Last stocked
May 27, 2026
Plants on record
151
Species recorded
4
Elevation
348 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Norwood, VA
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- No
DWR's Tye River WMA fronts about two miles of river. No boat ramp: park at the ridgetop gravel lot off Norwood Rd and hike roughly 1.5 miles down for bank and wade fishing for smallmouth bass, plus largemouth, bluegill, and stocked trout.
Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , fishing_notes , watch_outs , angler_notes
How Tye River is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of February. In 2026 it was January 9, 2026, earlier than usual.
Fish at Tye River
Fishing Tye River is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 39 of 111 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.
Rainbow Trout 39 plants
- Plants
- 39 of 151
- Last stocked
- May 27, 2026
Brown Trout 35 plants
- Plants
- 35 of 151
- Last stocked
- May 27, 2026
Brook Trout 24 plants
- Plants
- 24 of 151
- Last stocked
- May 27, 2026
Tiger Trout 13 plants
- Plants
- 13 of 151
- Last stocked
- February 9, 2026
Fishing Tye River
The Tye River, which enters the James River, provides fishing opportunities, particularly for smallmouth bass. Anglers can find a good smallmouth bass fishery on the Tye River from the WMA after walking approximately a mile and a half. The river is also populated by largemouth bass, bluegill, brown, rainbow, and brook trout, and is home to American eels and native mussels.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org , dwr.virginia.gov
What to watch for
Anglers accessing the Tye River from the WMA should be aware that most of the WMA consists of steep ridges and valleys, with only a small strip of river floodplain along the Tye River. The area is remote, and cell service in the river bottom can be spotty.
What anglers say
According to an official of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, removing the dam would increase fish passage possibilities, improve populations of all species, and allow for increased access for anglers.
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 151 plants Showing 151 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2026 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 2, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 2, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 23, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 19, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 1, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 17, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 7, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 15, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 6, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 15, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 26, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 1, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 22, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 10, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 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.