Dickey Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to April. One of 5 stocked waters on the Smyth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 16 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Dickey Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am | 4:20-5:20 am and 4:37-5:37 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:49 am-12:49 pm | 5:26-6:26 am and 5:03-6:03 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 Apr 16
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 (rainbow trout stocked 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cressy Creek | 0.5 mi | Apr 16 |
| Comers Creek | 4.5 mi | Apr 16 |
| Staley Creek | 6.9 mi | Oct 15 |
| Big Wilson Creek | 9.3 mi | Oct 14 |
| Rural Retreat Lake Pond | 9.9 mi | Oct 14 |
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