Douthat Lake fishing

Douthat Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a reservoir. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Pumpkinseed, and 2 more. It is stocked about 32 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, and Largemouth Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Chain Pickerel, and dawn, dusk, and night for Black Crappie.

Douthat Lake
Photo: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
Last stocked
October 23, 2026
· Brown Trout
Plants on record
360
Species stocked
4 (+8 also recorded)
Surface acres
60
Elevation
1,444 ft

Fish at Douthat Lake

4 stocked · 8 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 121 plants · last May 7, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 7, 2026 · 121 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 61 plants · last May 29, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 29, 2026 · 61 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last April 13, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 13, 2026 · 32 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last April 24, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 24, 2026 · 17 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

Douthat State Park offers trout fishing in its 60-acre stocked lake and 4 miles of Wilson Creek. Trout are stocked two times per week throughout the fee period, with a single stocking of a double load in the final week. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)(dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)

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How Douthat Lake is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Stocking history

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

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Clifton Forge, VA
Facilities
restrooms, camping

Fish from the bank, from two family piers at opposite ends of the lake, or by boat from the gravel launch ramp at the north end. Wheelchair-accessible fishing pods sit at the launch area. A children's trout area is on Wilson Creek just below the dam.

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

About Douthat Lake

Stocking can be postponed due to environmental factors, as the start of the fall stocking season has been postponed "Due to warm temperatures in Douthat Lake and the lack of flow in Wilson Creek". (dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)

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Photo of Douthat Lake
Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
Photo of Douthat Lake
Sleepyr00t, CC0
Photo of Douthat Lake
Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

Clifton Forge Reservoir 4.4 mi last stocked April 30, 2026 Wilson Creek 6.3 mi last stocked April 9, 2026 Smith Creek 6.4 mi last stocked April 6, 2026 Pads Creek 7.1 mi last stocked May 4, 2026 Jackson River 8.5 mi last stocked May 21, 2026

Camping near Douthat Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Douthat Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Coles Point camping (9.3 miles), Morris Hill camping (9.4 miles), and Bolar Mountain camping (10.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Douthat Lake

Douthat Lake is inside Douthat State Park.

It 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 Douthat Lake?

Fishing Douthat Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 121 of 231 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 7, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 29, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 13, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 24, 2026. Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, and Black Crappie, plus 4 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Douthat Lake stocked?

Last stocked October 23, 2026. It is stocked about 32 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May.

How do you get on Douthat Lake?

The nearest town is Clifton Forge, VA. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Fish from the bank, from two family piers at opposite ends of the lake, or by boat from the gravel launch ramp at the north end. Wheelchair-accessible fishing pods sit at the launch area. A children's trout area is on Wilson Creek just below the dam.

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