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June Trophy Trout Week at Clinch Mountain & Crooked Creek Fee Fishing Areas Cancelled
Richmond, VA — The Trophy Trout Week events that typically happen in June at the Clinch Mountain and Crooked Creek fee fishing areas have been cancelled for 2024.
In the fall of 2023, approximately 40,000 trout tested positive for whirling disease and were euthanized. This, coupled with last year’s drought, put a strain on trout production for the season, therefore trout that would have been held for the trophy week events were stocked to meet the needs of the normal stocking season.
Fortunately, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) hatchery staff are confident that good numbers of stock-size (10 – 12 inches) trout will be available throughout the fee fishing season. DWR will resume the Trophy Trout Week events at these two fee fishing areas during the 2025 season if hatchery production allows.
DWR apologizes for this inconvenience. If you have additional questions, please contact the Marion Regional Office at (276) 783-4860.