Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5)

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brook trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in October. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Franklin County · Virginia · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 9 14 days ago

flow 48% of seasonal normal

best window 10:18 pm-12:18 am solunar major today

Water right now 2.33 ft gage height flow 83.9 cfs, 48% of the Oct 23 median NWS forecast: steady through Wednesday USGS gauge 02058400 (PIGG RIVER NEAR SANDY LEVEL, VA) · read 9:00 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Brook trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 9	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed
Oct 9	Brook trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5)

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:55-11:55 am and 10:18 pm-12:18 am	4:12-5:12 am and 4:29-5:29 pm
Tomorrow	10:41 am-12:41 pm	5:18-6:18 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

Stocked 14 days ago (Oct 9)
Flow 48% 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 (rainbow trout stocked 1 time 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
Rockcastle Creek	11 mi	Oct 13
Glade Creek	30 mi	Oct 23
McFalls Creek	36 mi	Mar 17
Pedlar River (Lower)	37 mi	Oct 5
Middle Creek	37 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.