Crooked Creek fishing

Crooked Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 40 times a year since 2016, most often in April 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.

Crooked Creek
Photo: cricketsblog, CC BY 2.0
Last stocked
November 4, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
445
Species recorded
4
Elevation
2,400 ft

Fish at Crooked Creek

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 196 plants · last May 30, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 30, 2026 · 196 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 85 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 27, 2026 · 85 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 65 plants · last May 29, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 29, 2026 · 65 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 21 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 27, 2026 · 21 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Crooked Creek is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
November 4, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
November 4, 2026–––report
October 9, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 30, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 29, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 29, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 27, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 27, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 25, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 25, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 25, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 25, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 23, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 23, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 22, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 22, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 22, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 22, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 20, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 18, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 18, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 16, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 16, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 16, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 15, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 15, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 13, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 13, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 11, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 11, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 9, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 9, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 8, 2026Tiger Trout––report
May 8, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 6, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 6, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 4, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 4, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 2, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 1, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 1, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 29, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 29, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 27, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 27, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 25, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 24, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 22, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 22, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 21, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 20, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 20, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 18, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 18, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 17, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 17, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 15, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 15, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 13, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 13, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 11, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 10, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 8, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 8, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 6, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 6, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 2, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 2, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 2, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 2, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 1, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 20, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 4, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
February 20, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
November 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
October 10, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 30, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 30, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 30, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 28, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 28, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 24, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 24, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 23, 2025Brook Trout––report
May 23, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 23, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 21, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 21, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 19, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 19, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 17, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 17, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 16, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 16, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 16, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 14, 2025Brook Trout––report
May 14, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 10, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 10, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 9, 2025Brook Trout––report
May 9, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 7, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 5, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 3, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 2, 2025Tiger Trout––report
May 2, 2025Brook Trout––report
May 2, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 30, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 30, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 30, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 28, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 26, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 26, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 25, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 25, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 23, 2025Tiger Trout––report
April 23, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 21, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 21, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 19, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 19, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 18, 2025Tiger Trout––report
April 18, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 16, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 16, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 14, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 12, 2025Tiger Trout––report
April 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 11, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 11, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 11, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 9, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 9, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 9, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 7, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 3, 2025Tiger Trout––report
April 3, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 3, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 3, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 19, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
February 4, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
November 1, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
October 5, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 31, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 31, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 31, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 31, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 29, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 29, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 25, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 24, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 24, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 24, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 24, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 24, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 22, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 22, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 20, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 20, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 18, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 18, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 17, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 15, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 15, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 13, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 13, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 11, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 10, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 10, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 10, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 8, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 8, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 8, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 6, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 6, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 4, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 4, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 3, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 3, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 3, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 1, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 1, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 29, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 29, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 29, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 27, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 27, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 26, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 26, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 26, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 24, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 24, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 22, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 22, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 20, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 19, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 19, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 19, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 19, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 17, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 17, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 15, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 15, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 15, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 13, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 12, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 12, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 12, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 10, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 8, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 8, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 4, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 4, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 4, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 1, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 8, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
January 26, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
November 1, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
October 4, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
June 3, 2023Brook Trout––report
June 3, 2023Brown Trout––report
June 3, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
June 2, 2023Brook Trout––report
June 2, 2023Brown Trout––report
June 2, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 31, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 31, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 31, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 29, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 29, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 29, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 27, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 27, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 27, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 26, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 26, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 26, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 26, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 24, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 24, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 24, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 22, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 22, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 22, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 20, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 20, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 20, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 19, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 19, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 19, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 17, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 17, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 17, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 15, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 15, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 15, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 13, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 12, 2023Brook Trout––report
May 12, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 12, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 10, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 10, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 8, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 6, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 5, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 5, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 29, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 28, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 28, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 26, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 22, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 21, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 21, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 19, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 17, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 17, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 14, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 14, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 12, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 12, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 10, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 8, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 8, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 7, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 7, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 5, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 5, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 5, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 3, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 3, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 30, 2023Brook Trout––report
March 30, 2023Brown Trout––report
March 30, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 25, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 10, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
January 12, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
November 9, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
October 7, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 30, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 30, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 30, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 28, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 28, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 28, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 27, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 27, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 27, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 25, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 25, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 25, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 23, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 23, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 21, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 20, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 20, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 18, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 18, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 18, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 16, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 14, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 13, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 13, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 13, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 9, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 6, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 4, 2022Brook Trout––report
May 4, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 4, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 2, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 30, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 29, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 27, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 26, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 25, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 25, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 25, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 23, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 23, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 22, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 22, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 22, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 20, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 18, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 16, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 15, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 15, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 13, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 13, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 11, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 9, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 4, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 4, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 1, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 1, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 1, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 19, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 8, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
February 25, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
November 19, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
October 2, 2021Brown Trout––report
October 2, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
May 1, 2021–––report
April 26, 2021–––report
April 16, 2021–––report
April 2, 2021–––report
March 19, 2021–––report
March 4, 2021–––report
January 6, 2021–––report
November 7, 2020–––report
October 7, 2020–––report
May 19, 2020–––report
April 22, 2020–––report
April 6, 2020–––report
March 30, 2020–––report
March 14, 2020–––report
February 11, 2020–––report
November 6, 2019–––report
October 1, 2019–––report
May 31, 2019–––report
May 29, 2019–––report
May 27, 2019–––report
May 25, 2019–––report
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April 29, 2019–––report
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April 15, 2019–––report
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April 10, 2019–––report
April 8, 2019–––report
April 4, 2019–––report
March 19, 2019–––report
March 1, 2019–––report
January 9, 2019–––report
November 1, 2018–––report
October 9, 2018–––report
May 25, 2018–––report
April 24, 2018–––report
April 13, 2018–––report
April 5, 2018–––report
March 26, 2018–––report
March 10, 2018–––report
February 14, 2018–––report
November 8, 2017–––report
October 4, 2017–––report
May 26, 2017–––report
April 28, 2017–––report
April 6, 2017–––report
March 30, 2017–––report
March 29, 2017–––report
March 4, 2017–––report
January 18, 2017–––report
November 10, 2016–––report
October 1, 2016–––report

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Galax, VA
Facilities
camping

DWR's Crooked Creek WMA, 4 miles east of Galax via Route 620 south from Woodlawn, holds about 2.8 miles of native brook trout water and 3.5 miles of stocked water. Lots near the old concession building and on the East Fork tract, plus roadside pull-offs, reach the creek.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.

About Crooked Creek

Photo of Crooked Creek
cricketsblog, CC BY 2.0

Nearest lakes

Chestnut Creek 6.5 mi last stocked May 4, 2026 Elk Creek 12.2 mi last stocked May 9, 2026 Cripple Creek 14.5 mi last stocked May 26, 2026 Clarks Creek 16.1 mi last stocked May 14, 2026 Little Reed Island Creek 18.1 mi last stocked May 22, 2026

Common questions

What fish are at Crooked Creek?

Fishing Crooked Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 196 of 367 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 30, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked May 29, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026.

When is Crooked Creek stocked?

Last stocked November 4, 2026. It is stocked about 40 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May.

How do you get on Crooked Creek?

The nearest town is Galax, VA. Facilities include camping. DWR's Crooked Creek WMA, 4 miles east of Galax via Route 620 south from Woodlawn, holds about 2.8 miles of native brook trout water and 3.5 miles of stocked water. Lots near the old concession building and on the East Fork tract, plus roadside pull-offs, reach the creek.

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