CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that 88 lakes and streams across the state were stocked with trout during the week of March 9, including the Buckhannon River, Back Fork of Elk River and French Creek Pond.
The full list of stocked waters:
Anthony Creek, Back Fork of Elk River, Back Fork of Elk River (Catch and Release), Big Clear Creek, Big Run Lake, Big Sandy Creek, Blackwater River, Buffalo Creek (Brooke), Buckhannon River, Burnsville Tailwaters, Cacapon Park Lakes, Camp Creek, Castleman Run Lake, Clear Fork of Guyandotte River, Coopers Rock Lake, Cranberry River, Dillons Run, Dog Run Lake (Upper and Lower), Dry Fork (Randolph), East River, Elk River (Catch and Release), Elk River (Randolph, Webster), French Creek Pond, Gandy Creek, Glade Creek of Mann, Glady Fork, Greenbrier River (Cass), Hills Creek, Horseshoe Run, Kimsey Run Lake, Knapps Creek, Laurel Creek (Fayette), Laurel Creek Cherry River, Laurel Fork (Randolph), Laurel Fork Holly River, Left Fork Holly River, Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River, Little Clear Creek, Little Kanawha Headwaters, Little River West Fork Greenbrier River, Lost River, Mannington Lake, Mash Fork, Mash Fork Camp Creek (Children and Class Q), Meadow Creek of New River, Middle Wheeling Lake, Mill Creek (Fayette), Mill Creek South Branch, Moores Run, Mountwood Park Lake, North Bend Tailwaters, North Branch Potomac River (Jennings Randolph Tailwaters), North Fork Cherry River, North Fork South Branch, Opequon Creek, Paint Creek, Panther Creek, Pinnacle Creek, Pond Fork, Poorhouse Pond, Potts Creek, R.D. Bailey Tailwaters, Right Fork Buckhannon River, Rocky Marsh Run, Rollins Lake, Seneca Lake, Shavers Fork (Bemis), Shavers Fork (Lower Section), South Branch (Catch and Release), South Branch (Franklin), South Branch (Smoke Hole), South Fork Cherry River, South Mill Creek Lake, Spruce Knob Lake, Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters, Sugar Creek, Summit Lake, Sutton Tailwaters, Tilhance Creek, Trout Run, Tuscarora Creek, Tygart Lake Tailwaters, Upper Guyandotte River, Waites Run, Wallback Lake, Warden Lake, West Fork Greenbrier River and Williams River.
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 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, available 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. Trout stamps are required for those fishing for trout. Licenses and stamps may be purchased online at WVfish.com.
