Last stocked
May 20, 2026
Plants on record
164
Species recorded
3
Elevation
1,994 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Damascus, VA
- Shore access
- Yes
- ADA accessible
- Yes
Whitetop Laurel Creek is a popular wild trout stream near Damascus with wildlife viewing platforms and streamside access for wheelchair users. The Virginia Creeper Trail parallels it, and about 2.7 miles carry an Exceptional State Water designation.
Sources: water_type , access.shore , access.ada , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes
How Whitetop Laurel Creek is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the fourth week of January. In 2026 it was March 2, 2026, later than usual.
Fish at Whitetop Laurel Creek
Fishing Whitetop Laurel Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 54 of 86 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and one more.
Rainbow Trout 54 plants
- Plants
- 54 of 164
- Last stocked
- May 20, 2026
Brown Trout 17 plants
- Plants
- 17 of 164
- Last stocked
- February 25, 2025
Brook Trout 15 plants
- Plants
- 15 of 164
- Last stocked
- April 7, 2026
Fishing Whitetop Laurel Creek
Whitetop Laurel Creek is a popular wild trout stream located in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia. The area offers streamside access by wheelchair, alongside wildlife viewing platforms, making it accessible for various visitors. It is recognized as an "Exceptional State Water," which helps protect its water quality.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 7, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 15, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 25, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 25, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 25, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 31, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 9, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 17, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 21, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 28, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 3, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 19, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 27, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 27, 2021 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| May 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 27, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 21, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 2, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 25, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| March 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 29, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
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| January 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| January 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 8, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| February 13, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 15, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 27, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
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| April 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| November 2, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 4, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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Species found here
Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.
- Greenfin darter : Native darter documented in Whitetop Laurel Creek, part of the Wilderness Society's Whitetop Laurel "Mountain Treasure" area. (source)
- Sharphead darter : Native darter documented in Whitetop Laurel Creek, part of the Wilderness Society's Whitetop Laurel "Mountain Treasure" area. (source)
- Fatlips minnow : Native minnow documented in Whitetop Laurel Creek, part of the Wilderness Society's Whitetop Laurel "Mountain Treasure" area. (source)
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.