Rainbow Trout Stocked · 22 plants · last May 6, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Stock Creek fishing
Stock Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 4.9 times a year since 2016, most often in April and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 6, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 54
- Species recorded
- 2
- Elevation
- 1,226 ft
Fish at Stock Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 22 plants · last May 6, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last October 3, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Stock Creek is stocked
North Fork Powell River (14.7 mi) and Bark Camp Lake (18 mi) were stocked more recently. North Fork Powell River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout and Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 11, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| October 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 25, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 30, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Clinchport, VA
Stock Creek helped carve the Natural Tunnel and flows through the gorge in Natural Tunnel State Park (1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy, Duffield, off US 23 north of Gate City). The park says fishing along the creek inside the park is limited; the park charges a daily fee.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Stock Creek
Nearest lakes
Public land at Stock Creek
Stock Creek is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Natural Tunnel State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Stock Creek?
Fishing Stock Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 22 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 6, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked October 3, 2025.
When is Stock Creek stocked?
Last stocked May 6, 2026. It is stocked about 4.9 times a year since 2016, most often in April and October.
How do you get on Stock Creek?
The nearest town is Clinchport, VA. Stock Creek helped carve the Natural Tunnel and flows through the gorge in Natural Tunnel State Park (1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy, Duffield, off US 23 north of Gate City). The park says fishing along the creek inside the park is limited; the park charges a daily fee.
Which lakes near Stock Creek were stocked more recently?
North Fork Powell River (14.7 mi) and Bark Camp Lake (18 mi) were stocked more recently. North Fork Powell River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout and Bark Camp Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.