Pound River (Flannagan Dam)
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout, brown trout, and brook trout water, stocked 9 times in 2026, spread January to October. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Dickenson County · Virginia · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 9 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 24 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 9 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 27 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 8 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 8 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Pound River (Flannagan Dam)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:29 pm-12:29 am | 4:24-5:24 am and 4:40-5:40 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:53 am-12:53 pm | 5:30-6:30 am and 5:07-6:07 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Reservoir (Wise Res.) | 22 mi | May 8 |
| Big Cedar Creek | 24 mi | Oct 13 |
| Clear Creek | 26 mi | Apr 10 |
| Panther Creek WV | 28 mi | May 21 |
| Little Stony Creek | 28 mi | May 13 |
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