Rainbow Trout Stocked · 80 plants · last May 26, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Cripple Creek fishing
Cripple Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 15 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 Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 26, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 165
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,983 ft
Fish at Cripple Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 80 plants · last May 26, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last May 26, 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last April 30, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Cripple Creek is stocked
Crooked Creek (14.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 31, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 25, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 24, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 15, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 29, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 31, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| November 5, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Ivanhoe, VA
- Facilities
- camping, restrooms
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek is 0.4 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 Cripple Creek?
Fishing Cripple Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 80 of 86 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 26, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 26, 2023. Brook Trout was last stocked April 30, 2024.
When is Cripple Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 26, 2026. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Cripple Creek?
The nearest town is Ivanhoe, VA. Facilities include camping and restrooms.
Which lakes near Cripple Creek were stocked more recently?
Crooked Creek (14.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.