Shavers Fork (upper section)

Trout water; 43 stockings on the 2026 record.

Water right now 4.15 ft gage height flow 152 cfs, 245% of the Aug 28 median USGS gauge 03068800 (SHAVERS FORK BELOW BOWDEN, WV) · 2026-08-28 17:30

Water temp 76 °F at CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS, WV, 1 km away USGS site 03069500 · 2026-08-28 18:15

43 stockings 2026

May 29 last stocked

The year here

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

Trout 43 stockings

West Virginia state record Brook Trout 7.64 lb 22.25 in Gary M. Chapman · 2004

Certified by West Virginia DNR; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them.

Date	Species	Status
Jan 5	Trout	completed
Jan 6	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Feb 13	Trout	completed
Feb 26	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Mar 6	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Mar 10	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Mar 13	Trout	completed
Mar 18	Trout	completed
Mar 19	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Mar 26	Trout	completed
Mar 28	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Mar 31	Trout	completed
Apr 2	Trout x 2 sections	completed
Apr 17	Trout x 3 sections	completed
Apr 22	Trout x 3 sections	completed
Apr 29	Trout	completed
Apr 30	Trout x 2 sections	completed
May 4	Trout x 2 sections	completed
May 7	Trout	completed
May 9	Trout x 2 sections	completed
May 15	Trout x 3 sections	completed
May 20	Trout	completed
May 21	Trout x 2 sections	completed
May 27	Trout	completed
May 29	Trout x 2 sections	completed

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

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