Clear Creek fishing

Fishing at Clear Creek has Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.8 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

Last stocked

April 10, 2026

Plants on record

31

Species recorded

2

Elevation

2,060 ft

How Clear Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of March. In 2026 it was March 5, 2026, about when it usually is.

Upper Norton Reservoir (2.6 mi), Bear Creek Reservoir (4 mi), Bark Camp Lake (6.4 mi), Little Stony Creek (10.3 mi), and South Fork Powell River (11.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Upper Norton Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Bear Creek Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Little Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, and South Fork Powell River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Clear Creek

Fishing Clear Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 14 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Rainbow Trout 14 plants
Plants
14 of 31
Last stocked
March 5, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brook Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 31
Last stocked
April 10, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Stocking history

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Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 10, 2026 Brook Trout report
March 5, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
October 22, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 3, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 5, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
February 7, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 8, 2024 Brook Trout report
April 8, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 4, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
December 8, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 10, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 13, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
February 15, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 7, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 10, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
October 19, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
April 6, 2021 report
March 8, 2021 report
October 22, 2020 report
April 10, 2020 report
March 11, 2020 report
November 8, 2019 report
April 2, 2019 report
March 8, 2019 report
October 9, 2018 report
April 20, 2018 report
March 7, 2018 report
October 27, 2017 report
April 6, 2017 report
March 10, 2017 report
December 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.

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