In an effort to encourage families and new anglers to enjoy fishing this spring, the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is publishing the locations of 104 trout stockings scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays.
Locations were selected based on proximity to state parks and adequate access points and to accommodate anglers and hatchery staff, according to Stephen McDaniel, director of the division.
“Stocking these lakes and streams on Fridays and Saturdays will provide a unique fishing opportunity for children and families and help us recruit new anglers,” McDaniel said of the promotion.
“This will help families make plans as they look for weekend activities at our beautiful state parks and forests, and create additional fishing opportunities for those who work or attend school during regularly scheduled trout stockings.”
Announced stockings will begin Friday, March 2, and continue through Saturday, May 19.
They correspond with the annual stocking schedule, published in the 2018 West Virginia Fishing Regulations, and are not additional or surplus stockings. Anglers can anticipate the stockings to include the same amount and variety of trout typically stocked in these waters.
Anglers are not permitted to fish within 200 feet of division staff during a stocking event.
Licensing requirements remain the same, and licenses may be purchased at agents across the state or online at WVFish.com.
Friday and Saturday stockings will take place at:
Middle Fork River – March 9, April 6, May 4
Pendleton Lake – March 10, April 2*
Blackwater River – March 9, March 23, April 6*, April 20, May 4, May 18
Cacapon State Park lakes - March 10, March 24, April 2*, April 21, May 5, May 19
Camp Creek – March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Mash Fork - March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Canaan Valley Resort State Park
Glady Fork – March 16, April 13, May 11
Shavers Fork (Bemis) - March 16, April 13, May 11
Big Sandy – March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11
Coopers Rock Lake - March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11
Chief Logan pond – March 10, May 12
Laurel Fork [within the park] – March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Left Fork of Holly River – March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Little Beaver Lake – March 10
Glade Creek of New River – March 10
North Bend Tailwaters – March 3, April 2*
Longbranch Lake – March 17, April 2*, May 5
Seneca Lake – March 10, March 24, April 21, May 5, May 19
Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park
Stonewall Jackson Tailwater – March 9, March 23, April 6*, April 20, May 4, May 18
Sutton Tailwater – March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Burnsville Tailwater – March 9, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
Tomlinson Run Lake – March 3
King Creek – March 3
Tomlinson Run – March 3
Tygart Tailwaters – March 9, May 4
Watoga Lake – March 10, March 24, April 2*, April 21, May 5, May 19
Greenbrier River (Marlinton) – March 9, April 6
* Dates marked with an asterisk indicate golden rainbow-trout stockings during the division's Gold Rush Week, April 2-7.
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