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Virginia Trout Stocking Schedule and Report, Fall 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 2026-10-24 · source: Virginia DWR

1,523 stocking entries on the 2026 Virginia record, across 216 waters in 36 counties, from Virginia DWR.

Stocking runs January through May and again October, heaviest in April.

What goes in: rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and tiger trout. Rainbow trout alone accounts for 790 of the entries.

This page adds 9 waters stocked in the last seven days, live water level and temperature on 22 gauged waters, the Virginia record book and a page for every county that gets fish.

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1,523 stocking records 2026
216 waters

Stocked in the last 45 days

DateWaterCountySpecies Fish
Oct 23 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Brown trout
Oct 23 Glade Creek Roanoke Brook trout
Oct 23 Glade Creek Roanoke Rainbow trout
Oct 23 Stony Creek Shenandoah Brown trout
Oct 23 Tinker Creek [ Heritage Day Water ] Roanoke Brook trout
Oct 23 Tinker Creek [ Heritage Day Water ] Roanoke Rainbow trout
Oct 22 Clearbrook Lake Frederick Brown trout
Oct 22 Clearbrook Lake Frederick Rainbow trout
Oct 22 Laurel Fork Creek Bland Rainbow trout
Oct 22 Roanoke River (Green Hill Park) Roanoke Brook trout
Oct 22 Roanoke River (Green Hill Park) Roanoke Rainbow trout
Oct 22 Roanoke River (Salem) Roanoke Brook trout
Oct 22 Roanoke River (Salem) Roanoke Rainbow trout
Oct 22 Winchester Lake (Wilkins Lake) Frederick Brown trout
Oct 22 Winchester Lake (Wilkins Lake) Frederick Rainbow trout
Oct 21 Briery Branch Lake Rockingham Rainbow trout
Oct 21 Hone Quarry Lake Rockingham Rainbow trout
Oct 21 Laurel Creek Tazewell Rainbow trout
Oct 21 Lick Creek Bland Rainbow trout
Oct 21 Robinson River [ Heritage Day Water ] Madison Brook trout
Oct 21 Robinson River [ Heritage Day Water ] Madison Rainbow trout
Oct 20 Cowpasture River Bath Brown trout
Oct 20 Dismal River Buchanan Brown trout
Oct 20 Dismal River Buchanan Rainbow trout
Oct 20 Piney River Amherst Brown trout
Oct 19 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Brown trout
Oct 19 Holliday Creek Appomattox Brown trout
Oct 19 Middle Fork Holston River (Chilhowie) [ Heritage Day Water ] Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 19 Middle Fork Holston River (Marion) [ Heritage Day Water ] Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 19 South Mayo River (North Fork) Patrick Brown trout
Oct 19 South Mayo River (North Fork) Patrick Rainbow trout
Oct 19 South Mayo River (South Fork) Patrick Brown trout
Oct 19 South Mayo River (South Fork) Patrick Rainbow trout
Oct 16 Helton Creek Grayson Rainbow trout
Oct 16 Norton Reservoir (Upper) City of Norton Rainbow trout
Oct 16 Passage Creek Warren Brown trout
Oct 16 Passage Creek [ Heritage Day Water ] Shenandoah Brown trout
Oct 16 Passage Creek [ Heritage Day Water ] Shenandoah Rainbow trout
Oct 16 Sugar Hollow Reservoir Albemarle Brook trout
Oct 16 Sugar Hollow Reservoir Albemarle Rainbow trout
Oct 15 Middle Fork Holston River (Upper) Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 15 South River (Grottoes) Rockingham Brown trout
Oct 15 South River (Grottoes) Rockingham Rainbow trout
Oct 15 South River (Ridgeview Park) Augusta Brown trout
Oct 15 Staley Creek Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 14 Big Wilson Creek Grayson Rainbow trout
Oct 14 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 14 Jackson River Special Reg Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 14 Lower Sherando Lake Augusta Rainbow trout
Oct 14 Rural Retreat Lake Pond Wythe Rainbow trout
Oct 13 Big Cedar Creek Russell Rainbow trout
Oct 13 Elkhorn Lake Augusta Rainbow trout
Oct 13 Rockcastle Creek Patrick Brown trout
Oct 13 Rockcastle Creek Patrick Rainbow trout
Oct 13 Smith River (Lower) Henry Rainbow trout
Oct 10 Wytheville Community College Pond Wythe Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Bullpasture River Highland Brown trout
Oct 9 Bullpasture River Highland Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Bullpasture River Bath Brown trout
Oct 9 Bullpasture River Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Burkes Fork Floyd Tiger trout
Oct 9 Burkes Fork Floyd Brown trout
Oct 9 Burkes Fork Floyd Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Crooked Creek Carroll Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Brown trout
Oct 9 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Little Reed Island Creek Carroll Tiger trout
Oct 9 Little Reed Island Creek Carroll Brown trout
Oct 9 Little Reed Island Creek Carroll Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Little River Floyd Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Mint Springs Lake (Upper) Albemarle Brown trout
Oct 9 Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5) Franklin Brook trout
Oct 9 Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5) Franklin Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Pound River (Flannagan Dam) Dickenson Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Russell Fork River (Bartlick) Dickenson Rainbow trout
Oct 9 Russell Fork River (Haysi) Dickenson Rainbow trout
Oct 8 Hardy Creek Lee Rainbow trout
Oct 8 Indian Creek Lee Rainbow trout
Oct 8 Jackson River (Hidden Valley) Bath Brown trout
Oct 8 Jackson River (Hidden Valley) Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 8 Lake Witten [ Heritage Day Water ] Tazewell Tiger trout
Oct 8 Lake Witten [ Heritage Day Water ] Tazewell Brown trout
Oct 8 Lake Witten [ Heritage Day Water ] Tazewell Rainbow trout
Oct 8 Martins Creek Lee Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Elk Creek Grayson Tiger trout
Oct 7 Elk Creek Grayson Brown trout
Oct 7 Elk Creek Grayson Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Hales Lake Grayson Tiger trout
Oct 7 Hales Lake Grayson Brown trout
Oct 7 Hales Lake Grayson Rainbow trout
Oct 7 South River (Catch and Release section) Augusta Brown trout
Oct 7 South River (Catch and Release section) Augusta Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Tennessee Laurel Washington Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Whitetop Laurel (Upper) Washington Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Wolf Creek Giles Rainbow trout
Oct 7 Wolf Creek Bland Rainbow trout
Oct 6 Cripple Creek (Collins Cove) Wythe Rainbow trout
Oct 6 Cripple Creek (Rt. 94) Wythe Rainbow trout
Oct 6 Middle Fork Powell River (Appalachia) Wise Rainbow trout
Oct 6 South Fork Powell River [ Heritage Day Water ] Wise Rainbow trout
Oct 6 Spring Run Bath Brown trout
Oct 6 Tye River Nelson Brook trout
Oct 6 Tye River Nelson Brown trout
Oct 5 Back Creek Bath Brown trout
Oct 5 Cranesnest River Dickenson Rainbow trout
Oct 5 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Brown trout
Oct 5 Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek [ FFA ] Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 5 Peak Creek-Town of Pulaski Pulaski Rainbow trout
Oct 5 Pedlar River (Lower) Amherst Brook trout
Oct 5 Pedlar River (Lower) Amherst Brown trout
Oct 5 Pound River / N. Fork Pound River Wise Rainbow trout
Oct 5 South Fork Holston River (Lower) Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 2 Dan River (Below Powerhouse) Patrick Tiger trout
Oct 2 Dan River (Below Powerhouse) Patrick Brown trout
Oct 2 Dan River (Below Powerhouse) Patrick Rainbow trout
Oct 2 Jackson River (Rt. 623) Bath Brown trout
Oct 2 Jackson River (Rt. 623) Bath Rainbow trout
Oct 2 North Fork Powell River Lee Rainbow trout
Oct 2 South Fork Holston River (Buller Dam) Smyth Rainbow trout
Oct 1 Big Moccasin Creek Scott Rainbow trout
Oct 1 Chestnut Creek Carroll Rainbow trout
Oct 1 Hawksbill Creek [ Heritage Day Water ] Page Rainbow trout
Oct 1 Middle Fork of Powell River Wise Rainbow trout
Oct 1 Stock Creek Scott Rainbow trout

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 124
Nov ·
Dec ·

What gets stocked

SpeciesStockings Fish
Rainbow trout 790
Brook trout 313
Brown trout 287
Tiger trout 133

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

Franklin 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

Questions about Virginia stocking

When does Virginia stock trout?
Virginia DWR stocked trout January through May and again October in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Oct 23.
Can I see Virginia stocking by county?
Yes. Every one of the 36 Virginia counties with stocked water has its own page listing that county's waters, its recent stockings and any dates announced ahead.
Is there a printable Virginia stocking schedule?
Yes. The print view on this page lays the Virginia schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
How do I get Virginia stocking updates automatically?
This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Virginia, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
How current is this Virginia stocking information?
The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Virginia DWR's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
Which Virginia waters have live conditions?
22 Virginia waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
What is the Virginia state record fish?
The Virginia record book on this page lists 32 certified records as Virginia DWR publishes them, each linked to the water it came from where we track that water.
All rows come from Virginia DWR publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Virginia fishing regulations.