Hone Quarry Run fishing

Hone Quarry Run fishing is stocked with Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 2.7 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
April 14, 2026
· Brook Trout
Plants on record
30
Species recorded
3
Elevation
1,660 ft

Fish at Hone Quarry Run

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last April 14, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 14, 2026 · 13 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last January 25, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 25, 2024 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last April 13, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 13, 2022 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Hone Quarry Run is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Hone Quarry Reservoir (2.4 mi), Briery Branch Reservoir (2.6 mi), Hearthstone Lake (4.4 mi), Dry River (8.1 mi), and North River (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Hone Quarry Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Briery Branch Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Hearthstone Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Dry River is also stocked with Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout, and North River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 14, 2026Brook Trout––report
March 2, 2026Brook Trout––report
February 24, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 8, 2025Brook Trout––report
March 12, 2025Brook Trout––report
February 24, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 6, 2024Brook Trout––report
March 13, 2024Brook Trout––report
January 25, 2024Tiger Trout––report
April 3, 2023Brook Trout––report
March 10, 2023Brook Trout––report
January 27, 2023Tiger Trout––report
April 13, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 13, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 1, 2022Brook Trout––report
February 8, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 7, 2021–––report
March 3, 2021–––report
January 21, 2021–––report
April 7, 2020–––report
January 16, 2020–––report
April 11, 2019–––report
March 20, 2019–––report
January 30, 2019–––report
April 26, 2018–––report
March 29, 2018–––report
February 28, 2018–––report
April 18, 2017–––report
March 27, 2017–––report
December 12, 2016–––report

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Dayton, VA
Facilities
camping, restrooms

USFS Hone Quarry Recreation Area sits on this run, which flows through Hone Quarry Reservoir and behind the picnic area. From Dayton, follow VA 257 to Forest Road 62, then 1.7 miles to the campground. USFS lists stream fishing there; vault toilets, no drinking water.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

Nearest lakes

Public land at Hone Quarry Run

Hone Quarry Run is 0.1 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 Hone Quarry Run?

Fishing Hone Quarry Run usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 13 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Trout and one more. Brook Trout was last stocked April 14, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked January 25, 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 13, 2022.

When is Hone Quarry Run stocked?

Last stocked April 14, 2026. It is stocked about 2.7 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.

How do you get on Hone Quarry Run?

The nearest town is Dayton, VA. Facilities include camping and restrooms. USFS Hone Quarry Recreation Area sits on this run, which flows through Hone Quarry Reservoir and behind the picnic area. From Dayton, follow VA 257 to Forest Road 62, then 1.7 miles to the campground. USFS lists stream fishing there; vault toilets, no drinking water.

Which lakes near Hone Quarry Run were stocked more recently?

Hone Quarry Reservoir (2.4 mi), Briery Branch Reservoir (2.6 mi), Hearthstone Lake (4.4 mi), Dry River (8.1 mi), and North River (8.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Hone Quarry Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Briery Branch Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Hearthstone Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Dry River is also stocked with Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout, and North River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.

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