Cub Run fishing

Cub Run fishing is stocked with Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 4.6 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
April 30, 2026
· Brook Trout
Plants on record
51
Species recorded
3
Elevation
821 ft

Fish at Cub Run

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 22 plants · last April 30, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 30, 2026 · 22 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last February 6, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked February 6, 2025 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last February 16, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked February 16, 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Cub Run is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Hawksbill Creek (13.1 mi), Rose River (16 mi), Stony Creek (18.5 mi), and Silver Lake (21 mi) were stocked more recently. Hawksbill Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Rose River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, and Silver Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.

Stocking history

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

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Newport, VA

DWR's stocked section runs through George Washington National Forest along Cub Run Road (signed Katherine Furnace Rd) off Newport Road. The Forest Service's Catherine Furnace site, where Roaring Run joins Cub Run, has on-site parking.

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.

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Common questions

What fish are at Cub Run?

Fishing Cub Run usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 22 of 26 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brook Trout was last stocked April 30, 2026. Rainbow Trout was last stocked February 6, 2025. Tiger Trout was last stocked February 16, 2024.

When is Cub Run stocked?

Last stocked April 30, 2026. It is stocked about 4.6 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.

How do you get on Cub Run?

The nearest town is Newport, VA. DWR's stocked section runs through George Washington National Forest along Cub Run Road (signed Katherine Furnace Rd) off Newport Road. The Forest Service's Catherine Furnace site, where Roaring Run joins Cub Run, has on-site parking.

Which lakes near Cub Run were stocked more recently?

Hawksbill Creek (13.1 mi), Rose River (16 mi), Stony Creek (18.5 mi), and Silver Lake (21 mi) were stocked more recently. Hawksbill Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Rose River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, and Silver Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.

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