WVDNR stocks 59 waters during week of Feb. 23

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) stocked the following lakes and streams with trout during the week of Feb. 23, according to a press release from the agency.

  • Big Clear Creek
  • Big Sandy Creek
  • Blackwater River
  • Boley Lake
  • Buckhannon River
  • Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
  • Burnsville Tailwaters
  • Camp Creek
  • Castleman Run Lake
  • Clear Fork of Tug
  • Coopers Rock Lake
  • Cranberry River
  • Dillons Run
  • Dry Fork (Randolph)
  • Dunloup Creek
  • East River
  • Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
  • French Creek Pond
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glade Creek of Mann
  • Glady Fork
  • Greenbrier River (Marlinton)
  • Horseshoe Run
  • Kimsey Run Lake
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Laurel Fork Holly River
  • Left Fork Holly River
  • Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River
  • Little Clear Creek
  • Little Kanawha Headwaters
  • Lost River
  • Mash Fork
  • Mash Fork of Camp Creek (Children and Class Q)
  • Middle Wheeling Lake
  • Miletree Lake
  • Mill Creek South Branch
  • North Fork Cherry River
  • North Fork South Branch
  • North Fork South Branch (Catch and Release)
  • North River
  • Paint Creek
  • Paint Creek (Delayed Harvest)
  • Pond Fork
  • Poorhouse Pond
  • R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
  • Rocky Marsh Run
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
  • South Branch (Franklin)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • South Fork Cherry River
  • South Mill Creek Lake
  • Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
  • Sutton Tailwaters
  • Tilhance Creek
  • Trout Run
  • Tuscarora Creek
  • Waites Run
  • Warden Lake

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.

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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