Elk Creek

Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 12 stockings on the 2026 record.

Grayson County · Virginia · see it on the national map

12 stockings 2026

May 9 last stocked

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 6 stockings

Brown trout 4 stockings

Tiger trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Status
Feb 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 20	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Apr 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 8	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 28	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Apr 28	Tiger trout	catchable	completed
May 9	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 9	Brown trout	catchable	completed
May 9	Tiger trout	catchable	completed

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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)

Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
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

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
Little River NC	4.9 mi	May 27
Chestnut Creek	7.3 mi	May 4
Crooked Creek	9.0 mi	May 22
Brush Creek NC	9.6 mi	Apr 15
Big Pine Creek NC	13 mi	Apr 15

Records from Virginia DWR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Virginia fishing regulations.