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Trophy Trout Weeks at Clinch Mountain & Crooked Creek Fee Fishing Areas
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce that it will be conducting trophy trout stockings in June at both the Clinch Mountain and Crooked Creek fee fishing areas.
The Clinch Mountain trophy week stockings will occur June 9 – 14. Stockings at this location will occur the evenings before normal stocking days to reduce traffic congestion.
Trophy stockings at Crooked Creek will take place June 16 – 21 on normal stocking days.
During these weeks, normal stocking allocations will be supplemented with more than 400 citation-sized trout at the Clinch Mountain Fee Fishing Area and more than 300 citation trout at Crooked Creek. The trophy fish will include a mix of rainbow, brown, and brook trout.
If you have additional questions regarding Trophy Trout Weeks, please contact the Marion Regional Office at 276-783-4860.