Crooked Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked February to October in 2026: rainbow trout, 7 plants in all. One of 4 stocked waters on the Carroll County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 20 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Crooked Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:01 am-12:01 pm and 10:24 pm-12:24 am | 4:18-5:18 am and 4:35-5:35 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:47 am-12:47 pm | 5:24-6:24 am and 5:01-6:01 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
- Stocked 14 days ago (Oct 9)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Virginia fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 7 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Creek | 1.8 mi | Oct 1 |
| Cripple Creek (Rt. 94) | 5.5 mi | Oct 6 |
| Elk Creek | 9.0 mi | Oct 7 |
| Little River NC | 14 mi | May 27 |
| Little Reed Island Creek | 15 mi | Oct 9 |
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