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WVDNR stocks 86 waters during week of Feb. 24

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of Feb. 24:

  • Barboursville Lake
  • Big Run Lake
  • Big Sandy Creek
  • Buckhannon River
  • Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
  • Bullskin Run
  • Burnsville Tailwaters
  • Cacapon Park Lakes
  • Camp Creek
  • Castlemans Run Lake
  • Cherry River
  • Chief Logan Lake
  • Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
  • Conaway Run Lake
  • Coopers Rock Lake
  • Cranberry River
  • Dillons Run
  • Dry Fork (Randolph)
  • East River
  • Edwards Run Pond
  • Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
  • Elk River (Catch and Release)
  • Evitts Run
  • French Creek Pond
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glade Creek of New River
  • Glady Fork
  • Greenbrier River (Marlinton)
  • Horse Creek Lake
  • Hurricane Reservoir
  • Indian Creek
  • Kings Creek
  • Laurel Creek of New River (Fayette)
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Laurel Fork Holly River
  • Laurel Fork Lake
  • Left Fork Holly River
  • Left Fork of Right Fork Buckhannon River
  • Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
  • Lost River
  • Mannington Lake
  • Mash Fork
  • Mash Fork of Camp Creek (Children and Class Q)
  • Middle Creek (Berkeley)
  • Middle Wheeling Lake
  • Mill Creek (Berkeley)
  • Mill Creek of New River (Fayette)
  • Mill Creek South Branch
  • Moores Run
  • Mountwood Park Lake
  • New Creek
  • Newburg Lake
  • North Bend Tailwaters
  • North Fork Cherry River
  • North Fork Fishing Creek
  • North Fork Patterson Creek
  • North River
  • Opequon Creek
  • Paint Creek
  • Paint Creek (Delayed Harvest)
  • Pinnacle Creek
  • Pond Fork
  • R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
  • Rich Creek
  • Ridenour Lake
  • Rocky Marsh Run
  • Rollins Lake
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
  • Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
  • South Fork Cherry River
  • South Fork Fishing Creek
  • South Mill Creek Lake
  • Spruce Knob Lake
  • Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
  • Summersville Tailwaters
  • Sutton Tailwaters
  • Teter Creek Lake (Barbour)
  • Tomlinson Run
  • Tomlinson Run Lake
  • Trout Run
  • Tygart Lake Tailwaters
  • Upper Guyandotte River
  • Waites Run
  • Warden Lake
  • West Fork of Greenbrier River

While daily trout stockings are not announced in advance, the WVDNR publishes a list of recently stocked waters at WVdnr.gov/fish-stocking. Anglers may also find out what waters have been stocked by calling the stocking hotline at 304-558-3399. In inclement weather, missed stockings are made up by either additional stocking runs or additional fish are added to upcoming stocking events. For more information about trout stocking locations, anglers should check pages 6–7 in the 2025 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 and a valid form of identification while fishing in the state of West Virginia. Trout stamps are required for those fishing for trout. Licenses and stamps may be purchased online at WVfish.com.

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