Peters Mill Run fishing

Peters Mill Run fishing is stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 2.9 times a year since 2017, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Tiger Trout.

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Last stocked
April 20, 2026
· Brook Trout
Plants on record
29
Species recorded
2
Elevation
852 ft

Fish at Peters Mill Run

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Brook Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last April 20, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 20, 2026 · 12 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last March 28, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 28, 2024 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Peters Mill Run is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Stony Creek (7.1 mi), Hawksbill Creek (8.7 mi), Passage Creek (12.6 mi), Happy Creek (14.4 mi), and Paddy Run (15.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Stony Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Hawksbill Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Passage Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Happy Creek is also stocked with Tiger Trout and Brook Trout, and Paddy Run is also stocked with Brook Trout.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 20, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 7, 2026Brook Trout––report
March 31, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 30, 2025Brook Trout––report
March 21, 2025Brook Trout––report
February 27, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 8, 2024Brook Trout––report
March 28, 2024Tiger Trout––report
January 30, 2024Tiger Trout––report
April 19, 2023Brook Trout––report
March 31, 2023Brook Trout––report
January 31, 2023Tiger Trout––report
April 25, 2022Brook Trout––report
March 9, 2022Brook Trout––report
January 10, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 14, 2021–––report
March 2, 2021–––report
January 19, 2021–––report
April 9, 2020–––report
January 15, 2020–––report
April 29, 2019–––report
April 23, 2019–––report
January 24, 2019–––report
April 17, 2018–––report
March 14, 2018–––report
February 14, 2018–––report
April 20, 2017–––report
March 2, 2017–––report
February 2, 2017–––report

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Stocked with brook trout in the colder months at Little Fort in Fort Valley, off SR 758. The stocked reach is in George Washington National Forest; USFS's free Little Fort Campground (no drinking water) is 2.7 miles up SR 758 from Detrick.

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 Peters Mill Run

Peters Mill Run is 0.8 miles outside the edge of George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Peters Mill Run?

Fishing Peters Mill Run usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 12 of 15 plants on record, ahead of Tiger Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked April 20, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked March 28, 2024.

When is Peters Mill Run stocked?

Last stocked April 20, 2026. It is stocked about 2.9 times a year since 2017, most often in March and April.

How do you get on Peters Mill Run?

Stocked with brook trout in the colder months at Little Fort in Fort Valley, off SR 758. The stocked reach is in George Washington National Forest; USFS's free Little Fort Campground (no drinking water) is 2.7 miles up SR 758 from Detrick.

Which lakes near Peters Mill Run were stocked more recently?

Stony Creek (7.1 mi), Hawksbill Creek (8.7 mi), Passage Creek (12.6 mi), Happy Creek (14.4 mi), and Paddy Run (15.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Stony Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Hawksbill Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Passage Creek is also stocked with Brook Trout and Tiger Trout, Happy Creek is also stocked with Tiger Trout and Brook Trout, and Paddy Run is also stocked with Brook Trout.

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