Elk Creek fishing

Fishing at Elk Creek has Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Last stocked

May 9, 2026

Plants on record

116

Species recorded

4

Elevation

2,219 ft

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How Elk Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was February 20, 2026, later than usual.

Crooked Creek (9 mi) and Cripple Creek (13.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Crooked Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Cripple Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.

Fish at Elk Creek

Fishing Elk Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 76 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.

Rainbow Trout 40 plants
Plants
40 of 116
Last stocked
May 9, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 32 plants
Plants
32 of 116
Last stocked
May 9, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Tiger Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 116
Last stocked
May 9, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Brook Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 116
Last stocked
April 25, 2024

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Stocking history

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

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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