Ivy Creek fishing

Fishing at Ivy Creek is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2017, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

May 2, 2026

Plants on record

30

Species recorded

1

Elevation

573 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Lynchburg, VA
Shore access
Yes

Ivy Creek at Peaksview Park in Lynchburg is a youth-only fishing area for anglers 15 and under; DWR has stocked it each spring with trout trucked in from a Nelson County hatchery.

Sources: water_type , access.shore , shore_notes , nearest_town

How Ivy Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2026 it was April 4, 2026, about when it usually is.

Pedlar River (7.8 mi), Maury River (20.1 mi), and Cave Mountain Lake (22.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Pedlar River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Maury River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Cave Mountain Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Ivy Creek

Fishing Ivy Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 15 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Rainbow Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 30
Last stocked
May 2, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 30 plants Showing 30 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 18, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 4, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
May 2, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 14, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 6, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 8, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 17, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 3, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
May 9, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 18, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 4, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 7, 2021 report
April 23, 2021 report
April 5, 2021 report
May 1, 2020 report
April 23, 2020 report
April 3, 2020 report
May 3, 2019 report
April 16, 2019 report
April 4, 2019 report
May 2, 2018 report
April 17, 2018 report
April 2, 2018 report
May 12, 2017 report
April 28, 2017 report
April 11, 2017 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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