Rainbow Trout Stocked · 67 plants · last April 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Back Creek fishing
Back Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Tiger Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 20 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- October 28, 2026
- · Tiger Trout
- Plants on record
- 221
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,949 ft
Fish at Back Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 67 plants · last April 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 46 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last April 29, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last February 24, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Back Creek is stocked
Douthat Lake (19.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 20, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2025 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 15, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 5, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 18, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
DWR's delayed-harvest section runs 1.5 miles from the Rt. 600 bridge just below Dominion's Back Creek Dam (Bath County pumped-storage station) to the Rt. 600 bridge at the foot of the power company's recreation area. From Warm Springs take Route 39 west to Mountain Grove, then Route 600 for 6 miles.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Back Creek
Back Creek is 0.1 miles outside the edge of George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Back Creek?
Fishing Back Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 67 of 140 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 16, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 29, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked February 24, 2026.
When is Back Creek stocked?
Last stocked October 28, 2026. It is stocked about 20 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Back Creek?
DWR's delayed-harvest section runs 1.5 miles from the Rt. 600 bridge just below Dominion's Back Creek Dam (Bath County pumped-storage station) to the Rt. 600 bridge at the foot of the power company's recreation area. From Warm Springs take Route 39 west to Mountain Grove, then Route 600 for 6 miles.
Which lakes near Back Creek were stocked more recently?
Douthat Lake (19.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.