East River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout water, stocked 9 times in 2026, monthly February through June. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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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 27 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 13 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 27 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 10 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 23 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 8 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 22 | Trout | completed | ||
| Jun 2 | Trout | completed |
When to fish East River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:01 am-12:01 pm and 10:24 pm-12:24 am | 4:18-5:18 am and 4:35-5:35 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:47 am-12:47 pm | 5:24-6:24 am and 5:01-6:01 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 2
- Flow 145% of the seasonal median
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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek VA | 9.3 mi | Oct 7 |
| James P Bailey Lake | 11 mi | Jun 23 |
| Rich Creek | 14 mi | May 13 |
| Pipestem Lake | 14 mi | Oct 21 |
| Camp Creek | 15 mi | May 22 |
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