All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

WVDNR shares trout stocking locations for week of Feb. 28

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following waters were stocked with trout during the week of Feb. 28. Trout stocking updates are also posted online at wvdnr.gov/fish-stocking.

Trout Stocking Locations for Week of Feb. 28:
• Anthony Creek
• Baker Lake (Children & Class Q)
• Bear Rocks Lake
• Beech Fork Tailwaters
• Big Clear Creek
• Blackwater River
• Brandywine Lake
• Brushy Fork Lake
• Buckhannon River
• Buffalo Creek (Clay)
• Buffalo Creek (Logan)
• Buffalo Fork Lake
• Burnsville Tailwaters
• Cherry River
• Clear Fork of Guyandotte River (delayed harvest)
• Coonskin Park (Children & Class Q)
• Cranberry River
• Curtisville Lake
• Deegan Lake
• Dillons Run
• Dry Fork (Randolph)
• Dunloup Creek
• East Fork Greenbrier River
• Edwards Run Pond
• Elk River
• Fort Ashby Reservoir
• Gandy Creek
• Glady Fork
• Greenbrier River (Durbin section)
• Greenbrier River (Marlinton section)
• Handley Pond (Children & Class Q)
• Hinkle Lake
• Hopkins Fork
• Horse Creek Lake
• Huey Lake
• Hurricane Reservoir
• Indian Creek
• Indian Rocks Lake
• James P. Bailey Lake
• Kimsey Run Lake
• Knapps Creek
• Lake Underwood (Children & Class Q)
• Laurel Fork (Randolph)
• Laurel Fork of Clear Fork of Guyandotte River (Children & Class Q)
• Left Fork of Right Fork Buckhannon River
• Lick Creek Pond
• Little Clear Creek
• Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
• Logan County Pond (Children & Class Q)
• Lost River
• Miletree Lake
• Mill Creek South Branch
• Miller Pond (Children & Class Q)
• Moores Run
• New Creek
• North Fork Cherry River
• North Fork Patterson Creek
• North Fork South Branch
• North River
• Poorhouse Pond
• Potts Creek
• Rich Creek
• Right Fork of Buckhannon River
• Seneca Lake
• Shavers Fork (Bemis)
• Shavers Fork (lower section)
• Shavers Fork (upper section)
• South Branch (Franklin)
• South Branch (Smoke Hole)
• South Fork Cherry River
• South Fork of Cranberry River
• South Mill Creek Lake
• Spruce Knob Lake
• Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
• Summersville Tailwaters
• Summit Lake
• Sutton Tailwaters
• Teter Creek Lake
• Tilhance Creek
• Trout Run
• Tuscarora Creek
• Tygart Lake Tailwaters
• Waites Run
• Warden Lake
• Watoga Lake
• Wayne Dam
• Wheeling Creek
• Williams River
While fishing for trout in West Virginia, all anglers 15 and older are required to have a West Virginia fishing license, trout stamp and valid form of identification. Anglers are also encouraged to explore places to fish in the interactive fishing map available online at mapwv.gov/huntfish.

To learn more about West Virginia’s fishing regulations and to purchase a fishing license and trout stamps, visit WVdnr.gov.

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