Hogue Creek fishing

Fishing at Hogue Creek is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Tiger Trout, and Brook Trout. It is stocked about 6.2 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 8, 2026

Plants on record

68

Species recorded

4

Elevation

573 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain in Frederick County and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes

How Hogue Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of January. In 2026 it was February 24, 2026, later than usual.

Passage Creek (22.7 mi), Paddy Run (23.2 mi), and Happy Creek (24.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Passage Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Paddy Run is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout, and Happy Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Tiger Trout, and Brook Trout.

Fish at Hogue Creek

Fishing Hogue Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 22 of 42 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.

Rainbow Trout 22 plants
Plants
22 of 68
Last stocked
April 1, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 68
Last stocked
April 1, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Tiger Trout 3 plants
Plants
3 of 68
Last stocked
April 25, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Brook Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 68
Last stocked
March 20, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 68 plants Showing 68 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 8, 2026 report
April 1, 2026 Brown Trout report
April 1, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 10, 2026 Brown Trout report
March 10, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
February 24, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
November 20, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 13, 2025 Brown Trout report
May 13, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 25, 2025 Tiger Trout report
April 25, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 20, 2025 Brook Trout report
March 20, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
February 26, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
November 12, 2024 Brown Trout report
May 13, 2024 Tiger Trout report
May 13, 2024 Brown Trout report
May 13, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 18, 2024 Brown Trout report
April 18, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 12, 2024 Brown Trout report
March 12, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
January 4, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
December 14, 2023 Brown Trout report
May 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 3, 2023 Brown Trout report
April 3, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 15, 2023 Brown Trout report
March 15, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
January 20, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
November 4, 2022 Brown Trout report
November 4, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 11, 2022 Brown Trout report
May 11, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 12, 2022 Brook Trout report
April 12, 2022 Brown Trout report
April 12, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 3, 2022 Tiger Trout report
March 3, 2022 Brown Trout report
March 3, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
January 26, 2022 Brown Trout report
January 26, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
November 15, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
May 4, 2021 report
April 22, 2021 report
March 24, 2021 report
January 12, 2021 report
November 13, 2020 report
May 7, 2020 report
April 17, 2020 report
March 4, 2020 report
January 6, 2020 report
November 25, 2019 report
May 1, 2019 report
April 3, 2019 report
March 1, 2019 report
January 10, 2019 report
November 30, 2018 report
April 10, 2018 report
March 7, 2018 report
January 25, 2018 report
December 19, 2017 report
October 20, 2017 report
May 15, 2017 report
April 28, 2017 report
March 9, 2017 report
January 18, 2017 report
December 9, 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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