Rainbow Trout Stocked · 56 plants · last May 15, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk South River fishing
South River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Rock Bass, Largemouth Bass, Fallfish, Bluegill, and 6 more. It is stocked about 18 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, and Smallmouth Bass, dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Bluegill, and dawn, dusk, and night for Rock Bass and Black Crappie.
- Last stocked
- October 15, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 203
- Species stocked
- 4 (+12 also recorded)
- Elevation
- 1,038 ft
Fish at South River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 56 plants · last May 15, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 44 plants · last May 15, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last March 25, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last April 17, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Redbreast Sunfish Confirmed present 
Rock Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Rock Bass species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide Fallfish Confirmed present
Bluegill Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Bluegill species guide
Redear Sunfish Confirmed present Best: day Best: day
Redear Sunfish species guide Green Sunfish Confirmed present
Black Crappie Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk, night Best: dawn, dusk, night
Black Crappie species guide
Channel Catfish Confirmed present Best: dusk, night Best: dusk, night
Channel Catfish species guide
Common Carp Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Common Carp species guide White Sucker Confirmed present
How South River is stocked
Silver Lake (11.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Silver Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 21, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 21, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 18, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 28, 2021 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 28, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 31, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 31, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 27, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 30, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 30, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 21, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Grottoes, VA
- Facilities
- restrooms
Public access runs from Waynesboro to Port Republic: Ridgeview Park (universal fishing pier), Constitution, Basic and North parks in Waynesboro, Dooms and Crimora landings, Grand Caverns, and DWR landings at Grottoes Town Park and Port Republic. Dooms and Crimora need a short carry to the water.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About South River
Nearest lakes
Common questions
What fish are at South River?
Fishing South River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 56 of 135 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 15, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 15, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 25, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 17, 2025. Smallmouth Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Rock Bass, and Largemouth Bass, plus 8 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is South River stocked?
Last stocked October 15, 2026. It is stocked about 18 times a year since 2016, most often in April and May.
How do you get on South River?
The nearest town is Grottoes, VA. Facilities include restrooms. Public access runs from Waynesboro to Port Republic: Ridgeview Park (universal fishing pier), Constitution, Basic and North parks in Waynesboro, Dooms and Crimora landings, Grand Caverns, and DWR landings at Grottoes Town Park and Port Republic. Dooms and Crimora need a short carry to the water.
Which lakes near South River were stocked more recently?
Silver Lake (11.4 mi) was stocked more recently. Silver Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.