Hogue Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly February through April. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Frederick 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
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 10 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 10 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 1 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Hogue 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 4:47-5:47 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 Apr 1
- Flow near normal for the season
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)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek (Berkeley) WV | 8.7 mi | May 14 |
| Middle Creek (Berkeley) WV | 11 mi | May 14 |
| Edwards Run Pond WV | 11 mi | May 15 |
| Edward Run Pond WV | 11 mi | Apr 30 |
| Edwards Run Ponds WV | 11 mi | Jun 24 |
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