocked trout waters has been reduced to the same price as a resident trout license ($23.00).
  • Stocking dates for Urban Stocked Trout Waters will be posted the week prior to stocking on the Department’s trout stocking info page and trout stocking telephone line.
  • The cost for a nonresident trout license to fish in designated stocked trout waters has been reduced to the same price as a resident trout license ($23.00).
  • In the Catchable Trout Stocking Plan, Wytheville Community College Pond (Wythe County) has been changed from a Category B to a Category A water.
  • In the Catchable Trout Stocking Plan, Pandapas Pond (Montgomery County) has been changed from a Category A to a Category B water.