State DNR Stocks 31 Waters During Week of May 25
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on June 02, 2026 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) this week announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of May 25:
- Anthony Creek
- Berwind Lake
- Blackwater River
- Buffalo Creek (Logan)
- Cacapon Park Lakes
- Cranberry River
- Dry Fork (McDowell)
- Elk River (Randolph, Webster)
- Gandy Creek
- Glady Fork
- Knapps Creek
- Laurel Fork (Randolph)
- Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
- North Fork South Branch
- Opequon Creek
- Potts Creek
- Rhine Creek
- Rock Cliff Lake
- Rockhouse Lake
- Shavers Fork (Bemis)
- Shavers Fork (Lower Section)
- Shavers Fork (Upper Section)
- South Branch (Franklin)
- South Branch (Smoke Hole)
- Spruce Knob Lake
- Spruce Laurel Fork
- Summit Lake
- Trout Run
- Waites Run
- West Fork Greenbrier River
- Williams River
The WVDNR stocks lakes and streams with trout from January 1 and May 31 each year. Trout stockings will resume for two weeks in October. For more information about trout stocking locations, anglers should check pages 6-7 in the 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.
