Shavers Fork (upper section)
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout water, stocked 49 times in 2026, spread January to October. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live. The West Virginia state record brook trout, 7.64 lb, came from this water in 2004.
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Water temp 51 °F at CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS, WV, 1 km away USGS site 03069500 · read 9:00 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
State record fish caught here
Certified by West Virginia DNR; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them. Record book read October 2026.
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | 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 8 | Trout Gold Rush x 3 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 | ||
| Oct 20 | Trout x 2 sections | completed | ||
| Oct 22 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Shavers Fork (upper section)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:56-11:56 am and 10:19 pm-12:19 am | 4:13-5:13 am and 4:29-5:29 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:42 am-12:42 pm | 5:20-6:20 am and 4:54-5:54 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
- Stocked yesterday
- Water 51 °F at a gauge 1 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 195% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · West Virginia fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (trout stocked 49 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Fork (Randolph) | 9.0 mi | May 28 |
| Gandy Creek | 9.5 mi | May 28 |
| Glady Fork | 10 mi | May 29 |
| Spruce Knob Lake | 11 mi | Oct 22 |
| Little River West Fork Greenbrier River | 12 mi | May 26 |
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