Mills Creek fishing

Fishing at Mills Creek has Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Tiger Trout on the stocking report. 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.

Last stocked

April 14, 2026

Plants on record

30

Species recorded

3

Elevation

1,453 ft

How Mills Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of February. In 2026 it was February 17, 2026, later than usual.

Sherando Lake (4.8 mi), Irish Creek (23 mi), North River (23.2 mi), and South River (23.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Sherando Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Irish Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, North River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, and South River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.

Fish at Mills Creek

Fishing Mills Creek is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 12 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more.

Brook Trout 12 plants
Plants
12 of 30
Last stocked
April 14, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 2 plants
Plants
2 of 30
Last stocked
February 10, 2025

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Tiger Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 30
Last stocked
February 2, 2024

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 30 plants Showing 30 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 14, 2026 Brook Trout report
March 4, 2026 Brook Trout report
February 17, 2026 Brook Trout report
March 21, 2025 Brook Trout report
March 12, 2025 Brook Trout report
February 10, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 10, 2024 Brook Trout report
March 11, 2024 Brook Trout report
February 2, 2024 Tiger Trout report
March 3, 2023 Brook Trout report
February 10, 2023 Brook Trout report
January 30, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 7, 2022 Brook Trout report
March 24, 2022 Brook Trout report
January 5, 2022 Brook Trout report
April 6, 2021 report
February 22, 2021 report
January 19, 2021 report
April 22, 2020 report
March 12, 2020 report
January 24, 2020 report
April 3, 2019 report
March 22, 2019 report
January 23, 2019 report
April 25, 2018 report
March 15, 2018 report
February 23, 2018 report
April 5, 2017 report
March 3, 2017 report
December 13, 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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