Rainbow Trout Stocked · 43 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Pound River fishing
Pound River fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, 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, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- October 9, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 111
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
Fish at Pound River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 43 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last April 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last May 8, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Pound River is stocked
Big Cedar Creek (24.3 mi), Bark Camp Lake (28.3 mi), and Little Stony Creek (28.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Big Cedar Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, and Little Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 29, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 6, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 15, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 25, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Haysi, VA
- Facilities
- restrooms
From Haysi (VA 80), follow signs to Flannagan Dam. The Corps Below the Dam area beside the river has parking, picnic shelters and restrooms. A bank trail runs a short way below the stocked water, then the lower section is wade-only over very slippery rock, so felt or studded boots help.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Pound River
Nearest lakes
Public land at Pound River
Pound River is less than 0.1 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 Pound River?
Fishing Pound River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 43 of 57 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 9, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 8, 2026.
When is Pound 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 Pound River?
The nearest town is Haysi, VA. Facilities include restrooms. From Haysi (VA 80), follow signs to Flannagan Dam. The Corps Below the Dam area beside the river has parking, picnic shelters and restrooms. A bank trail runs a short way below the stocked water, then the lower section is wade-only over very slippery rock, so felt or studded boots help.
Which lakes near Pound River were stocked more recently?
Big Cedar Creek (24.3 mi), Bark Camp Lake (28.3 mi), and Little Stony Creek (28.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Big Cedar Creek is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, and Little Stony Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.