Last stocked
May 11, 2026
Plants on record
150
Species recorded
4
Elevation
862 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Lexington, VA
This South River rises in Augusta County and joins the Maury River between Lexington and Buena Vista in Rockbridge County, entering the county near the village of Vesuvius.
Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town
How South River is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was January 21, 2026, about when it usually is.
Irish Creek (4.8 mi) and Maury River (10.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Irish Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout and Maury River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout.
Fish at South River
Fishing South River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 46 of 100 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and 2 more.
Rainbow Trout 46 plants
- Plants
- 46 of 150
- Last stocked
- May 11, 2026
Brook Trout 28 plants
- Plants
- 28 of 150
- Last stocked
- May 11, 2026
Brown Trout 16 plants
- Plants
- 16 of 150
- Last stocked
- April 30, 2026
Tiger Trout 10 plants
- Plants
- 10 of 150
- Last stocked
- April 30, 2026
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 150 plants Showing 150 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 19, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 19, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 19, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 19, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 21, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 30, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 30, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 25, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 30, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 18, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 31, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2023 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2022 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 27, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2021 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 29, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 30, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 29, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 30, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 16, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 11, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 30, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 8, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 22, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 27, 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.