Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Dan River fishing
Dan River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Striped Bass, White Bass, White Perch, Walleye, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, and 8 more. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, and Striped Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Bluegill, and dawn, dusk, and night for White Bass and Walleye.
- Last stocked
- May 27, 2026
- · Tiger Trout
- Plants on record
- 161
- Species stocked
- 4 (+14 also recorded)
- Elevation
- 1,323 ft
Fish at Dan River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 24 plants · last May 7, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Striped Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Striped Bass species guide
White Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
White Bass species guide
White Perch Confirmed present 
Walleye Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Walleye species guide
Blue Catfish Confirmed present 
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Flathead Catfish Confirmed present Best: night Best: night
Flathead Catfish species guide
Spotted Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Spotted Bass species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Redbreast Sunfish Confirmed present 
Redear Sunfish Confirmed present Best: day Best: day
Redear Sunfish species guide Roanoke Bass Confirmed present
How Dan River is stocked
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 26, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 28, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 25, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 22, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 15, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 19, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 25, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 29, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 8, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 30, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
The upper Dan in Patrick County is wading water. Downstream, DWR and city ramps at Danville (Abreu-Grogan Park and the landing off River Point Road), South Boston, Hyco, and Staunton River State Park suit john boats; there is some bank fishing in the Danville city stretch.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Dan River
Nearest lakes
Common questions
What fish are at Dan River?
Fishing Dan River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 101 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked May 7, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Striped Bass, White Bass, White Perch, and Walleye, plus 10 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Dan River stocked?
Last stocked May 27, 2026. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May.
How do you get on Dan River?
The upper Dan in Patrick County is wading water. Downstream, DWR and city ramps at Danville (Abreu-Grogan Park and the landing off River Point Road), South Boston, Hyco, and Staunton River State Park suit john boats; there is some bank fishing in the Danville city stretch.