Blackwater River

Trout water; 15 stockings on the 2026 record.

West Virginia · see it on the national map

Water right now 1.65 ft gage height flow 47.9 cfs, 150% of the Aug 28 median water temp 73 °F USGS gauge 03066000 (BLACKWATER RIVER AT DAVIS, WV) · 2026-08-28 17:30

15 stockings 2026

May 26 last stocked

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 15 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Status
Jan 5	Trout	completed
Feb 12	Trout	completed
Feb 25	Trout	completed
Mar 6	Trout	completed
Mar 12	Trout	completed
Mar 17	Trout	completed
Mar 25	Trout	completed
Apr 9	Trout	completed
Apr 14	Trout	completed
Apr 23	Trout	completed
May 4	Trout	completed
May 6	Trout	completed
May 13	Trout	completed
May 20	Trout	completed
May 26	Trout	completed

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. The gauge reads 73 degrees: warm for trout. Fish first light, fight fish fast, and consider leaving them alone until it cools.

For the trout (trout stocked 15 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
Shavers Fork (upper section)	3.8 mi	May 29
South Branch (C&R)	7.2 mi	May 28
Teter Creek Lake	13 mi	Jun 24
Mill Creek Reservoir	16 mi	May 1
Gandy Creek	17 mi	May 28

Records from West Virginia DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: West Virginia fishing regulations.