Paint Creek
Trout water; 13 stockings on the 2026 record.
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13
stockings 2026
May 19
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 11 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 26 | Trout x 2 sections | completed | ||
| Mar 11 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 25 | Trout x 2 sections | completed | ||
| Apr 8 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 24 | Trout x 2 sections | completed | ||
| May 5 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 15 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 19 | Trout x 2 sections | 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 13 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Fork | 16 mi | May 14 |
| Elk River (Randolph, Webster) | 17 mi | May 27 |
| Dunloup Creek | 25 mi | May 14 |
| Spruce Laurel Fork | 29 mi | May 28 |
| Little Beaver Lake | 36 mi | Jun 22 |
Records from West Virginia DNR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
West Virginia fishing
regulations.