Rainbow Trout Stocked · 39 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Tye River fishing
Tye River fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout on a river section. Also recorded: Smallmouth bass and Largemouth bass. It is stocked about 14 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, and Smallmouth bass and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- May 27, 2026
- · Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 151
- Species stocked
- 4 (+2 also recorded)
- Elevation
- 348 ft
Fish at Tye River
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 39 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 35 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 24 plants · last May 27, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last February 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Smallmouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth bass species guide
Largemouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth bass species guideThe river is also populated by largemouth bass, bluegill, brown, rainbow, and brook trout, and is home to American eels and native mussels. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)(dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Tye River is stocked
Stocking history
| 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 |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Norwood, VA
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.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Tye River
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. (dwr.virginia.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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. (en.wikipedia.org, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Nearest lakes
Public land at Tye River
Tye River is 0.1 miles outside the edge of James River State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Tye River?
Fishing Tye River usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 39 of 111 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked May 27, 2026. Tiger Trout was last stocked February 9, 2026. Smallmouth bass and Largemouth bass are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Tye River stocked?
Last stocked May 27, 2026. It is stocked about 14 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Tye River?
The nearest town is Norwood, VA. 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.