Clarks Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly March through May in 2026, heaviest in April: brook trout and rainbow trout, 4 plants in all. One of 4 stocked waters on the Patrick County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 14 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 14 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 14 | Brook trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Clarks Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:59-11:59 am and 10:22 pm-12:22 am | 4:16-5:16 am and 4:33-5:33 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:46 am-12:46 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 5:00-6:00 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 May 14
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.
For the trout (brook trout stocked 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lovills Creek | 7.1 mi | Apr 13 |
| Lovills Creek NC | 7.1 mi | Apr 15 |
| Pauls Creek NC | 7.9 mi | Apr 22 |
| Little Fisher River NC | 13 mi | Apr 22 |
| Ararat River NC | 20 mi | Oct 12 |
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