Rockcastle Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked March to October in 2026: brown trout, rainbow trout, and tiger trout, 10 plants in all. One of 4 stocked waters on the Patrick 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
Brown trout
Tiger trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 25 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 16 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 16 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 16 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 13 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 13 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 13 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Rockcastle Creek
| 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 10 days ago (Oct 13)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pigg River (stocked for youth event on 10/5) | 11 mi | Oct 9 |
| Glade Creek | 23 mi | Oct 23 |
| McFalls Creek | 24 mi | Mar 17 |
| Middle Creek | 26 mi | Apr 21 |
| North Creek | 27 mi | Apr 21 |
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