Last stocked
May 4, 2026
Plants on record
65
Species recorded
4
Elevation
1,114 ft
How Pads Creek is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of February. In 2026 it was February 23, 2026, later than usual.
Douthat Lake (4.6 mi), Cowpasture River (6.1 mi), and Jackson River (6.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Cowpasture River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, and Jackson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Fish at Pads Creek
Fishing Pads Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 18 of 40 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.
Rainbow Trout 18 plants
- Plants
- 18 of 65
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
Brown Trout 11 plants
- Plants
- 11 of 65
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
Brook Trout 8 plants
- Plants
- 8 of 65
- Last stocked
- March 30, 2026
Tiger Trout 3 plants
- Plants
- 3 of 65
- Last stocked
- March 27, 2024
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 65 plants Showing 65 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 15, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2021 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 28, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 29, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 30, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 27, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 5, 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.