Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Pigg River fishing
Pigg River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. 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
- October 9, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 112
- Species recorded
- 2
- Elevation
- 605 ft
Fish at Pigg River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 40 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 30 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Pigg River is stocked
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.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| 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 |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Facilities
- restrooms
Trout are stocked mainly at Franklin County's Waid Park near Rocky Mount: VA 40 west 2 miles, right on Six Mile Post Road 1.8 miles. Open dawn to dusk with river access, restrooms and a barrier-free DWR boat slide. Lynch Memorial Park in Rocky Mount has another; Waid to Lynch floats 2 to 5 hours.
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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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Common questions
What fish are at Pigg River?
Fishing Pigg River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 70 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026.
When is Pigg River stocked?
Last stocked October 9, 2026. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Pigg River?
Facilities include restrooms. Trout are stocked mainly at Franklin County's Waid Park near Rocky Mount: VA 40 west 2 miles, right on Six Mile Post Road 1.8 miles. Open dawn to dusk with river access, restrooms and a barrier-free DWR boat slide. Lynch Memorial Park in Rocky Mount has another; Waid to Lynch floats 2 to 5 hours.
Which lakes near Pigg River were stocked more recently?
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.