CATCHABLE TROUT STOCKING PLAN

VDWR VDWR Designated Stocked Designated Stocked Trout Water Trout Water No Lure Restrictions No Lure Restrictions 2021 Catchable Trout Stocking Plan

Stocked Trout Waters Urban Fishing Waters

Trout License Required October 1 through June 15 Trout License Required November 1 through April 30 Minimum Size – 7 inches TROUT: Daily Limit – 4 Fish Daily Limit – 6 These waters are considered Designated Trout Waters and require a trout license between CATFISH: Daily Limit – 4 Fish October 1 and June 15. Urban Waters require a trout license November 1–April 30. NO CLOSED SEASON NO CLOSED SEASON

Category A – stocked 8 times between October 1 and May 31. U – Urban fishing waters, trout license required November 1 through April 30, Category B – stocked 5 times between October 1 and May 15. stocked 5 times between November 1 and April 15. Category C – stocked 3 times between October 1 and April 30. Stocking information for put-and-take stocking can be obtained on our website or by calling 434-525-FISH (3474). Both are updated after 3:00 pm each day fish * – National Forest Waters. are stocked. + – Douthat Lake stocked 4 times and Wilson Creek stocked 5 times outside of *** The water discharge on Thompson WMA Pond has experienced periodic the fee fishing season. leaking over the past several years and the Department is taking steps to CR – Catch and release-stocked 3 times between October 1 and May 31. mitigate the problem. Thompson will be stocked as a Category A water, DH – Delayed Harvest Water-Special Regulations apply, please refer to provided the pond water level is compatible with stocking needs. Delayed Harvest waters on page 32. (stocked 3 times) **** Passage Creek Delayed Harvest will be closed to fishing during spring 2021 (NSF) – These waters receive one less stocking between October 1 and May 31. due to construction at the Front Royal Fish Hatchery. ** – A section of these waters is reserved for a fee fishing area. ***** Pedlar River Delayed Harvest may not be stocked during the fall months due to low stream flows. (H) – These waters will receive a stocking for the “Heritage Day” program. Heritage Day is April 3. For details see page 33.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY BATH COUNTY DICKENSON COUNTY Mint Springs Lake (Upper) A Back Creek DH Cranesnest River B Mint Springs Lake (Middle) A Back Creek* A Frying Pan Creek C Moormans River (S. Fork) B Bullpasture River A Pound River (Flannagan Dam) A Scottsville Lake A Cowpasture River* A Russell Fork River (Haysi) B Sugar Hollow Reservoir A Douthat Lake + Russell Fork River (Bartlick) A ALEXANDRIA CITY Wilson Creek + FAIRFAX COUNTY Cook Lake U Jackson River Special Reg.* Accotink Creek DH ALLEGHANY COUNTY Jackson River (Hidden Valley)* A Holmes Run DH Clifton Forge Reservoir* A Jackson River (Rt. 623)* A FAUQUIER COUNTY Pounding Mill Creek* B Pads Creek* B Thompson WMA Pond A*** Smith Creek* C (NSF) Spring Run CR FLOYD COUNTY Wilson Creek C BEDFORD COUNTY Burkes Fork A AMHERST COUNTY Liberty Lake A (H) Goose Creek B Davis Mill Creek* C BLAND COUNTY Laurel Fork B Little Irish Creek* C (NSF) Laurel Fork Creek C Little Indian Creek B (NSF) Pedlar River (Below dam)* ***** DH Lick Creek B Little River A Pedlar River (Lower)* A Wolf Creek A Mira Fork C (NSF) Pedlar River (Upper)* B (H) BOTETOURT COUNTY Rush Fork C (NSF) Piney River DH Jennings Creek* A (H) West Fork Little River B (NSF) Piney River (S. Fk. and Proper)* B (NSF) McFalls Creek* C FRANKLIN COUNTY Rocky Row Run* C Middle Creek* B Runnett Bag Creek B APPOMATTOX COUNTY North Creek* B Pigg River A (H) Holliday Creek DH Roaring Run* B FREDERICK COUNTY AUGUSTA COUNTY BUCHANAN COUNTY Clearbrook Lake A Back Creek* B Dismal River A Hogue Creek B Braley Pond* A Russell Fork River C Paddy Run* B Elkhorn Lake* A CARROLL COUNTY Wilkins Lake A Falls Hollow* C (NSF) Chestnut Creek DH FREDERICKSBURG Lower Sherando Lake* A Crooked Creek A ** Old Cossey Pond U Mills Creek* C Little Reed Island Creek A GILES COUNTY North River (Natural Chimneys) B Lovills Creek C Big Stoney Creek* A North River (Gorge)* B Stewarts Creek B (NSF) Dismal Creek* B North River (Upper)* B (NSF) CHESAPEAKE CITY Wolf Creek A North River (Tail)* DH Northwest River Park U South River (Ridgeview Park) A CRAIG COUNTY South River DH Barbours Creek* B (NSF) Upper Sherando Lake* B Potts Creek* A

34 2021 VIRGINIA FRESHWATER FISHING & BOATING WWW.VIRGINIAWILDLIFE.GOV GRAYSON COUNTY PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SMYTH COUNTY (H) Big Wilson Creek A Quantico MCB B Comers Creek* C (NSF) Elk Creek A Cressy Creek* C Locust Shade Park U Fox Creek* B Dickey Creek* C PULASKI COUNTY Hales Lake* A Hurricane Creek* C Peak Creek B Helton Creek B Middle Fork Holston River RICHMOND CITY Middle Fox Creek B (Marion & Chilhowie) A (H) Shield Lake U GREENE COUNTY Middle Fork Holston River ROANOKE COUNTY South River B (Upper) B Glade Creek A HAMPTON CITY South Fork Holston River Roanoke River (City) A Armistead Point Park Pond U (Buller Dam)* A Roanoke River (Green Hill Park) DH HENRICO COUNTY South Fork Holston River Roanoke River (Salem) A Dorey Park Lake U (Lower) A Roanoke River (Salem) DH HENRY COUNTY Staley Creek A Tinker Creek A (H) Smith River (Dam) B STAUNTON CITY ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY Smith River (Lower) A Lake Tams B Irish Creek* B HIGHLAND COUNTY TAZEWELL COUNTY Maury River A Bullpasture River A Lake Witten A (H) Mill Creek* A S. Br. Potomac River B Laurel Creek* C South River B LEE COUNTY Lincolnshire Lake A (H) ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Hardy Creek DH Little Tumbling Creek B Briery Branch Lake* A Indian Creek DH WARREN COUNTY Dry River B (NSF) Martins Creek A Happy Creek B German River C North Fork Powell River A Passage Creek **** DH Hone Quarry Lake* A LYNCHBURG CITY WASHINGTON COUNTY Hone Quarry Run* C Ivy Creek Park Pond U Beartree Lake* A (H) North Fork Shenandoah River B MADISON COUNTY Big Brumley Creek B Silver Lake B Hughes River A Big Tumbling Creek A ** Slate Lick Lake* B Robinson River A (H) Big Tumbling Creek CR Slate Lick Run* B Rose River A (H) Straight Branch* C South River (Grottoes) A MONTGOMERY COUNTY Tennessee Laurel A RUSSELL COUNTY Craig Creek* B Valley Creek C Big Cedar Creek A Pandapas Pond* A Whitetop Laurel (Lower)* A SCOTT COUNTY Poverty Creek* C Whitetop Laurel (Upper)* A Bark Camp Lake* A (H) Toms Creek B WISE COUNTY Big Moccasin Creek DH NELSON COUNTY Bear Creek Res. (Wise Res.) B Big Stony Creek B Piney River* DH Clear Creek* C Little Stony Creek* B South Rockfish River C (NSF) Middle Fork Powell River A Stock Creek B Tye River A Middle Fork Powell River DH SHENANDOAH COUNTY NORTON CITY Pound River/N.Fk. Pound River DH Mill Creek B Norton Reservoir (Upper) A South Fork Powell River A (H) Passage Creek* A (H) PAGE COUNTY WYTHE COUNTY Peters Mill Creek* C Cub Run* B Cripple Creek (Rt. 94) A Stony Creek A Hawksbill Creek A (H) Cripple Creek (Ravens) A (H) Tomahawk Pond* B Upper Passage Creek* C Gullion Fork Ponds* B PATRICK COUNTY Rural Retreat Lake Pond A Ararat River B Stoney Creek* C Clarks Creek B West Fork Reed Creek* C Dan River (Above Talbott) B (NSF) Dan River (Below Powerhouse) A Poorhouse Creek C (NSF) Rockcastle Creek B Round Meadow Creek C (NSF) South Mayo River (North Fork) C South Mayo River (South Fork) C

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