Little Stony Creek fishing

Fishing at Little Stony Creek is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Trout. It is stocked about 4.7 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.

Last stocked

May 13, 2026

Plants on record

52

Species recorded

3

Elevation

1,317 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Big Stone Gap, VA

The 3.1-mile Little Stony National Recreation Trail, open to hikers and bicycles, follows this stretch of Little Stony Creek about 17 miles east of Big Stone Gap.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

How Little Stony Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of February. In 2026 it was February 18, 2026, about when it usually is.

Bark Camp Lake (4.3 mi) was stocked more recently. Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout.

Fish at Little Stony Creek

Fishing Little Stony Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 21 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Rainbow Trout 21 plants
Plants
21 of 52
Last stocked
May 13, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brook Trout 4 plants
Plants
4 of 52
Last stocked
May 12, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Brown Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 52
Last stocked
March 13, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fishing Little Stony Creek

Trout are found in Little Stony Creek. This body of water is a tributary of the Clinch River, forming part of the larger Upper Tennessee River system. This river system supports 100 species of fish and 37 species of freshwater mussels, many of which are endangered.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 52 plants Showing 52 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 13, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 17, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 13, 2026 Brown Trout report
February 18, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
October 24, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 12, 2025 Brook Trout report
April 23, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 19, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
February 4, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
October 29, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 13, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 15, 2024 Brook Trout report
April 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 19, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
December 4, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
October 23, 2023 Brown Trout report
May 4, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 12, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 14, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
February 21, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
January 9, 2023 Brook Trout report
May 4, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 18, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 7, 2022 Brook Trout report
December 7, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
October 12, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
May 12, 2021 report
April 12, 2021 report
March 3, 2021 report
November 4, 2020 report
October 7, 2020 report
May 1, 2020 report
April 14, 2020 report
March 3, 2020 report
December 17, 2019 report
October 29, 2019 report
May 8, 2019 report
April 15, 2019 report
March 12, 2019 report
January 15, 2019 report
October 12, 2018 report
May 1, 2018 report
April 13, 2018 report
March 12, 2018 report
January 22, 2018 report
October 10, 2017 report
May 1, 2017 report
April 7, 2017 report
March 15, 2017 report
January 3, 2017 report
October 19, 2016 report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Trout : Wild trout are documented in this reach of Little Stony Creek within the Wilderness Society-recognized Little Stony Creek wildland. (source)

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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