Rainbow Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last March 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Wilson Creek fishing
Wilson Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2019, most often in March and November. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout.
- Last stocked
- April 9, 2026
- · Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 28
- Species recorded
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,023 ft
Fish at Wilson Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last March 9, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last April 9, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last March 16, 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last November 23, 2021 Best: dawn, dusk How Wilson Creek is stocked
Jackson River (2.4 mi), Clifton Forge Reservoir (3.4 mi), Douthat Lake (6.3 mi), and Pads Creek (9.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Jackson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Clifton Forge Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, and Pads Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 13, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 28, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 8, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 10, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 16, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 23, 2021 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| November 23, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| January 4, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| November 16, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| February 24, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 20, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Clifton Forge, VA
This is Wilson Creek (Lower): from the Bath-Alleghany county line downstream to the south end of Douthat State Park property, below the park's fee-fishing water. Reach the park from I-64 exit 27 near Clifton Forge, north on Route 629 about three miles to the entrance sign.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
About Wilson Creek
Nearest lakes
Camping near Wilson Creek
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Wilson Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Morris Hill camping (12.5 miles), Coles Point camping (12.9 miles), and Bolar Mountain camping (14.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Wilson Creek
Wilson Creek is 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 Wilson Creek?
Fishing Wilson Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 12 of 21 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 9, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked April 9, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked March 16, 2022. Tiger Trout was last stocked November 23, 2021.
When is Wilson Creek stocked?
Last stocked April 9, 2026. It is stocked about 3.5 times a year since 2019, most often in March and November.
How do you get on Wilson Creek?
The nearest town is Clifton Forge, VA. This is Wilson Creek (Lower): from the Bath-Alleghany county line downstream to the south end of Douthat State Park property, below the park's fee-fishing water. Reach the park from I-64 exit 27 near Clifton Forge, north on Route 629 about three miles to the entrance sign.
Which lakes near Wilson Creek were stocked more recently?
Jackson River (2.4 mi), Clifton Forge Reservoir (3.4 mi), Douthat Lake (6.3 mi), and Pads Creek (9.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Jackson River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, Clifton Forge Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout, Douthat Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Tiger Trout, and Pads Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout.