Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last April 14, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk Mills Creek fishing
Mills Creek 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.
- Last stocked
- April 14, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 30
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,453 ft
Fish at Mills Creek
Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last April 14, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last February 10, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last February 2, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk How Mills Creek is stocked
Sherando Lake (4.8 mi), Moormans River (15.1 mi), Irish Creek (23 mi), and South River (23.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Sherando Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Moormans River is also stocked with Brook Trout, Irish Creek 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.
Stocking history
| 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 |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Sherando, VA
DWR lists Mills Creek as a national forest stocked trout stream. The Forest Service Mills Creek Trail (FT 518) runs alongside it; the Mount Torry Furnace trailhead is on Route 664 about 2 miles past Sherando, reached from I-64 exit 96 via Route 624 through Lyndhurst.
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 Mills Creek
Mills Creek is 0.4 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 Mills Creek?
Fishing Mills Creek usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 12 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and one more. Brook Trout was last stocked April 14, 2026. Rainbow Trout was last stocked February 10, 2025. Tiger Trout was last stocked February 2, 2024.
When is Mills Creek 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 Mills Creek?
The nearest town is Sherando, VA. DWR lists Mills Creek as a national forest stocked trout stream. The Forest Service Mills Creek Trail (FT 518) runs alongside it; the Mount Torry Furnace trailhead is on Route 664 about 2 miles past Sherando, reached from I-64 exit 96 via Route 624 through Lyndhurst.
Which lakes near Mills Creek were stocked more recently?
Sherando Lake (4.8 mi), Moormans River (15.1 mi), Irish Creek (23 mi), and South River (23.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Sherando Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Moormans River is also stocked with Brook Trout, Irish Creek 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.