Dan River (Below Powerhouse)
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked February to October in 2026, heaviest in April: rainbow trout, brown trout, and tiger trout, 15 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Patrick County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Tiger trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 7 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 18 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 27 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 27 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 27 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 2 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 2 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 2 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Dan River (Below Powerhouse)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:52-11:52 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am | 4:08-5:08 am and 4:25-5:25 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:37 am-12:37 pm | 5:14-6:14 am and 4:52-5:52 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 21 days ago (Oct 2)
- Flow 62% of the seasonal median
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Reservoir NC | 26 mi | 2026 season |
| Hyco Lake NC | 31 mi | 2026 season |
| Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5) | 54 mi | Oct 9 |
| Rockcastle Creek | 62 mi | Oct 13 |
| Apex Lake NC | 65 mi | 2026 season |
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