Rainbow Trout Stocked · 34 plants · last May 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk South Fork Powell River fishing
South Fork Powell River fishing has Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 8 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 2, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 88
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,447 ft
Fish at South Fork Powell River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 34 plants · last May 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 9 plants · last April 3, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last April 3, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last December 16, 2024 Best: dawn, dusk How South Fork Powell River is stocked
Upper Norton Reservoir (9.5 mi), Stock Creek (13.1 mi), Bark Camp Lake (14.5 mi), and North Fork Powell River (14.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Upper Norton Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Stock Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, and North Fork Powell River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 21, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 22, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 29, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 27, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 8, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at South Fork Powell River
South Fork Powell River is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.
It is 0.5 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 South Fork Powell River?
Fishing South Fork Powell River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 34 of 49 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 3, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked April 3, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked December 16, 2024.
When is South Fork Powell River stocked?
Last stocked May 2, 2026. It is stocked about 8 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
Which lakes near South Fork Powell River were stocked more recently?
Upper Norton Reservoir (9.5 mi), Stock Creek (13.1 mi), Bark Camp Lake (14.5 mi), and North Fork Powell River (14.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Upper Norton Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Stock Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout, and North Fork Powell River is also stocked with Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Brook Trout.