Pandapas Pond fishing

Pandapas Pond fishing 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.

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Last stocked
May 2, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
76
Species recorded
3
Elevation
2,157 ft

Fish at Pandapas Pond

3 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 37 plants · last May 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 2, 2026 · 37 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last March 25, 2024 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked March 25, 2024 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last April 10, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 10, 2026 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Pandapas Pond is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

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.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 2, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 10, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 5, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
December 4, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
November 6, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 3, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 25, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 15, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 27, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
December 17, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
November 14, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
October 17, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 4, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 25, 2024Brook Trout––report
March 25, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 16, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
December 29, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
December 8, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
October 25, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 6, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 7, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 28, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 11, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
December 14, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
December 1, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
October 28, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 11, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 7, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 11, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 15, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 4, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
January 13, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
December 16, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
October 25, 2021Rainbow 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

Access and facts

Nearest town
Blacksburg, VA
Facilities
restrooms

From Blacksburg take US 460 west about 3 miles and turn left, opposite SR 621, onto FR 808. Use the lower lot for the 8-acre pond, which a 1-mile wheelchair-accessible loop trail and boardwalk circle. Open sunrise to sunset; vault toilet, no drinking water. The pond is the source of Poverty Creek.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.

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Public land at Pandapas Pond

Pandapas Pond is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Pandapas Pond?

Fishing Pandapas Pond usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 37 of 39 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 25, 2024. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 10, 2026.

When is Pandapas Pond stocked?

Last stocked May 2, 2026. It is stocked about 6.9 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.

How do you get on Pandapas Pond?

The nearest town is Blacksburg, VA. Facilities include restrooms. From Blacksburg take US 460 west about 3 miles and turn left, opposite SR 621, onto FR 808. Use the lower lot for the 8-acre pond, which a 1-mile wheelchair-accessible loop trail and boardwalk circle. Open sunrise to sunset; vault toilet, no drinking water. The pond is the source of Poverty Creek.

Which lakes near Pandapas Pond were stocked more recently?

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.

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