North Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly January through April in 2026: brook trout and rainbow trout, 8 plants in all. One of 3 stocked waters on the Botetourt County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 13 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 25 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 25 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 17 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 21 | Brook trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish North Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:56-11:56 am and 10:18 pm-12:18 am | 4:12-5:12 am and 4:29-5:29 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:42 am-12:42 pm | 5:19-6:19 am and 4:55-5:55 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 21
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Creek | 1.2 mi | Apr 21 |
| McFalls Creek | 2.2 mi | Mar 17 |
| Maury River | 11 mi | May 22 |
| Rocky Row Run | 13 mi | Mar 27 |
| Jackson River (Hidden Valley) | 19 mi | Oct 8 |
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