Wayne Dam
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly January through 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Trout | completed | ||
| Feb 19 | Trout | completed | ||
| Mar 18 | Trout | completed | ||
| Apr 2 | Trout | completed |
When to fish Wayne Dam
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:24-5:24 am and 4:40-5:40 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:53 am-12:53 pm | 5:31-6:31 am and 5:06-6:06 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 Apr 2
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)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miller Fork Pond (Children & Class Q) | 4.2 mi | Mar 4 |
| Millers Fork Pond | 4.2 mi | Jun 22 |
| East Lynn Tailwaters | 5.4 mi | May 15 |
| Beech Fork Tailwaters | 5.9 mi | May 15 |
| Lick Creek Pond | 9.6 mi | Jun 22 |
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