Maury River

Maury River fishing

Fishing at Maury River is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2016, most often in March and May. 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 22, 2026

Plants on record

123

Species recorded

4

Elevation

692 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Glasgow, VA
Shore access
Yes
Fee required
No

DWR lists two free Rockbridge County shoreline access points on the Maury: near the Route 60 bridge west of Buena Vista, and at Locker Landing in Glasgow. DWR's Little North Mountain WMA also has a footbridge to bank-fishing trails in Goshen Pass, a put-and-take trout stretch.

Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , fishing_notes , watch_outs , watch_outs

How Maury River is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was January 23, 2026, about when it usually is.

Fish at Maury River

Fishing Maury River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 33 of 83 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.

Rainbow Trout 33 plants
Plants
33 of 123
Last stocked
April 6, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 26 plants
Plants
26 of 123
Last stocked
May 22, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 12 plants
Plants
12 of 123
Last stocked
February 18, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Tiger Trout 12 plants
Plants
12 of 123
Last stocked
March 20, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Fishing Maury River

The Maury River is enjoyed by residents and visitors for fishing. It is part of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources' "put-n-take" trout program, providing excellent trout fishing during certain times of the year. Anglers can also consider smallmouth and rock bass. The river is largely wide and shallow, typically less than three feet deep with occasional deep holes, and offers Class I and II rapids in its lower section for float trips.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org , dwr.virginia.gov

What to watch for

The Maury River has a history of destructive floods, and its upper portion includes class II, III and IV rapids. The area around the river, particularly within the Little North Mountain WMA at its southern boundary, features rugged terrain with steep to moderate slopes.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 123 plants Showing 123 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 22, 2026 Brown Trout report
April 6, 2026 Brown Trout report
April 6, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 20, 2026 Tiger Trout report
March 20, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
February 18, 2026 Brook Trout report
February 18, 2026 Brown Trout report
January 23, 2026 Brook Trout report
January 23, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
December 22, 2025 Brown Trout report
November 5, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
October 10, 2025 Brown Trout report
October 10, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 22, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 8, 2025 Tiger Trout report
May 8, 2025 Brown Trout report
May 8, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 15, 2025 Tiger Trout report
April 15, 2025 Brook Trout report
April 15, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 19, 2025 Brook Trout report
March 19, 2025 Brown Trout report
March 19, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 6, 2025 Brown Trout report
March 6, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
February 5, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
December 26, 2024 Brown Trout report
December 26, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
November 20, 2024 Brown Trout report
November 20, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 24, 2024 Tiger Trout report
May 24, 2024 Brook Trout report
May 24, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 7, 2024 Brook Trout report
May 7, 2024 Brown Trout report
May 7, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 25, 2024 Tiger Trout report
April 25, 2024 Brown Trout report
April 25, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 2, 2024 Brook Trout report
April 2, 2024 Brown Trout report
April 2, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 20, 2024 Tiger Trout report
March 20, 2024 Brown Trout report
March 20, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
February 29, 2024 Brown Trout report
February 29, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
January 19, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
December 1, 2023 Brown Trout report
May 25, 2023 Tiger Trout report
May 25, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
May 10, 2023 Tiger Trout report
May 10, 2023 Brook Trout report
May 10, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 21, 2023 Tiger Trout report
April 21, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 30, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 30, 2023 Brown Trout report
March 14, 2023 Tiger Trout report
March 14, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 14, 2023 Brown Trout report
February 2, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
December 2, 2022 Brown Trout report
December 2, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
October 7, 2022 Brown Trout report
October 7, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 20, 2022 Brown Trout report
May 20, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 9, 2022 Brown Trout report
May 9, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 22, 2022 Tiger Trout report
April 22, 2022 Brown Trout report
April 22, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 30, 2022 Tiger Trout report
March 30, 2022 Brook Trout report
March 30, 2022 Brown Trout report
March 30, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
February 23, 2022 Brown Trout report
February 23, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
January 29, 2022 Brown Trout report
January 29, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
December 14, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
October 15, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
May 21, 2021 report
May 4, 2021 report
April 9, 2021 report
March 18, 2021 report
February 26, 2021 report
January 22, 2021 report
December 2, 2020 report
October 16, 2020 report
May 21, 2020 report
May 6, 2020 report
April 3, 2020 report
March 17, 2020 report
February 19, 2020 report
January 24, 2020 report
December 20, 2019 report
October 11, 2019 report
May 24, 2019 report
May 15, 2019 report
April 17, 2019 report
March 19, 2019 report
February 15, 2019 report
December 27, 2018 report
November 9, 2018 report
October 4, 2018 report
May 25, 2018 report
May 9, 2018 report
April 20, 2018 report
March 23, 2018 report
February 22, 2018 report
January 26, 2018 report
December 20, 2017 report
October 19, 2017 report
May 30, 2017 report
May 1, 2017 report
April 21, 2017 report
March 15, 2017 report
February 3, 2017 report
January 24, 2017 report
December 16, 2016 report
October 14, 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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