Rainbow Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Pads Creek fishing
Pads Creek fishing has Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 5.9 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 4, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 65
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,452 ft
Fish at Pads Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last May 4, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last March 30, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last March 27, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk How Pads Creek is stocked
Douthat Lake (7.1 mi) and Jackson River (9.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Jackson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Stocking history
| 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 |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Pads Creek
Pads Creek is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
It is 0.7 miles outside the edge of Rough Mountain Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Pads Creek?
Fishing Pads Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 18 of 40 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 4, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 4, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 30, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked March 27, 2024.
When is Pads Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 4, 2026. It is stocked about 5.9 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
Which lakes near Pads Creek were stocked more recently?
Douthat Lake (7.1 mi) and Jackson River (9.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Jackson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.