South River (Ridgeview Park)
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout water, stocked 17 times in 2026, spread January to October, heaviest in May. One of 7 stocked waters on the Augusta County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 13 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jan 21 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 20 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 20 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 25 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 25 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 25 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 10 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 10 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 1 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 15 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 15 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 7 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 7 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 15 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish South River (Ridgeview Park)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:52-11:52 am and 10:15 pm-12:15 am | 4:09-5:09 am and 4:26-5:26 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:38 am-12:38 pm | 5:16-6:16 am and 4:51-5:51 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 8 days ago (Oct 15)
- Flow 67% 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 9 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 11 mi | May 28 |
| Briery Branch Lake | 13 mi | Oct 21 |
| Moormans River (S. Fork) | 18 mi | May 12 |
| Hone Quarry Run | 20 mi | Apr 14 |
| Hearthstone Lake | 20 mi | Apr 23 |
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