StockingMap

Virginia Trout Stocking Schedule 2026

Virginia stocks October through mid-June and names each day's waters after 3 p.m. A handful of family-day stockings are announced ahead; the rest post same-day.

Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Virginia DWR

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1,399 stocking records 2026
214 waters

Between seasons

Virginia is between stocking seasons. October through mid-June.

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. October through mid-June.

Jan 128
Feb 168
Mar 381
Apr 448
May 274
Jun ·
Jul ·
Aug ·
Sep ·
Oct ·
Nov ·
Dec ·

What gets stocked

SpeciesStockings Fish
Rainbow trout 715
Brook trout 304
Brown trout 253
Tiger trout 127

State record fish

The heaviest fish of each species ever certified in Virginia, from the Virginia DWR record book. Weights are shown exactly as the agency publishes them; waters we track link to their stocking pages.

SpeciesWeightWater AnglerYear
Blue Catfish 143 lbs. Buggs Island Lake Richard “Nick” Anderson 2011
Flathead Catfish 68 lbs. 12 oz. Lake Smith Jeffrey E. Dill 2018
Striped Bass 53 lbs. 7 oz. Leesville Reservoir James B. Davis 2000
Common Carp 49 lbs. 4 oz. Lake Prince Jeff Graham 1986
Muskie (including Tiger) 45 lbs. 8 oz. New River Shannon Hill 2007
Channel Catfish 31 lbs. 8 oz. Rappahannock River Sue Stanley 1992
Northern Pike 31 lbs. 4 oz. Motts Run Reservoir George Wood 1994
Freshwater Drum 29 lbs. 6 oz. Buggs Island Lake Del Pool 2018
Gar 25 lbs. 2 oz. Lake Prince Roger Beaver 1987
Bowfin 16 lbs. 8 oz. Lake Cahoon John Plyler, Jr. 2004
Largemouth Bass 16 lbs. 4 oz. Connor Lake Richard Tate 1985
Walleye 15 lbs. 15 oz. New River Anthony P. Duncan 2000
Hybrid Striped Bass 15 lbs. 13 oz. Claytor Lake Don Jessie 2016
Brown Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. South Fork Holston Mike Perkins 1990
Rainbow Trout 14 lbs. 12 oz. Spring Creek Grant Bentz 2024
Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs. 1 oz. New River Donald S. Eaton, Jr. 2003
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 10 oz. Lake Shawnee R. L. White 1996
White Catfish 7 lbs. 6 oz. Western Branch Reservoir Thomas Elkins 1992
White Bass 6 lbs. 13 oz. Lake Orange Ron Sprouse 1989
Saugeye 6 lbs. 8 oz. Lake Gaston Brittany Watkins 2023
Brook Trout 5 lbs. 15 oz. Cub Run Thomas Garth 2019
Redear Sunfish 4 lbs. 12 oz. Private Pond Michael Mills 1986
Spotted Bass 4 lbs. 12 oz. Claytor Lake Cliffton Joel Hamilton 2020
Black Crappie 4 lbs. 10 oz. Private Pond Justin Elliott 1994
Fallfish 3 lbs. 13 oz. Jackson River Jerry R. Hall 2025
White Perch 3 lbs. 2 oz. Private Pond Beau McLaughlin 2012
Sauger 3 lbs. Clinch River Ronald C. Davis 2010
White Crappie NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 3 LBS.
Yellow Perch 3 lbs. Flannagan Reservoir George Mullins 2010
Roanoke Bass 2 lbs. 9 oz. Western Branch Reservoir Harry G. Swauger 2005
Rock Bass 2 lbs. 2 oz. Laurel Bed Lake Larry Ball 1986
Sunfish (all/other) NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 1 LB.

All stocked waters

Every Virginia water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Albemarle County 2

Alleghany County 2

Amherst County 3

Augusta County 7

Bath County 6

Botetourt County 3

Carroll County 4

Craig County 1

Dickenson County 1

Fairfax County 2

Floyd County 1

Frederick County 2

Giles County 1

Grayson County 5

Greene County 2

Henry County 1

Highland County 1

Lee County 2

Madison County 1

Montgomery County 3

Nelson County 1

Page County 1

Patrick County 4

Roanoke County 1

Rockbridge County 3

Rockingham County 7

Russell County 1

Scott County 3

Shenandoah County 2

Smyth County 5

Tazewell County 1

Warren County 2

Washington County 1

Wise County 2

Wythe County 3

All rows come from Virginia DWR publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Virginia fishing regulations.