Accotink Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, all in March. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
Fairfax County · Virginia · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 2 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 31 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 31 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Accotink Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:46-11:46 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am | 4:02-5:02 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:32 am-12:32 pm and 10:56 pm-12:56 am | 5:09-6:09 am and 4:44-5:44 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 31
- Water 56 °F, prime coldwater range
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Virginia 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. The gauge reads 56 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holmes Run | 7.9 mi | Mar 31 |
| Wheatley Lake MD | 22 mi | Mar 3 |
| Hughesville Pond MD | 22 mi | Mar 11 |
| Schoolhouse Pond MD | 24 mi | Mar 3 |
| Lake Artemesia MD | 24 mi | Mar 5 |
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