Pedlar River (Lower)

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Stocked January to October in 2026, heaviest in May: brown trout, rainbow trout, and 2 other species, 31 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Amherst County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Amherst County · Virginia · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

flow 36% of seasonal normal

best window 10:17 pm-12:17 am solunar major today

Water right now 2.54 ft gage height flow 4.64 cfs, 36% of the Oct 23 median USGS gauge 02024915 (PEDLAR RIVER AT FOREST ROAD NEAR BUENA VISTA, VA) · read 8:45 pm this evening

31 stockings 2026

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 11 stockings

Rainbow trout 10 stockings

Brook trout 7 stockings

Tiger trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Jan 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Jan 5	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Jan 5	Tiger trout	catchable	completed
Jan 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Jan 23	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Jan 23	Brook trout	catchable	completed
Jan 23	Tiger trout	catchable	completed
Mar 11	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 11	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Mar 25	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 25	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Mar 25	Brook trout	catchable	completed
Mar 25	Tiger trout	catchable	completed
Apr 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 7	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Apr 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 17	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Apr 17	Brook trout	catchable	completed
Apr 30	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 30	Brown trout	catchable	completed
May 1	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 1	Brown trout	catchable	completed
May 1	Brook trout	catchable	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 6	Brown trout	catchable	completed
May 6	Brook trout	catchable	completed
May 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 18	Brown trout	catchable	completed
May 18	Brook trout	catchable	completed
Oct 5	Brown trout	catchable	completed
Oct 5	Brook trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Pedlar River (Lower)

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:54-11:54 am and 10:17 pm-12:17 am	4:11-5:11 am and 4:27-5:27 pm
Tomorrow	10:40 am-12:40 pm	5:17-6:17 am and 4:54-5:54 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 18 days ago (Oct 5)
Flow 36% of the seasonal median

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 (brown trout stocked 11 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
Rocky Row Run	8.9 mi	Mar 27
Maury River	12 mi	May 22
Davis Mill Creek	17 mi	Apr 23
South River	19 mi	Apr 30
North Creek	19 mi	Apr 21

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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.