Stony Creek fishing

Stony Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 11 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 Brown Trout and Brook Trout.

Stony Creek
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
October 23, 2026
· Brown Trout
Plants on record
124
Species recorded
4
Elevation
758 ft

Fish at Stony Creek

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 36 plants · last April 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 9, 2026 · 36 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brown Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 27, 2026 · 29 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brown Trout species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 11 plants · last April 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked April 9, 2026 · 11 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last April 8, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 8, 2025 · 7 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Stony Creek is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 23, 2026Brown Trout––report
May 27, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 9, 2026Tiger Trout––report
April 9, 2026Brown Trout––report
April 9, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 21, 2026Tiger Trout––report
March 21, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 5, 2026Brown Trout––report
March 5, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
January 9, 2026Brown Trout––report
January 9, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
December 3, 2025Brown Trout––report
November 6, 2025Brown Trout––report
November 6, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
October 9, 2025Brown Trout––report
October 9, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 16, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 16, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
May 5, 2025Brown Trout––report
May 5, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 29, 2025Brown Trout––report
April 29, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 8, 2025Tiger Trout––report
April 8, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 8, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 15, 2025Brook Trout––report
March 15, 2025Brown Trout––report
March 15, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
February 14, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
December 30, 2024Brown Trout––report
December 30, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
October 24, 2024Brown Trout––report
October 24, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 22, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 22, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 6, 2024Tiger Trout––report
May 6, 2024Brown Trout––report
May 6, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 25, 2024Tiger Trout––report
April 25, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 25, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 1, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 1, 2024Brown Trout––report
April 1, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 16, 2024Tiger Trout––report
March 16, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
February 13, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
December 5, 2023Brown Trout––report
October 25, 2023Brown Trout––report
October 25, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 25, 2023Tiger Trout––report
May 25, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
May 3, 2023Brown Trout––report
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 27, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 27, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 11, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 11, 2023Brown Trout––report
April 11, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 25, 2023Tiger Trout––report
March 25, 2023Brown Trout––report
March 25, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
February 9, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
January 11, 2023Brown Trout––report
January 11, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
November 3, 2022Brown Trout––report
November 3, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
May 18, 2022Brown Trout––report
May 18, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 14, 2022Brook Trout––report
April 14, 2022Brown Trout––report
April 14, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 28, 2022Tiger Trout––report
March 28, 2022Brown Trout––report
March 28, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 19, 2022Tiger Trout––report
March 19, 2022Brown Trout––report
March 19, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
February 10, 2022Brook Trout––report
February 10, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
January 12, 2022Brown Trout––report
January 12, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
December 17, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
October 19, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
May 27, 2021–––report
May 11, 2021–––report
April 18, 2021–––report
March 22, 2021–––report
February 17, 2021–––report
January 22, 2021–––report
December 29, 2020–––report
October 15, 2020–––report
May 22, 2020–––report
May 4, 2020–––report
April 14, 2020–––report
March 18, 2020–––report
February 20, 2020–––report
January 29, 2020–––report
December 19, 2019–––report
October 10, 2019–––report
May 24, 2019–––report
April 30, 2019–––report
April 10, 2019–––report
March 16, 2019–––report
February 21, 2019–––report
January 31, 2019–––report
November 1, 2018–––report
October 19, 2018–––report
May 14, 2018–––report
May 3, 2018–––report
April 19, 2018–––report
March 24, 2018–––report
March 8, 2018–––report
February 22, 2018–––report
November 16, 2017–––report
October 31, 2017–––report
May 23, 2017–––report
April 29, 2017–––report
April 5, 2017–––report
March 23, 2017–––report
February 23, 2017–––report
January 5, 2017–––report
November 3, 2016–––report
October 21, 2016–––report

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Edinburg, VA

DWR lists Stony Creek as a Shenandoah County stocked trout water. The stocked water is upstream of this Edinburg map pin: the Northern Virginia Daily places the stocked water (as Big Stoney Creek) west of Lantz Mill on Route 675.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.

About Stony Creek

Photo of Stony Creek
Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Public land at Stony Creek

Stony Creek is 0.7 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 Stony Creek?

Fishing Stony Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 36 of 83 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 9, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked April 9, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 8, 2025.

When is Stony Creek stocked?

Last stocked October 23, 2026. It is stocked about 11 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.

How do you get on Stony Creek?

The nearest town is Edinburg, VA. DWR lists Stony Creek as a Shenandoah County stocked trout water. The stocked water is upstream of this Edinburg map pin: the Northern Virginia Daily places the stocked water (as Big Stoney Creek) west of Lantz Mill on Route 675.

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