North Branch Potomac River (Jennings Randolph Tailwaters)
Trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record.
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4
stockings 2026
May 14
last stocked
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 12 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 10 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 14 | 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.
For the trout (trout stocked 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Town Creek MD | 2.4 mi | Apr 1 |
| Evitts Creek PA | 10 mi | Apr 6 |
| Evitts Creek MD | 10 mi | May 5 |
| Flintstone Creek MD | 12 mi | Apr 1 |
| North River | 12 mi | May 15 |
Records from West Virginia DNR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
West Virginia fishing
regulations.