Pandapas Pond fishing

Fishing at Pandapas Pond has Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 6.9 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.

Last stocked

May 2, 2026

Plants on record

76

Species recorded

3

Elevation

2,157 ft

Access and facts

Pandapas Pond, in Jefferson National Forest off Pandapas Pond Road (US 460), is the source of Poverty Creek, which flows west into the New River.

Sources: shore_notes

How Pandapas Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2026 it was March 5, 2026, about when it usually is.

Toms Creek (7.7 mi), Goose Creek (18.4 mi), and Little Indian Creek (21.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Toms Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Goose Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout, and Little Indian Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Pandapas Pond

Fishing Pandapas Pond is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 37 of 39 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Rainbow Trout 37 plants
Plants
37 of 76
Last stocked
May 2, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brook Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 76
Last stocked
March 25, 2024

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Tiger Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 76
Last stocked
April 10, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Trout guide.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 76 plants Showing 76 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 10, 2026 Tiger Trout report
April 10, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 5, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
December 4, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
November 6, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 3, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 25, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 15, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 27, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 12, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
December 17, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
November 14, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
October 17, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 4, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 24, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 10, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 25, 2024 Brook Trout report
March 25, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 16, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
December 29, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
December 8, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
October 25, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
May 6, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 24, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 7, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 28, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 11, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
December 14, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
December 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
October 28, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 11, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
May 7, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 11, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 15, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 4, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
January 13, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
December 16, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
October 25, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
April 26, 2021 report
April 17, 2021 report
April 6, 2021 report
March 30, 2021 report
March 20, 2021 report
December 17, 2020 report
November 17, 2020 report
October 29, 2020 report
March 16, 2020 report
March 2, 2020 report
December 18, 2019 report
November 21, 2019 report
October 30, 2019 report
May 4, 2019 report
April 23, 2019 report
April 2, 2019 report
March 20, 2019 report
March 4, 2019 report
January 3, 2019 report
December 14, 2018 report
October 22, 2018 report
May 5, 2018 report
April 16, 2018 report
March 30, 2018 report
March 7, 2018 report
February 23, 2018 report
December 20, 2017 report
November 16, 2017 report
October 30, 2017 report
May 6, 2017 report
April 3, 2017 report
March 22, 2017 report
March 4, 2017 report
January 23, 2017 report
January 4, 2017 report
November 21, 2016 report
October 24, 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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