Little Reed Island Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brown trout, and tiger trout water; 15 stockings on the 2026 record, spread February to October, heaviest in April. The most-stocked water on the Carroll County record for 2026.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Tiger trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 20 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 20 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 1 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 22 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 22 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Little Reed Island Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 10:23 pm-12:23 am | 4:17-5:17 am and 4:34-5:34 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:46 am-12:46 pm | 5:23-6:23 am and 5:00-6:00 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 14 days ago (Oct 9)
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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cripple Creek (Rt. 94) | 12 mi | Oct 6 |
| Crooked Creek | 15 mi | Oct 9 |
| Chestnut Creek | 17 mi | Oct 1 |
| Toms Creek | 21 mi | May 4 |
| Elk Creek | 24 mi | Oct 7 |
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