Last stocked
May 15, 2026
Plants on record
83
Species recorded
3
Elevation
1,601 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Lebanon, VA
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- No
- Fee required
- No
DWR's Big Cedar Creek Farm property, on Big Cedar Creek Road about half a mile east of Lebanon, has a gravel parking area for stream fishing (license required). Boating and camping aren't allowed. Free, open dawn to dusk.
Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.boat_ramp , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes
How Big Cedar Creek is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was February 11, 2026, later than usual.
Fish at Big Cedar Creek
Fishing Big Cedar Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 27 of 43 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.
Rainbow Trout 27 plants
- Plants
- 27 of 83
- Last stocked
- May 15, 2026
Brown Trout 10 plants
- Plants
- 10 of 83
- Last stocked
- March 16, 2026
Brook Trout 6 plants
- Plants
- 6 of 83
- Last stocked
- April 9, 2026
Fishing Big Cedar Creek
Big Cedar Creek Farm is an eight acre POWWR property which runs adjacent to Big Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Clinch River. Limited fishing is permissible on site, which requires a freshwater fishing license. Wildlife utilizing the site include but are not limited to: bobcats, egrets, songbirds, turtles, trout, among other species.
Sources: dwr.virginia.gov
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 83 plants Showing 83 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.