Rainbow Trout Stocked · 62 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Bullpasture River fishing
Bullpasture River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 22 times a year since 2016, most often in March and May. 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 9, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 247
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,597 ft
Fish at Bullpasture River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 62 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 48 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last April 21, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last March 18, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Bullpasture River is stocked
Cowpasture River (1.7 mi), Back Creek (14.1 mi), Braley Pond (15.7 mi), and Maury River (18.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Cowpasture River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Back Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Tiger Trout, and Brook Trout, Braley Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout, and Maury River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 23, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 23, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 22, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 22, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
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| January 13, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
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| December 23, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
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| October 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
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| February 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
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| January 23, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
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| December 30, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| October 18, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| May 10, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| April 18, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| March 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| February 15, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| December 12, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| October 18, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| May 25, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| March 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| February 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| January 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
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| December 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
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| October 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
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| May 24, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
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| December 9, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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| October 3, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Williamsville, VA
Trout fishing centers on the Bullpasture Gorge stretch through DWR's Highland WMA, reached from McDowell by SR 678 (Bullpasture River Road). A gorge parking area is on Hupman Valley Road off SR 612 near Williamsville; the trail there fords the river, so take care at high flows.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Bullpasture River
Nearest lakes
Public land at Bullpasture River
Bullpasture River is 0.8 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 Bullpasture River?
Fishing Bullpasture River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 62 of 163 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 21, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 18, 2025.
When is Bullpasture River stocked?
Last stocked October 9, 2026. It is stocked about 22 times a year since 2016, most often in March and May.
How do you get on Bullpasture River?
The nearest town is Williamsville, VA. Trout fishing centers on the Bullpasture Gorge stretch through DWR's Highland WMA, reached from McDowell by SR 678 (Bullpasture River Road). A gorge parking area is on Hupman Valley Road off SR 612 near Williamsville; the trail there fords the river, so take care at high flows.
Which lakes near Bullpasture River were stocked more recently?
Cowpasture River (1.7 mi), Back Creek (14.1 mi), Braley Pond (15.7 mi), and Maury River (18.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Cowpasture River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Back Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Tiger Trout, and Brook Trout, Braley Pond is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout, and Maury River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.