Holmes Run

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, all in March.

Fairfax County · Virginia · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 31 206 days ago

best window 10:08 pm-12:08 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 2 stockings

Brown trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 2	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Mar 31	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 31	Brown trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Holmes Run

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:45-11:45 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am	4:02-5:02 am and 4:18-5:18 pm
Tomorrow	10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:55 pm-12:55 am	5:09-6:09 am and 4:43-5:43 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 Mar 31

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
Accotink Creek	7.9 mi	Mar 31
Lake Artemesia MD	16 mi	Mar 5
Greenbelt Lake MD	18 mi	Mar 5
Schoolhouse Pond MD	19 mi	Mar 3
Lake Needwood MD	20 mi	Mar 12

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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.