Cherry River
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly February through May in 2026, heaviest in April: trout, 8 plants in all.
West Virginia · see it on the national map
Water temp 52 °F at GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 1 km away USGS site 03189100 · read 8:30 pm this evening
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 6 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 19 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 4 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 19 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 3 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 16 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 29 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 14 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Cherry River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 10:22 pm-12:22 am | 4:16-5:16 am and 4:33-5:33 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:46 am-12:46 pm | 5:23-6:23 am and 4:58-5:58 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 14
- Water 52 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
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 8 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Creek Cherry River | 5.5 mi | Mar 10 |
| Laurel Creek of Cherry River | 5.5 mi | May 13 |
| Indian Rocks Lake | 6.5 mi | Jun 23 |
| North Fork Cherry River | 8.2 mi | May 22 |
| South Fork Cherry River | 8.4 mi | May 22 |
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