Swift Run fishing

Swift Run fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout.

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Last stocked
May 11, 2026
· Brook Trout
Plants on record
44
Species recorded
2
Elevation
410 ft

Fish at Swift Run

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 22 plants · last May 11, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked May 11, 2026 · 22 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 17 plants · last May 11, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked May 11, 2026 · 17 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Swift Run is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

No plants recorded in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
May 11, 2026Brook Trout––report
May 11, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
April 8, 2026Brook Trout––report
April 8, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 24, 2026Brook Trout––report
March 24, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
March 5, 2026Brook Trout––report
March 5, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
February 19, 2026Brook Trout––report
February 19, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
May 12, 2025Brook Trout––report
May 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2025Brook Trout––report
April 10, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 7, 2025Brook Trout––report
March 7, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
February 26, 2025Brook Trout––report
February 26, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
November 25, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
May 13, 2024Brook Trout––report
May 13, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 30, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 30, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 11, 2024Brook Trout––report
March 11, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
January 30, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
April 24, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
April 7, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 7, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 13, 2023Brook Trout––report
March 13, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
February 23, 2023Brook Trout––report
February 23, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
December 20, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 9, 2022Brook Trout––report
March 9, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
February 26, 2022Brook Trout––report
February 26, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
November 17, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
May 15, 2017–––report
April 14, 2017–––report
March 28, 2017–––report
January 19, 2017–––report
November 15, 2016–––report

Access and facts

Water type
river section

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

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Common questions

What fish are at Swift Run?

Fishing Swift Run usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 22 of 39 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 11, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked May 11, 2026.

When is Swift Run stocked?

Last stocked May 11, 2026. It is stocked about 4 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. No plants recorded in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Which lakes near Swift Run were stocked more recently?

Moormans River (17 mi), South River (20.5 mi), Rose River (20.7 mi), and Robinson River (21 mi) were stocked more recently. Moormans River is also stocked with Brook Trout, South River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Rose River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, and Robinson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout.

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