Scottsville Lake (Was Named: Mink Creek Reservoir)
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brown trout, and tiger trout water; 11 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly February through May, heaviest in May. A 3.7-acre reservoir.
Albemarle 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
Tiger trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 17 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 17 | Tiger trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 27 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 27 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 4 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 14 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 14 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Scottsville Lake (Was Named: Mink Creek Reservoir)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:51-11:51 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am | 4:07-5:07 am and 4:24-5:24 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:37 am-12:37 pm | 5:14-6:14 am and 4:50-5:50 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 May 14
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 6 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tye River | 20 mi | Oct 6 |
| Moormans River (S. Fork) | 23 mi | May 12 |
| Swift Run | 27 mi | May 11 |
| Mills Creek | 28 mi | Apr 14 |
| Upper Sherando Lake | 30 mi | Mar 16 |
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