Helton Creek

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to October in 2026: rainbow trout, 4 plants in all. One of 5 stocked waters on the Grayson County record.

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last stocked Oct 16 7 days ago

best window 10:26 pm-12:26 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 10	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 27	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Oct 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Helton 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	5:25-6:25 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

Stocked 7 days ago (Oct 16)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Virginia fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 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
Old Field Creek NC	0.7 mi	Apr 8
North Fork New River NC	3.6 mi	Jun 3
South Fork New River NC	3.6 mi	Oct 12
Big Horse Creek NC	5.2 mi	Jun 10
Nathans Creek NC	5.4 mi	Apr 1

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