WVDNR stocks 31 waters during week of May 25

WVDNR stocks 31 waters during week of May 25
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The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of May 25:

  • Anthony Creek
  • Berwind Lake
  • Blackwater River
  • Buffalo Creek (Logan)
  • Cacapon Park Lakes
  • Cranberry River
  • Dry Fork (McDowell)
  • Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glady Fork
  • Knapps Creek
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
  • North Fork South Branch
  • Opequon Creek
  • Potts Creek
  • Rhine Creek
  • Rock Cliff Lake
  • Rockhouse Lake
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
  • Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
  • South Branch (Franklin)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • Spruce Knob Lake
  • Spruce Laurel Fork
  • Summit Lake
  • Trout Run
  • Waites Run
  • West Fork Greenbrier River
  • Williams River

The WVDNR stocks lakes and streams with trout from January 1 through May 31 each year. Trout stockings will resume for two weeks in October. 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.

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