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 April 25–29:

  • Anawalt Lake
  • Anthony Creek
  • Berwind Lake
  • Blackwater River
  • Brandywine Lake
  • Brushy Fork Lake
  • Buckhannon River
  • Buckhannon River (Rail Stocking)
  • Bullskin Run
  • Cacapon Park Lakes
  • Cherry River
  • Cranberry River
  • Dillons Run
  • Dry Fork (McDowell)
  • Dry Fork (Randolph)
  • East Fork Greenbrier River
  • Edwards Run Pond
  • Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
  • Evitts Run
  • Fort Ashby Reservoir
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glady Fork
  • Kimsey Run Lake
  • Kings Creek
  • Knapps Creek
  • Laurel Creek of Cherry River
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Left Fork Buckhannon River (Rail Stocking)
  • Left Fork of Right Fork Buckhannon River
  • Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
  • Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
  • Lost River
  • Middle Creek (Berkeley)
  • Mill Creek (Berkeley)
  • Mill Creek Reservoir
  • Mill Creek South Branch
  • New Creek
  • North Fork Cherry River
  • North Fork Fishing Creek
  • North Fork Lunice
  • North Fork Patterson Creek
  • North Fork South Branch
  • North River
  • Opequon Creek
  • Paw Paw Creek
  • Red Creek
  • Rockhouse Lake
  • Rocky Marsh Run
  • Seneca Lake
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
  • Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
  • South Branch (Franklin)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • South Fork Cherry River
  • South Fork Fishing Creek
  • South Mill Creek Lake
  • Spruce Knob Lake
  • Spruce Laurel Fork
  • Summersville Tailwaters
  • Summit Lake
  • Teter Creek Lake
  • Tomlinson Run
  • Tomlinson Run Lake
  • Trout Run
  • Waites Run
  • Warden Lake
  • Watoga Lake
  • West Fork Greenbrier River
  • West Fork Greenbrier River (Railroad Grade)
  • Wheeling Creek
  • Whiteday Creek
  • Williams River

Trout stocking updates are also available by calling the trout stocking hotline at 304-558-3399. They 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.