Cranberry River

Trout water; 16 stockings on the 2026 record.

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Water right now 2.97 ft gage height flow 139 cfs, 535% of the Aug 28 median water temp 69 °F USGS gauge 03187500 (CRANBERRY RIVER NEAR RICHWOOD, WV) · 2026-08-28 17:30

16 stockings 2026

May 28 last stocked

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 16 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Status
Jan 13	Trout	completed
Feb 27	Trout	completed
Mar 6	Trout	completed
Mar 12	Trout	completed
Mar 18	Trout	completed
Mar 26	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Apr 9	Trout	completed
Apr 15	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Apr 24	Trout	completed
Apr 29	Trout	completed
May 8	Trout	completed
May 15	Trout	completed
May 20	Trout	completed
May 28	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 69 degrees: warm for trout. Fish first light, fight fish fast, and consider leaving them alone until it cools.

For the trout (trout stocked 16 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
Cherry River	1.6 mi	May 14
North Fork Cherry River	7.1 mi	May 22
South Fork Cherry River	7.1 mi	May 22
Williams River	8.0 mi	May 29
Summit Lake	10 mi	May 29

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