Last stocked
May 12, 2026
Plants on record
113
Species recorded
2
Elevation
910 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Vinton, VA
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
DWR lists a fee hand-carry concrete ramp, Tinker Creek Landing, reached from Route 24 in Vinton by going about a quarter mile south on 3rd Street.
Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.boat_ramp , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town
How Tinker Creek is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the second week of February. In 2026 it was February 6, 2026, about when it usually is.
Fish at Tinker Creek
Fishing Tinker Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 40 of 73 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout.
Rainbow Trout 40 plants
- Plants
- 40 of 113
- Last stocked
- May 12, 2026
Brook Trout 33 plants
- Plants
- 33 of 113
- Last stocked
- May 12, 2026
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 12, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 15, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 17, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 28, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 21, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 15, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 15, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 29, 2021 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 29, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2021 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 26, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 30, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 14, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 16, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 22, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 29, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 31, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 27, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 30, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 17, 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.