Big Clear Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked February to October in 2026: trout, 9 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
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 24 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 11 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 25 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 10 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 22 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 7 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 20 | Trout | completed | ||
| Oct 21 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Big Clear Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 10:22 pm-12:22 am | 4:17-5:17 am and 4:33-5:33 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:46 am-12:46 pm | 5:23-6:23 am and 4:59-5:59 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 2 days ago (Oct 21)
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · West 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 (trout stocked 9 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Clear Creek | 3.8 mi | May 20 |
| Laurel Creek Cherry River | 10 mi | Mar 10 |
| Laurel Creek of Cherry River | 10 mi | May 13 |
| South Fork Cherry River | 14 mi | May 22 |
| Cherry River | 15 mi | May 14 |
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