Brook Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk Barbours Creek fishing
Barbours Creek fishing is stocked with Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2017, most often in February and March. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 9, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 40
- Species recorded
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,859 ft
Fish at Barbours Creek
Brook Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last May 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Barbours Creek is stocked
Jackson River (20.6 mi) and Glade Creek (24.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Jackson River is also stocked with Brook Trout and Glade Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 22, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- New Castle, VA
- Facilities
- camping, restrooms
USFS's free Pines Campground (vault toilets, seasonal) sits beside Barbours Creek on SR 617, about 15 miles from New Castle via SR 311 and SR 611. A parking area at VA-617 and Potts Creek Road and the Potts Creek Jeep Road (FDR 5036) reach the trail-less Barbours Creek Wilderness Addition.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Barbours Creek
Nearest lakes
Public land at Barbours Creek
Barbours Creek is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
It is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Barbours Creek Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Barbours Creek?
Fishing Barbours Creek usually means Brook Trout. All 20 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked May 9, 2026.
When is Barbours Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 9, 2026. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2017, most often in February and March.
How do you get on Barbours Creek?
The nearest town is New Castle, VA. Facilities include camping and restrooms. USFS's free Pines Campground (vault toilets, seasonal) sits beside Barbours Creek on SR 617, about 15 miles from New Castle via SR 311 and SR 611. A parking area at VA-617 and Potts Creek Road and the Potts Creek Jeep Road (FDR 5036) reach the trail-less Barbours Creek Wilderness Addition.
Which lakes near Barbours Creek were stocked more recently?
Jackson River (20.6 mi) and Glade Creek (24.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Jackson River is also stocked with Brook Trout and Glade Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout.