Valley Creek fishing

Valley Creek fishing has Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3.1 times a year since 2017, 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
April 7, 2026
· Brook Trout
Plants on record
31
Species recorded
2
Elevation
2,377 ft

Fish at Valley Creek

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last March 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 2, 2026 · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Brook Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last April 7, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked April 7, 2026 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Brook Trout species guide

How Valley Creek is stocked

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Whitetop Laurel Creek (2.7 mi), Big Wilson Creek (12.4 mi), Comers Creek (15.2 mi), Staley Creek (18.4 mi), and Dickey Creek (19.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Whitetop Laurel Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Big Wilson Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Comers Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Staley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, and Dickey Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Stocking history

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 7, 2026Brook Trout––report
March 2, 2026Rainbow Trout––report
October 23, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 10, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
March 12, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
January 31, 2025Rainbow Trout––report
April 18, 2024Brook Trout––report
April 18, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
March 11, 2024Rainbow Trout––report
October 24, 2023Brook Trout––report
April 4, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
March 16, 2023Rainbow Trout––report
October 24, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
April 6, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
March 16, 2022Rainbow Trout––report
October 15, 2021Rainbow Trout––report
April 13, 2021–––report
March 15, 2021–––report
October 8, 2020–––report
April 14, 2020–––report
March 13, 2020–––report
October 22, 2019–––report
April 15, 2019–––report
March 11, 2019–––report
October 25, 2018–––report
April 12, 2018–––report
March 5, 2018–––report
October 30, 2017–––report
April 11, 2017–––report
March 16, 2017–––report
January 4, 2017–––report

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Camping near Valley Creek

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Valley Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Beartree Campground (3.5 miles), Backbone Rock Recreation Area Pavilions camping (5.9 miles), and Hurricane Campground (14.2 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Valley Creek

Valley Creek is less than 0.1 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 Valley Creek?

Fishing Valley Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 13 of 16 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 2, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 7, 2026.

When is Valley Creek stocked?

Last stocked April 7, 2026. It is stocked about 3.1 times a year since 2017, most often in March and April.

Which lakes near Valley Creek were stocked more recently?

Whitetop Laurel Creek (2.7 mi), Big Wilson Creek (12.4 mi), Comers Creek (15.2 mi), Staley Creek (18.4 mi), and Dickey Creek (19.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Whitetop Laurel Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Big Wilson Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, Comers Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Staley Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout, and Dickey Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.