Rainbow Trout Stocked · 27 plants · last May 15, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Big Cedar Creek fishing
Big Cedar Creek fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 7.5 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- October 13, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 84
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,601 ft
Fish at Big Cedar Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 27 plants · last May 15, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last March 16, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last April 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk Big Cedar Creek Farm is an eight acre POWWR property which runs adjacent to Big Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Clinch River. Wildlife utilizing the site include but are not limited to: bobcats, egrets, songbirds, turtles, trout, among other species. (dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Big Cedar Creek is stocked
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 11, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 18, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 14, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 23, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Lebanon, VA
DWR's Big Cedar Creek Farm property touches about 3,400 feet of the creek. From Lebanon go east on Main Street, turn right on Big Cedar Creek Road and drive about half a mile to a DWR-signed gravel lot on the left. Free, open dawn to dusk.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Big Cedar Creek?
Fishing Big Cedar Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 27 of 43 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 15, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked March 16, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 9, 2026.
When is Big Cedar Creek stocked?
Last stocked October 13, 2026. It is stocked about 7.5 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Big Cedar Creek?
The nearest town is Lebanon, VA. DWR's Big Cedar Creek Farm property touches about 3,400 feet of the creek. From Lebanon go east on Main Street, turn right on Big Cedar Creek Road and drive about half a mile to a DWR-signed gravel lot on the left. Free, open dawn to dusk.