Rio Grande Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in March. A 6.2-acre reservoir.

Gallia County · Ohio · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 12 225 days ago

best window 10:30 pm-12:30 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

6.2 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 12	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Rio Grande Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am	4:24-5:24 am and 4:40-5:40 pm
Tomorrow	10:53 am-12:53 pm	5:31-6:31 am and 5:05-6:05 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Mar 12

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Ohio fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Krodel Lake WV	15 mi	Jul 1
Underwood Lake (Children & Class Q) WV	30 mi	Mar 4
Turkey Run Lake WV	34 mi	Apr 14
Rollins Lake WV	34 mi	Jun 26
Barboursville Lake WV	35 mi	Jun 22

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Records from Ohio Department of Natural Resources (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Ohio fishing regulations.