Rainbow Trout Stocked · 19 plants · last May 7, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Fox Creek fishing
Fox Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook 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 and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 7, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 51
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 2,432 ft
Fish at Fox Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 19 plants · last May 7, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last April 14, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last January 24, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Fox Creek is stocked
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
The stocked water is on national forest land in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, along Route 603 west of Troutdale. There Fox Creek is a small, rocky trout stream with big boulders and rhododendron on its banks, running past Fox Creek Horse Camp.
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About Fox Creek
Nearest lakes
Camping near Fox Creek
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Fox Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Raccoon Branch camping (11.9 miles), Hurricane Campground (13.1 miles), and Doughton Park Campground (14.7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Fox Creek?
Fishing Fox Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 19 of 26 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 7, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 14, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked January 24, 2024.
When is Fox Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 7, 2026. It is stocked about 4.6 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Fox Creek?
The stocked water is on national forest land in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, along Route 603 west of Troutdale. There Fox Creek is a small, rocky trout stream with big boulders and rhododendron on its banks, running past Fox Creek Horse Camp.