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 March 13–17:
- Anderson Lake
- Anthony Creek
- Back Fork of Elk River
- Back Fork of Elk River (Catch and Release)
- Blackwater River
- Brandywine Lake
- Brushy Fork Lake
- Buckhannon River
- Buffalo Fork Lake
- Bullskin Run
- Cacapon Park Lakes
- Cherry River
- Chief Logan
- Clear Fork of Tug
- Cranberry River
- Desert Fork
- Dog Run Lake
- Dry Fork (Randolph)
- Dunloup Creek
- East Fork Greenbrier River
- Elk River
- Evitts Run
- Gandy Creek
- Greenbrier River (Durbin Section)
- Greenbrier River (Marlinton Section)
- Hopkins Fork
- Horse Creek Lake
- Hurricane Reservoir
- Kimsey Run Lake
- Knapps Creek
- Laurel Creek (Fayette)
- Laurel Fork (Randolph)
- Laurel Fork Lake
- Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River
- Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
- Lost River
- Mason Lake
- Meadow Creek of Anthony Creek
- Middle Creek (Berkeley)
- Middle Wheeling Creek (Delayed harvest)
- Mill Creek (Berkeley)
- Mill Creek (Fayette)
- New Creek
- Newburg Lake
- North Fork Fishing Creek
- North Fork Lunice
- North Fork of Cherry River
- North Fork Patterson Creek
- North Fork Potomac River (Jennings Randolph Tailwaters)
- North Fork South Branch
- North River
- Opequon Creek
- Paw Paw Creek
- Potts Creek
- Red Creek
- Rhine Creek
- Rocky Marsh Run
- Seneca Lake
- Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
- Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
- South Branch (Franklin)
- South Branch (Smoke Hole)
- South Fork Fishing Creek
- South Fork of Cherry River
- South Mill Creek Lake
- Spruce Knob Lake
- Sugar Creek
- Summersville Tailwaters
- Summit Lake
- Teter Creek Lake
- Trout Run
- Waites Run
- Warden Lake
- Watoga Lake
- 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.