Rainbow Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last March 20, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Paddy Run fishing
Paddy Run fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 5.5 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 19, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 61
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,326 ft
Fish at Paddy Run
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last March 20, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 10 plants · last May 19, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last March 7, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Paddy Run is stocked
Stony Creek (16.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 7, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 14, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
DWR lists Paddy Run under Frederick County as a national forest stocked trout stream. The Northern Virginia Daily places it on Va. 600 in the George Washington National Forest, at Paddy Gap off Zepp Road on the Shenandoah-Frederick county line.
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 Paddy Run
Paddy Run is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Paddy Run?
Fishing Paddy Run usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 20 of 36 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 20, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 19, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 7, 2024.
When is Paddy Run stocked?
Last stocked May 19, 2026. It is stocked about 5.5 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Paddy Run?
DWR lists Paddy Run under Frederick County as a national forest stocked trout stream. The Northern Virginia Daily places it on Va. 600 in the George Washington National Forest, at Paddy Gap off Zepp Road on the Shenandoah-Frederick county line.
Which lakes near Paddy Run were stocked more recently?
Stony Creek (16.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.