Goose Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and tiger trout water, stocked 12 times in 2026, monthly February through May. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Floyd County · Virginia · see it on the national map
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 19 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 19 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 19 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 23 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 23 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 23 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 15 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 15 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 15 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 4 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 4 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Goose Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:58-11:58 am and 10:21 pm-12:21 am | 4:15-5:15 am and 4:32-5:32 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:44 am-12:44 pm | 5:21-6:21 am and 4:58-5:58 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 4
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 4 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Slate Lick Run | 10 mi | May 1 |
| Pandapas Pond | 18 mi | May 2 |
| Poverty Creek | 19 mi | Apr 10 |
| Toms Creek | 20 mi | May 4 |
| Glade Creek | 21 mi | Oct 23 |
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