Pigg River fishing

Fishing at Pigg River is on a river section, stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Roanoke logperch. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

Last stocked

May 8, 2026

Plants on record

110

Species recorded

2

Elevation

605 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Sources: water_type

How Pigg River is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was January 14, 2026, earlier than usual.

Tinker Creek (29.5 mi), Glade Creek (30.1 mi), and Pedlar River (36.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Tinker Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Glade Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, and Pedlar River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

Fish at Pigg River

Fishing Pigg River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 70 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.

Rainbow Trout 40 plants
Plants
40 of 110
Last stocked
May 8, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brook Trout 30 plants
Plants
30 of 110
Last stocked
May 8, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 110 plants Showing 110 plants

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 8, 2026 Brook Trout report
May 8, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 24, 2026 Brook Trout report
April 24, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
April 3, 2026 Brook Trout report
April 3, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 27, 2026 Brook Trout report
March 27, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
March 3, 2026 Brook Trout report
March 3, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
January 14, 2026 Rainbow Trout report
November 20, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
October 10, 2025 Brook Trout report
October 10, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
May 6, 2025 Brook Trout report
May 6, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 15, 2025 Brook Trout report
April 15, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
April 4, 2025 Brook Trout report
April 4, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 21, 2025 Brook Trout report
March 21, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
March 11, 2025 Brook Trout report
March 11, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
February 5, 2025 Brook Trout report
February 5, 2025 Rainbow Trout report
December 12, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
October 4, 2024 Brook Trout report
October 4, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
May 1, 2024 Brook Trout report
May 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 18, 2024 Brook Trout report
April 18, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
April 5, 2024 Brook Trout report
April 5, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
March 15, 2024 Brook Trout report
March 15, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
February 20, 2024 Brook Trout report
February 20, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
January 24, 2024 Brook Trout report
January 24, 2024 Rainbow Trout report
November 6, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
October 13, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
May 2, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
April 12, 2023 Brook Trout report
April 12, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 31, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 31, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 17, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 17, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
March 1, 2023 Brook Trout report
March 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
February 17, 2023 Rainbow Trout report
December 6, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
October 7, 2022 Brook Trout report
October 7, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 21, 2022 Brook Trout report
April 21, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
April 1, 2022 Brook Trout report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 18, 2022 Brook Trout report
March 18, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
March 8, 2022 Brook Trout report
March 8, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
February 25, 2022 Brook Trout report
February 25, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
February 10, 2022 Brook Trout report
February 10, 2022 Rainbow Trout report
November 9, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
October 8, 2021 Rainbow Trout report
May 7, 2021 report
April 26, 2021 report
April 2, 2021 report
March 19, 2021 report
February 5, 2021 report
January 15, 2021 report
November 20, 2020 report
October 14, 2020 report
May 8, 2020 report
April 9, 2020 report
April 2, 2020 report
March 25, 2020 report
March 9, 2020 report
January 2, 2020 report
November 13, 2019 report
October 11, 2019 report
May 7, 2019 report
April 25, 2019 report
April 5, 2019 report
March 23, 2019 report
March 11, 2019 report
February 26, 2019 report
January 17, 2019 report
November 7, 2018 report
May 9, 2018 report
April 19, 2018 report
April 6, 2018 report
March 23, 2018 report
March 6, 2018 report
January 25, 2018 report
November 3, 2017 report
October 13, 2017 report
May 10, 2017 report
May 1, 2017 report
March 31, 2017 report
March 20, 2017 report
March 10, 2017 report
January 17, 2017 report
December 20, 2016 report
October 7, 2016 report
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Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

  • Roanoke logperch : An endangered darter native to the Pigg/Roanoke River system; the historic Rocky Mount power dam was breached in 2017 partly to restore its habitat. (source)

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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