Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2026 fishing license and trout stamp
Charleston, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of March 23:
• Anthony Creek
• Glady Fork
• Knapps Creek
• Rocky Marsh Run
• Shavers Fork (Bemis)
• Shavers Fork (lower section)
• South Mill Creek Lake
• Tilhance Creek
• Tuscarora Creek
• Camp Creek
• Dillons Run
• Dunloup Creek
• East River
• French Creek Pond
• Glade Creek of Mann
• Laurel Fork Holly River
• Left Fork Holly River
• Lost River
• Mash Fork
• Mash Fork Camp Creek (Children and Class Q)
• Mill Creek South Branch
• South Branch (Smoke Hole)
• Summit Lake
• Buckhannon River Rail (Sago Upstream to Alexander)
• Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
• Castleman Run Lake
• Cranberry River
• Cranberry River (Catch and Release)
• Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
• Horse Creek Lake
• Middle Wheeling Dam
• North Fork Cherry River
• R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
• Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
• South Fork Cherry River
• Trout Run
• Waites Run
• West Fork Greenbrier River (Rail Grade)
• Big Clear Creek
• Big Sandy Creek
• Blackwater River
• Buckhannon River
• Burnsville Tailwaters
• Cacapon Park Lakes
• Coopers Rock Lake
• Dry Fork (Randolph)
• Horseshoe Run
• Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River
• Little Clear Creek
• Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
• North Fork South Branch
• Opequon Creek
• Paint Creek
• Paint Creek (Delayed Harvest)
• Pond Fork
• Poorhouse Pond
• South Branch (Franklin)
• Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
• Sutton Tailwaters
• West Fork Greenbrier River
• Williams River
• Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
• Dry Fork (Tucker)
• Gandy Creek
• Laurel Fork (Randolph)
• Pinnacle Creek
• Spruce Knob Lake
• Upper Guyandotte River
• Warden Lake
• Greenbrier River (Rail Stocking) Downstream from Greenbrier River below Durbin; Upstream of Greenbrier River (Cass Section)
While daily trout stockings are not announced in advance, the WVDNR publishes a list of recently stocked waters at WVdnr.gov/fish-stocking. In the event of inclement weather, hatchery staff will make up missed stockings before the end of the month (weather permitting) by making additional stocking runs or adding extra fish to upcoming stockings. For more information about trout stocking locations, anglers should check pages 6-7 in the Fishing Regulations Summary, available to download at WVdnr.gov/fishing-regulations.
All anglers 15 years and older are required to have a West Virginia fishing license and a valid form of identification while fishing in the state of West Virginia. Trout stamps are required for those fishing for trout. Licenses and stamps may be purchased online at WVfish.com.
