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 11–15:

  • Anthony Creek
  • Blackwater River
  • Brandywine Lake
  • Brushy Fork Lake
  • Buckhannon River
  • Buffalo Creek (Clay)
  • Buffalo Creek (Logan)
  • Buffalo Fork Lake
  • Bullskin Run
  • Cacapon Park Lakes
  • Cherry River
  • Clear Fork of Tug
  • Cranberry River
  • Dillons Run
  • Dry Fork (Randolph)
  • Dunloup Creek
  • East Fork Greenbrier River
  • Edwards Run Pond
  • Elk River
  • Evitts Run
  • Fort Ashby Reservoir
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glady Fork
  • Greenbrier River (Durbin)
  • Greenbrier River (Marlinton)
  • Hopkins Fork
  • Horse Creek Lake
  • Indian Rocks Lake
  • Kimsey Run Lake
  • Knapps Creek
  • Laurel Creek of New River
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Left Fork Right Fork Buckhannon River
  • Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
  • Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
  • Lost River
  • Meadow Creek of Anthony Creek
  • Middle Creek (Berkeley)
  • Middle Fork River
  • Middle Wheeling Creek (delayed harvest)
  • Mill Creek (Berkeley)
  • Mill Creek of New River
  • Mill Creek South Branch
  • Moores Run
  • New Creek
  • Newburg Lake
  • North Fork Cherry River
  • North Fork Lunice
  • North Fork Patterson Creek
  • North Fork South Branch
  • North River
  • Opequon Creek
  • Paw Paw Creek
  • Potts Creek
  • Red Creek
  • Rhine Creek
  • Right Fork Middle Fork River
  • Rocky Marsh Run
  • Seneca Lake
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (lower section)
  • Shavers Fork (upper section)
  • Shavers Fork rail stocking (Bowden to Bemis and Bemis through High Falls)
  • Shavers Fork rail stocking (C&R and above Cheat Bridge to Beaver Creek)
  • South Branch (Franklin)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • South Fork Cherry River
  • South Fork of Cranberry River
  • South Mill Creek Lake
  • Spruce Knob Lake
  • Summersville Tailwaters
  • Summit Lake
  • Teter Creek Lake
  • Trout Run
  • Tygart Lake Tailwaters
  • Waites Run
  • Warden Lake
  • Watoga Lake
  • West Fork Greenbrier River
  • 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.