Anawalt Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly February through June in 2026: trout and channel catfish, 5 plants in all.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Channel catfish
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 31 | Trout Gold Rush | completed | ||
| Apr 16 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 2 | Trout | completed | ||
| Jun 23 | Channel catfish | completed |
When to fish Anawalt Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am | 4:20-5:20 am and 4:36-5:36 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:49 am-12:49 pm | 5:26-6:26 am and 5:03-6:03 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 Jun 23
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · West 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 (trout stocked 4 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 |
For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel |
| Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig | 2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up |
| Cut bait and prepared baits | fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Lewis Lake | 7.2 mi | Jun 23 |
| James P Bailey Lake | 13 mi | Jun 23 |
| Berwind Lake | 16 mi | Jun 23 |
| Upper Guyandotte River | 18 mi | Oct 20 |
| Pinnacle Creek | 18 mi | Oct 20 |
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