Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last April 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Cressy Creek fishing
Cressy Creek fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 2.9 times a year since 2017, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- April 16, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 29
- Species recorded
- 1
- Elevation
- 2,597 ft
Fish at Cressy Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 15 plants · last April 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk How Cressy Creek is stocked
Staley Creek (7.3 mi), Rural Retreat Lake (9.5 mi), and Big Wilson Creek (9.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Staley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Rural Retreat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Big Wilson Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 29, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 30, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Cressy Creek
Cressy Creek 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 Cressy Creek?
Fishing Cressy Creek usually means Rainbow Trout. All 15 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 16, 2026.
When is Cressy Creek stocked?
Last stocked April 16, 2026. It is stocked about 2.9 times a year since 2017, most often in March and April.
Which lakes near Cressy Creek were stocked more recently?
Staley Creek (7.3 mi), Rural Retreat Lake (9.5 mi), and Big Wilson Creek (9.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Staley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Rural Retreat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Big Wilson Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.