Happy Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brook trout, and brown trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly February through May, heaviest in March.
Warren 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
Brook trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 6 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 6 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 24 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 19 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Happy Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:50-11:50 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:06-5:06 am and 4:23-5:23 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:36 am-12:36 pm | 5:14-6:14 am and 4:48-5:48 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 19
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 3 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Fork Shenandoah River | 0.1 mi | Apr 28 |
| Passage Creek | 5.0 mi | Oct 16 |
| Paddy Run | 16 mi | May 19 |
| Stony Creek | 21 mi | Oct 23 |
| Waites Run WV | 23 mi | May 27 |
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