Rainbow Trout Stocked · 28 plants · last May 13, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Braley Pond fishing
Braley Pond fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout on a reservoir. Also recorded: Largemouth bass, Bluegill, and Channel catfish. It is stocked about 8.3 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Bluegill, and dusk and night for Channel catfish.
- Last stocked
- October 26, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 92
- Species stocked
- 3 (+3 also recorded)
- Elevation
- 1,986 ft
Fish at Braley Pond
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 28 plants · last May 13, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 21 plants · last May 13, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last April 7, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth bass species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Channel catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel catfish species guideHow Braley Pond is stocked
North River (7.3 mi) was stocked more recently. North River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 26, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 22, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 29, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 30, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 20, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 27, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 8, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 27, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Facilities
- restrooms, camping
Braley Pond is a 4.5-acre USFS impoundment built in 1965, 1 mile off US 250 via SR 715 (FDR 96), about 10 miles west of Churchville. Shore fishing all around, including a fishing point built from 1989 dredge fill; vault toilets, picnic tables, trails and nearby dispersed camping. No ramp or fee.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Braley Pond
According to a DWR study, fishing for channel catfish should improve in the future. (dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Nearest lakes
Public land at Braley Pond
Braley Pond is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Braley Pond?
Fishing Braley Pond usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 28 of 56 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 13, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 13, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 7, 2025. Largemouth bass, Bluegill, and Channel catfish are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Braley Pond stocked?
Last stocked October 26, 2026. It is stocked about 8.3 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Braley Pond?
Facilities include restrooms and camping. Braley Pond is a 4.5-acre USFS impoundment built in 1965, 1 mile off US 250 via SR 715 (FDR 96), about 10 miles west of Churchville. Shore fishing all around, including a fishing point built from 1989 dredge fill; vault toilets, picnic tables, trails and nearby dispersed camping. No ramp or fee.
Which lakes near Braley Pond were stocked more recently?
North River (7.3 mi) was stocked more recently. North River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.