Rainbow Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last March 31, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Holmes Run fishing
Holmes Run fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 3.7 times a year since 2016, most often in February and March. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- March 31, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 41
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 36 ft
Fish at Holmes Run
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last March 31, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last March 31, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last March 26, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk How Holmes Run is stocked
Happy Creek (58.8 mi), Hughes River (60.4 mi), Robinson River (63.3 mi), and Passage Creek (63.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Happy Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Hughes River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Robinson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout, and Passage Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 14, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| October 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Alexandria, VA
The paved and stonedust Holmes Run Trail follows the stream about 3.8 miles from Cameron Run in Alexandria into Fairfax County. DWR's stocked section runs 1.2 miles from the Lake Barcroft dam down to the Alexandria line, with a trail along it from a parking lot off Columbia Pike (VA 244).
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Holmes Run
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Common questions
What fish are at Holmes Run?
Fishing Holmes Run usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 14 of 28 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 31, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked March 31, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked March 26, 2025.
When is Holmes Run stocked?
Last stocked March 31, 2026. It is stocked about 3.7 times a year since 2016, most often in February and March.
How do you get on Holmes Run?
The nearest town is Alexandria, VA. The paved and stonedust Holmes Run Trail follows the stream about 3.8 miles from Cameron Run in Alexandria into Fairfax County. DWR's stocked section runs 1.2 miles from the Lake Barcroft dam down to the Alexandria line, with a trail along it from a parking lot off Columbia Pike (VA 244).
Which lakes near Holmes Run were stocked more recently?
Happy Creek (58.8 mi), Hughes River (60.4 mi), Robinson River (63.3 mi), and Passage Creek (63.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Happy Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Hughes River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Robinson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout, and Passage Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout.