Jackson River (Hidden Valley)
Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 22 stockings on the 2026 record.
Bath County · Virginia · see it on the national map
Water right now
69
°F
water temp
USGS gauge 02012800
(JACKSON RIV AT FILTRATION PLANT AT COVINGTON, VA) · 2026-08-28 17:30
22
stockings 2026
May 21
last stocked
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Tiger trout
Brook trout
State record fish caught here
Virginia state record
Fallfish
3 lbs. 13 oz.
Certified by Virginia DWR; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them.
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 22 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 3 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 3 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 4 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 24 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 24 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 26 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 26 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 26 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 17 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 17 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 22 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 22 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 27 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 6 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 6 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 18 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 21 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
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. The gauge reads 69 degrees: warm for trout. Fish first light, fight fish fast, and consider leaving them alone until it cools.
For the trout (brown trout stocked 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Creek (Lower) | 2.4 mi | Mar 9 |
| Clifton Forge Reservoir | 5.8 mi | Apr 30 |
| Pads Creek | 6.1 mi | May 4 |
| Douthat Lake (Only) | 8.5 mi | Apr 9 |
| Potts Creek WV | 12 mi | May 27 |
Records from Virginia DWR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Virginia fishing
regulations.