South River
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 10 times in 2026, monthly February through May, heaviest in March.
Greene 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
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 19 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 5 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 5 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 24 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 24 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 8 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 8 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 11 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 11 | Brook trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish South River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:51-11:51 am and 10:13 pm-12:13 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 4:49-5:49 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 11
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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Run | 8.3 mi | May 11 |
| Moormans River (S. Fork) | 15 mi | May 12 |
| Hughes River | 19 mi | May 20 |
| Cub Run | 22 mi | Apr 30 |
| North River (Natural Chimneys) | 24 mi | May 28 |
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