Tygart Valley River Headwaters
Fishing and stocking
Trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, monthly March through May, heaviest in April.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 15 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 28 | Trout | completed | ||
| May 14 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Tygart Valley River Headwaters
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:57-11:57 am and 10:20 pm-12:20 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:30-5:30 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:43 am-12:43 pm | 5:21-6:21 am and 4:56-5:56 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 May 14
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Fork River | 11 mi | May 6 |
| Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River | 12 mi | May 22 |
| West Fork Greenbrier River | 12 mi | Oct 23 |
| Greenbrier River (Marlinton) | 12 mi | May 19 |
| Right Fork Buckhannon River | 14 mi | May 6 |
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