Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2023 fishing license and trout stamp.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced on Monday that the following waters were stocked during the week of Feb. 21–24:

  • Anthony Creek
  • Berwind Lake
  • Big Clear Creek
  • Big Sandy Creek
  • Blackwater River
  • Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
  • Burnsville Tailwaters
  • Camp Creek
  • Castleman Run Lake (Nearby)
  • Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
  • Coopers Rock Lake
  • Cranberry River
  • Dry Fork (McDowell)
  • Dry Fork (Tucker)
  • East River
  • Elk River
  • Elk River (C&R)
  • French Creek Pond
  • Glade Creek of Mann
  • Glady Fork
  • Glade Creek of New River
  • Greenbrier River Rail Stocking (Downstream from Greenbrier River Section Below Durbin to Upstream of Greenbrier River at Cass)
  • Horseshoe Run
  • Kings Creek
  • Knapps Creek
  • Laurel Fork of Holly River
  • Left Fork of Holly River
  • Little Clear Creek
  • Mash Fork
  • Mash Fork of Camp Creek (Children/Class Q)
  • Meadow Creek of New River
  • Middle Wheeling Lake
  • New Creek
  • New Creek Dam No. 14
  • North Fork Patterson Creek
  • North River
  • Paint Creek
  • Panther Creek
  • Pinnacle Creek
  • Pond Fork
  • R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
  • Summit Lake
  • Sutton Tailwaters
  • Tilhance Creek
  • Tomlinson Run
  • Tomlinson Run Lake
  • Tuscarora Creek
  • Upper Guyandotte River
  • Warden Lake
  • Watoga Lake
  • Williams River

Trout stocking updates are also posted online at WVdnr.gov/fish-stocking. For a complete list of stocking locations and frequency of stockings, anglers should consult pages 14 and 15 of the 2023 West Virginia 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, trout stamp and a valid form of identification while fishing for trout. Licenses and stamps can be purchased at 175 retail locations across the state or online at WVfish.com.

To learn more about fishing opportunities and trout stockings in West Virginia, visit WVdnr.gov/fishing.