French Creek Pond
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly February through July in 2026: trout and channel catfish, 10 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
Channel catfish
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 27 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 12 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 27 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 7 | Trout Gold Rush | completed | ||
| Apr 23 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 7 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 20 | Trout | completed | ||
| Jun 23 | Channel catfish | completed | ||
| Jul 1 | Channel catfish | completed |
When to fish French Creek Pond
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:58-11:58 am and 10:21 pm-12:21 am | 4:15-5:15 am and 4:32-5:32 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:45 am-12:45 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 4:57-5:57 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 Jul 1
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, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Rod holders | catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal |
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel |
| Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig | 2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up |
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 Kanawha Headwaters | 3.4 mi | May 7 |
| Buckhannon River | 5.9 mi | Oct 22 |
| Buckhannon River Rail (Sago upstream to Alexander) | 5.9 mi | Mar 26 |
| Right Fork Buckhannon River | 8.0 mi | May 6 |
| Right Fork Middle Fork River | 10 mi | May 6 |
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