TROUT STOCKING – Rivers and Streams Code No. Stockings ............Period Code No. Stockings ............Period Code No. Stockings ............Period Trout Stocking River or Stream: County SR = state Route Q One .................................... 1st week of March One ......................................................... February CR Varies .............................................................Varies Code: Area CR = county Route FR = USFS Road One ............................................................January BW M One each month ................February-May One every two weeks ...........March-May Tygart Lake (Tailwaters) Tygart Valley River: W Two ......................................................... February MJ One each month ..................January-April Taylor M-F: below Tygart Dam in Grafton City Park. One ............................................................January One each week ..........................March-May Y One ...................................................................April BA BW: Lower – from Wheeling Hospital upstream to I-470; X After April 1 or area is open to public One ............................................................... March F Once/week .....Columbus Day week & next week Wheeling Creek: Marshall and Ohio Middle – from Ohio County line upstream along CR 5 to 1 mile below Burches Run Lake; Upper – from Pennsylvania line 3 miles downstream along CR 15 and 15/1 to mouth of Wolf Run. Whiteday Creek: Marion and Monongalia BW: Lower – from 0.5 mile above CR 73 bridge upstream for 2 miles along CR 73/1; Trout Stocking Upper – from CR 79/12 bridge upstream 1 mile to 0.25 mile below the CR 33/7 bridge. River or Stream: County SR = state Route Code: Area CR = county Route FR = USFS Road BW: from Bruceton Mills upstream to Clifton Mills along CR 8; also at CR 4/2 State Line Bridge near Big Sandy Creek: Preston the Pennsylvania state line. W-F: from Davis upstream 4 miles along the Camp 70 Road; also a 3-mile section at the SR 32 Blackwater River: Tucker bridge. LANDOWNER – ANGLER RELATIONS West Virginia anglers are indebted to local landowners throughout the Blackwater River (C&R): Tucker W-F: From CR 29/1 bridge in Blackwater Falls State Park downstream 3.5 miles to North Fork of Blackwater River. state. Without their consent and generosity, fishing would be restricted BW: from Bethany upstream 3 miles along SR 67 to the Pennsylvania state line; also 0.5 mile along to state and federal lands. The opportunity for continued use of private Buffalo Creek: Brooke CR 32 at Bethany. property is largely dependent upon anglers’ attitudes and conduct. Most stream closures are the result of disrespect for private property. M: from CR 21 bridge 1.5 miles south of St. George upstream 4 miles to CR 23 bridge at mouth of Clover Run: Tucker Valley Fork. Do not leave fishing line, bait containers or other trash. BW: Upper: from Old Mill below Harman downstream to mouth of Red Creek; Middle: from CR 45 Dry Fork: Tucker bridge at Jenningston downstream to Gladwin; Lower: from Elk Lick Run along CR 26 and 43/12 to STREAM LITTER LAW mouth of Red Run. It is illegal to throw litter, a fish or animal carcass, or other unsightly Horseshoe Run: Tucker BW: from the mouth of Mikes Run upstream 6.2 miles along CR 7 to Shafer. matter into a water body or on land within 100 yards of water, or in a location where high water would wash the matter into a water body. Kings Creek: Hancock M: from the Pennsylvania state line downstream 4.5 miles along CR 11. Middle Wheeling Creek (C&R): Ohio CR: from the mouth of Gillespie Run downstream 1 mile along CR 39/6. FOR MORE INFORMATION North Fork of Fishing Creek: Wetzel M: from Pine Grove upstream 1 mile along CR 15. See the West Virginia Fishing Regulations Paw Paw Creek: Marion BW: from Rivesville upstream 8 miles to Basnettville along CR 17. booklet for: Red Creek: Tucker BW: From Lanesville downstream 2.5 miles along CR 45. • Reciprocal fishing agreement on Ohio River • Fish consumption advisories M: from northeast corner of Cathedral State Park downstream 2.2 miles to the rock quarry along Rhine Creek: Preston CR 53/4. • Sport fish identification South Fork of Fishing Creek: Wetzel M: from Hastings upstream 4 miles to Jacksonburg along SR 20. Online For more detailed information on individual access sites, go online to Tomlinson Run: Hancock M: from 1 mile above the Ohio River at the lower Tomlinson Run State Park boundary upstream through the park and above the lake to the upper park boundary. Shavers Fork River www.mapwv.gov/huntfish/. www.wvdnr.gov or ancestry, disability, or other protected group status. group protected other or disability, ancestry, or 0M 7/14 0M 1 employment opportunities to all persons without regard to sex, race, age, religion, national origin origin national religion, age, race, sex, to regard without persons all to opportunities employment It is the policy of the Division of Natural Resources to provide its facilities, services, programs, and and programs, services, facilities, its provide to Resources Natural of Division the of policy the is It the Sport Fish Restoration Act. Restoration Fish Sport the cold-weather gear. cold-weather they buy fishing equipment or gasoline for their boats in compliance with with compliance in boats their for gasoline or equipment fishing buy they not be worn on a canoe trip. Neoprene waders are good good are waders Neoprene trip. canoe a on worn be not Federal funds used for these projects come from taxes paid by anglers when when anglers by paid taxes from come projects these for used funds Federal Cotton clothes will not keep you warm when wet and should should and wet when warm you keep not will clothes Cotton the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, including the conservation stamp. stamp. conservation the including licenses, fishing and hunting of sale the Money used to buy and develop stream and lake access sites comes from from comes sites access lake and stream develop and buy to used Money polypropylene or wool clothes will stay warm when wet. wet. when warm stay will clothes wool or polypropylene A wool hat prevents heat loss from your head. Fleece, Fleece, head. your from loss heat prevents hat wool A District 1 District between the layers serves as insulation. as serves layers the between www.wvdnr.gov To stay warm, wear several layers of clothing. Air trapped trapped Air clothing. of layers several wear warm, stay To 304.825.6270 fax: • 304.825.6787 victim into dry clothes. dry into victim keep the person awake, remove all wet clothing and get the the get and clothing wet all remove awake, person the keep • P.O. Box 99 99 Box P.O. Farmington, WV 26571 WV Farmington, treatment: get the victim out of the cold, give warm drinks, drinks, warm give cold, the of out victim the get treatment: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Natural of Division Virginia West hands, slow speech, confusion and exhaustion. Emergency Emergency exhaustion. and confusion speech, slow hands, 1 District – Section Resources Wildlife temperature and bottom substrate). bottom and temperature Symptoms include uncontrollable shivering, fumbling fumbling shivering, uncontrollable include Symptoms • Wear appropriate foot wear (considering water water (considering wear foot appropriate Wear Any water colder than 70 degrees can cause hypothermia. hypothermia. cause can degrees 70 than colder water Any • Study how swiftly the water is moving. is water the swiftly how Study be below freezing before you can become hypothermic. hypothermic. become can you before freezing below be in court. court. in misconception is that the air or water temperature must must temperature water or air the that is misconception Get involved in protecting your sport; be willing to testify testify to willing be sport; your protecting in involved Get avoid holes. avoid body loses heat faster than it can produce it. A common common A it. produce can it than faster heat loses body • Shuffle your feet or probe with a stick along the bottom to to bottom the along stick a with probe or feet your Shuffle LEnforce/Poachers.shtm as soon as possible. as soon as LEnforce/Poachers.shtm Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition in which your your which in condition life-threatening a is Hypothermia • Find out whether the bottom is rocky or muddy. or rocky is bottom the whether out Find or report the violation online at www.wvdnr.gov/ at online violation the report or FISHING IN COLD WEATHER COLD IN FISHING 3. Contact a local DNR Natural Resources Police Officer Officer Police Resources Natural DNR local a Contact • Wear your PFD. your Wear 2. tor. viola confront Don’t • Wade with a fishing buddy. fishing a with Wade panic and injure or drown someone trying to rescue them. rescue to trying someone drown or injure and panic lation. vio the concerning There are several rules you should follow for safe wading. safe for follow should you rules several are There have had life-saving training. People who are drowning often often drowning are who People training. life-saving had have 1. Observe and write down all of the information information the of all down write and Observe WADING GO (swim) to the person ONLY as a last resort and only if you you if only and resort last a as ONLY person the to (swim) GO Office during normal operating hours. hours. operating normal during Office – call DNR District Law Enforcement Enforcement Law District DNR call – Progress in Not get to the person in the water. the in person the to get over. If the boat has a motor, it must be shut off before you you before off shut be must it motor, a has boat the If over. moving. A boat cushion is not a wearable PFD. wearable a not is cushion boat A moving.