Last stocked
May 23, 2026
Plants on record
84
Species recorded
3
Elevation
2,507 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Rural Retreat, VA
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
DWR lists a fee concrete boat ramp on Rural Retreat Lake, reached from the town of Rural Retreat via Route 749, Route 677 and Route 778.
Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.boat_ramp , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town
How Rural Retreat Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of March. In 2026 it was February 20, 2026, earlier than usual.
Fish at Rural Retreat Lake
Fishing Rural Retreat Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 44 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.
Rainbow Trout 40 plants
- Plants
- 40 of 84
- Last stocked
- May 23, 2026
Brook Trout 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 84
- Last stocked
- May 23, 2024
Brown Trout 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 84
- Last stocked
- May 17, 2023
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 84 plants Showing 84 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 20, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 22, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 20, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 12, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 30, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 30, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 3, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.