Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Chestnut Creek fishing
Chestnut Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2016, most often in May and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 27
- Species recorded
- 1
- Elevation
- 2,303 ft
Fish at Chestnut Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk How Chestnut Creek is stocked
Elk Creek (5.8 mi), Crooked Creek (6.5 mi), Cripple Creek (12 mi), Little Reed Island Creek (19.8 mi), and Fox Creek (21.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Elk Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Cripple Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Little Reed Island Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Galax, VA
- Facilities
- camping, restrooms
DWR's delayed-harvest section runs about 4.2 miles from the US 58 bridge downstream to New River Trail State Park's Cliffview Campground, with the rail-trail alongside. Park at the Galax trailhead or road crossings; Cliffview's 12 tent sites are reached by footbridge from the Dannelly complex lot.
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 Chestnut Creek
Nearest lakes
Public land at Chestnut Creek
Chestnut Creek is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of New River Trail State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Chestnut Creek?
Fishing Chestnut Creek usually means Rainbow Trout. All 15 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 4, 2026.
When is Chestnut Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 4, 2026. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 2016, most often in May and October.
How do you get on Chestnut Creek?
The nearest town is Galax, VA. Facilities include camping and restrooms. DWR's delayed-harvest section runs about 4.2 miles from the US 58 bridge downstream to New River Trail State Park's Cliffview Campground, with the rail-trail alongside. Park at the Galax trailhead or road crossings; Cliffview's 12 tent sites are reached by footbridge from the Dannelly complex lot.
Which lakes near Chestnut Creek were stocked more recently?
Elk Creek (5.8 mi), Crooked Creek (6.5 mi), Cripple Creek (12 mi), Little Reed Island Creek (19.8 mi), and Fox Creek (21.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Elk Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Cripple Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Little Reed Island Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.