The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources stocked 74 lakes and streams across the state with trout during the week of Feb. 16, including several waters in and around the Upshur and Randolph county area.
Waters on the list with local and regional ties include the Middle Fork River, Teter Creek Lake, Dry Fork in Randolph County, Elk River in Randolph and Webster counties, the Right Fork of the Middle Fork River, Tygart River Headwaters and Laurel Fork in Randolph County.
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 — through additional stocking runs or by adding extra fish to upcoming stockings. For more information about stocking locations, anglers can check pages 6-7 of the Fishing Regulations Summary, available at WVdnr.gov/fishing-regulations.
All anglers 15 and older are required to have a valid West Virginia fishing license and a form of identification while fishing in the state. A trout stamp is required for those fishing for trout. Licenses and stamps may be purchased online at WVfish.com.
The following waters were stocked during the week of Feb. 16:
Anthony Creek, Bear Rocks Lake, Beech Fork Tailwaters, Berwind Lake, Big Run Lake, Brandywine Lake, Brushy Fork Lake, Buffalo Creek (Clay), Buffalo Creek (Logan), Buffalo Fork Lake, Bullskin Run, Cherry River, Chief Logan Pond, Clover Run, Curtisville Lake, Dog Run Lake (Upper and Lower Sections), Dry Fork (McDowell), Dry Fork (Randolph), East Lynn Tailwaters, Edwards Run Pond, Elk River (C&R), Elk River (Randolph, Webster), Evitts Run, Fort Ashby Reservoir, Gandy Creek, Greenbrier River (Cass), Greenbrier River (Durbin), Hills Creek, Hopkins Fork, Horseshoe Run, Indian Creek, Indian Rocks Lake, Kings Creek, Knapps Creek, Laurel Creek (Fayette), Laurel Fork (Randolph) Rt. 33 Only – Lower Section, Lick Creek Pond, Mannington Lake, Meadow Creek (Summers), Meadow Creek of Anthony Creek, Middle Creek (Berkeley), Middle Fork River, Middle Wheeling Creek (Delayed Harvest), Mill Creek (Berkeley), Mill Creek (Fayette), New Creek, New Creek Dam No. 14, Newburg Lake, North Branch Potomac River (Jennings Randolph Tailwaters), North Fork Fishing Creek, North Fork Lunice Creek, North Fork Patterson Creek, North Fork South Branch, North River, Paw Paw Creek, Rich Creek, Right Fork Middle Fork River, Rockhouse Lake, Seneca Lake, South Branch (Petersburg), South Branch (Petersburg), South Fork Fishing Creek, Spruce Laurel Fork, Summersville Tailwaters, Summit Lake, Teter Creek Lake, Tomlinson Run, Tomlinson Run Lake, Tygart River Headwaters, Watoga Lake, Wayne Dam, West Fork Twelvepole Creek, Wheeling Creek, Whiteday Creek
