Fox Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout and brook trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, monthly March through May. One of 5 stocked waters on the Grayson 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
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 14 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 7 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Fox Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:25 pm-12:25 am | 4:19-5:19 am and 4:36-5:36 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:49 am-12:49 pm | 5:25-6:25 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 May 7
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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Fox Creek | 1.9 mi | May 7 |
| South Fork New River NC | 4.7 mi | Oct 12 |
| North Fork New River NC | 4.7 mi | Jun 3 |
| Helton Creek NC | 8.1 mi | Sep 28 |
| Helton Creek | 8.1 mi | Oct 16 |
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