9/3/2023 0 Comments Va trout stockingThe Delayed Harvest section of Passage Creek (Warren Co.) will be reopened and stocked this season.Stocking dates for Urban Stocked Trout Waters will be posted the week prior to stocking on the Department’s trout stocking info page, and trout stocking telephone line.The cost for a nonresident trout license to fish in designated stocked trout waters has been reduced to the same price as a resident trout license ($23.00).Refer to signage along the stream for access. Swift Run in Greene County will be reopened as a Category B Designated Stocked Trout Water.A permit is still required to fish at Clinch Mountain, Crooked Creek, and Douthat State Park Fee Fishing Areas. As a reminder, a trout license is not required to fish designated stocked trout waters during Free Fishing Days.However, experienced trout anglers can find good trout fishing opportunities throughout the year. From June through September, normally low stream flows and warming water temperatures make trout fishing more difficult. Success for both wild and stocked trout should be very high through the spring, fall, and mild winter periods. These different restrictions have been applied to certain wild trout waters, as well as several types of stocked trout streams, to provide anglers with the opportunity to catch more and larger trout. ![]() There are a number of exceptions found below for certain areas and waters (i.e., heritage, urban, special area, special regulation, and fee fishing waters), so please study the sections following for fishing times, dates, and limits. Virginia’s trout season is open year-round and the general statewide limits are 6 trout per day, no fish less than 7 inches. ![]() This is the smallest of the three programs, but includes many of our high quality, special regulation trout fishing waters.
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