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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Gauley Season Dates/Release Schedule 2011

GAULEY RIVER
DATES FRI SAT SUN MON TARGET FLOW
Sep 9-12 7:00- 1:00 6:00- 2:00 6:00- 2:00 7:00- 1:00 2800 cfs
Sep 16-19 7:00- 1:00 6:00- 3:00 6:00- 3:00 7:00- 2:00 2800 cfs
Sep 23-26 7:00- 1:00 6:00- 2:00 6:00- 2:00 7:00- 1:00 2800 cfs
Sep 30-Oct 3 7:00- 1:00 6:00- 2:00 6:00- 2:00 7:00-1:00 2800 cfs
Oct 7-10 7:00- 1:00 6:00- 2:00 6:00- 2:00 7:00- 1:00 2800 cfs
Oct 15-16 6:00- 2:00 6:00- 2:00 ----- 2800 cfs


Note for Summersville:

Summersville will draw-down to 1520 feet in early November 2011. This will result in extra releases between September 19th - October 3rd and the first week in November. (potentially 2800 cfs all day)

Special Info for Gauley River:
An extra hour of releases is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th of Gauley Fest weekend, and Monday, September 19th of Race Day.

FISHING: Oct 11-30, the scheduled release is 250-700 cfs all day, excluding October 15th and and 16th. Fish Stocking on week beginning Oct 11. Due to periodic inspection, flows will be in the upper end of the releases.

FILMING WINDOW: Recommend weeks of September 19th - October 3rd and first week of November.

NOVEMBER PLANNED RELEASES: Approximately 2800 cfs the first week of November 2011. The last three weeks of November, return to minimum flow until winter pool is achived.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Husky Musky

Results of 2010 Husky Musky Club Catch Report Announced

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Anglers caught and reported 319 muskies to the West Virginia Husky Musky Club in 2010, according to Bret Preston, assistant chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The fish were reported from 29 West Virginia waters and more than 60 percent of them came from water stocked by the WVDNR. The 2010 catch represented the largest in more than 40 years of record keeping.

The top waters in 2010 included: Little Kanawha River (54 fish); Stonewall Jackson Lake (47 fish); Buckhannon River (41 fish); Middle Island Creek (20 fish); and Monongahela and South Fork Hughes rivers (14 fish each). Two muskies more than 50 inches in length were reported from Stonewall Jackson Lake.

The Husky Musky Club has maintained musky catch information since 1969 and 5,222 fish have been registered from 71 different West Virginia waters. The top 10 waters during this 42-year period are: 1) Middle Island Creek; 2) Buckhannon River; 3) Little Kanawha River; 4) Stonewall Jackson Lake; 5) Elk River; 6) South Fork Hughes River; 7) Hughes River; 8) West Fork River; 9) Stonecoal Lake; and 10) Tygart River.

Anglers interested in registering their first legal-sized musky may join the West Virginia Husky Musky Club for no membership fee. More information about this Club may be found at www.wvdnr.gov/fishing/HuskyMusky.shtm or from the nearest WVDNR district office.

For more info on guided Misky fishing visit www.profishwv.com
**DNR**

Monday, April 11, 2011

West Virginia Trout Stocking Week of April 4 - 8



ELKINS, W.Va. – The following waters were stocked with trout the week of April 4, 2011.

Anthony Creek
Beech Fork Tailwaters
Berwind Lake
Big Clear Creek
Big Run Lake
Big Sandy Creek
Blackwater River
Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
Buffalo Fork Lake
Bullskin Run
Cacapon Park Lake
Castleman Run Lake
Cherry River
Chief Logan Pond
Clover Run
Conaway Run Lake
Coopers Rock Lake
Cranberry River
Deer Creek (Pocahontas)
Dillons Run
Dry Fork
Dry Fork (Randolph, Tucker)
Dunkard Fork Lake
East Fork Greenbrier River
East Lynn Tailwaters
Edwards Run
Elk River
Evitts Run
Fall Run
Fitzpatrick Lake
Fort Ashby Reservoir
French Creek Pond
Gandy Creek
Glade Creek of Mann
Glade Creek of New River
Glady Fork
Greenbrier River
Jimmy Lewis Lake
Knapps Creek
Laurel Fork (Randolph)
Laurel Fork Lake
Laurel Fork of Holly River
Left Fork of Holly River
Lick Creek Pond
Little Beaver Lake
Little Clear Creek
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
Long Marsh Run
Lost River
Mason Lake
Middle Creek
Middle Wheeling Creek Lake
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
Mill Creek of South Branch
Mill Run of Back Creek
Mountwood Park Lake
New Creek
Newburg Lake
North Fork Fishing Creek
North Fork of Anthony Creek
North Fork of Cherry River
North Fork of Patterson Creek
North Fork of South Branch
North River
Opequon Creek
Pinch Creek
Pipestem Lake
Poorhouse Pond
Rhine Creek
Rockhouse Lake
Rocky Marsh Run
Seneca Lake
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (C&R) Stuart Park Recreation Area
Shavers Fork (lower)
Shavers Fork (upper)
South Branch (Franklin)
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
South Fork Fishing Creek
Spruce Knob Lake
Spruce Laurel Fork
Summersville Tailwaters
Summit Lake
Thomas Park Lake
Tilhance Creek
Trout Run
Tuscarora Creek
Tygart Headwaters
Tygart Tailwaters
Waites Run
Watoga Lake
Wayne Dam
West Fork Greenbrier River
West Fork Greenbrier River (railroad grade)
West Fork of Twelvepole
Williams River (all sections stocked)
Wolf Creek

Guided Trout Fishing in West Virginia

Saturday, March 26, 2011

West Virginia Trout Stocking March 2011

March 25, 2011

Anthony Creek
Buffalo Creek (Logan)
Dillons Run
Edwards Run
Ft. Ashby Reservoir
Glady Fork
Knapps Creek
Mill Creek of South Branch
North Fork of South Branch
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (lower)
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
Williams River (Tea Creek upstream to Day Run)
March 24, 2011

Elk River
Horseshoe Run
Red Creek
Shavers Fork (upper)
South Branch (Franklin)
Summit Lake
Tygart Headwaters
Warden Lake
Watoga Lake
March 23, 2011

Blackwater River
Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
Cacapon Park Lake
Castleman Run Lake
Cranberry River
East Fork Greenbrier River
French Creek Pond
Glade Creek of New River
Laurel Fork of Holly River
Left Fork of Holly River
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
Marsh Fork
Middle Fork
Middle Wheeling Creek Lake
Opequon Creek
Rocky Marsh Run
Spruce Knob Lake
Tilhance Creek
West Fork Greenbrier River
March 22, 2011

Back Fork of Elk River
Big Sandy Creek
Bullskin Run
Chief Logan Pond
Coopers Rock Lake
Desert Fork
Evitts Run
Gandy Creek
Laurel Fork (Randolph)
Laurel Fork Lake
Middle Creek
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
New Creek
North Fork of Patterson Creek
Sugar Creek
South Branch (C&R)
Tuscarora Creek
March 21, 2011

Anderson Lake
Boley Lake
Buffalo Fork Lake
Glade Creek of Mann
Greenbrier River
Little Kanawha Headwaters
Lost River
Miletree Lake
North Fork of Cherry River
North River
Potts Creek
Right Fork of Little Kanawha
South Fork of Cherry River
South Fork of Potts Creek
Trout Run
Waites Run
March 18, 2011

Back Fork of Elk (C&R)
Bullskin Run
Evitts Run
Gandy Creek
Kimsey Run Lake
Laurel Fork (Randolph)
Opequon Creek
Pennsboro Reservoir
Raleigh Co. Airport Pond (Children & Class Q)
Rocky Marsh Run
South Branch (Franklin)
Spruce Knob Lake
Tracy Lake
March 17, 2011

Anawalt Lake
Cedar Creek Lake
Dunkard Fork Lake
Jennings Randolph Tailwaters
Knapps Creek
Lost River
Lower Cove Run
Moores Run
Panther Creek
R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
Seneca Lake
Teter Creek Lake
Trout Run
Turkey Run Lake
Waites Run
Wallback Lake
Watoga Lake
March 16, 2011

Big Clear Creek
Burnsville Tailwaters
Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
Dry Fork (Randolph, Tucker)
Little Clear Creek
Middle Wheeling Creek (C&R)
Mountwood Park Lake
North Fork South Branch
Paw Paw Creek
Pinnacle Creek (lower section)
South Fork Cranberry River
Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
Sutton Tailwaters
Whiteday Creek
Wolf Creek
March 15, 2011

Blackwater River
Cacapon Park Lake
Camp Creek
Cherry River
Cranberry River
East Fork Greenbrier River
East River
Elk River
Glady Fork
Krodel Lake
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
Middle Creek
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
Mill Run of Back Creek
Paint Creek
Pond Fork
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (lower)
Shavers Frok (upper)
Summersville Tailwaters
West Fork Greenbrier River
March 14, 2011

Anthony Creek
Bear Rocks Lake
Beech Fork Tailwaters
Brandywine Lake
Brushy Fork Lake
Buckhannon River
East Lynn Tailwaters
Kings Creek
Left Fork of Right Fork of Buckhannon River
Lick Creek Pond
New Creek
North Fork of Anthony Creek
North Fork of Lunice Creek
North Fork of Patterson Creek
Right Fork of Buckhannon River
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
South Mill Creek Lake
Summit Lake
Tomlinson Run
Tomlinson Run Lake
Wayne Dam
West Fork Twelvepole
Wheeling Creek
Williams River (Tea Creek upstream to Day Run)
March 11, 2011

Big Sandy Creek
Coopers Rock Lake
Clover Run
Dog Run Lake
Horse Creek Lake
Horseshoe Run
Lost River
North Fork of Cherry River
Shavers Fork (upper)
South Fork of Cherry River
Summit Lake
Trout Run
Tygart Headwaters
Waites Run
Warden Lake
Williams River (Tea Creek upstream to Day Run)
March 10, 2011

Anthony Creek
Blackwater River
Buffalo Fork Lake
Cranberry River
Curtisville Lake
Deer Creek (Pocahontas)
Dillons Run
East Fork Greenbrier River
Edwards Run
Fort Ashby Reservoir
Greenbrier River
Huey Lake
Indian Creek
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
Meadow Creek of Anthony Creek
Mill Creek of South Branch
Newburg Lake
North Fork of South Branch
Rhine Creek
Rich Creek (Monroe)
West Fork Greenbrier River
March 9, 2011

Bullskin Run
Dunloup Creek
Evitts Run
Glade Creek of Mann
Glade Creek of New River
Glady Fork
Hills Creek
Hopkins Fork
Long Marsh Run
Middle Creek
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
New Creek
North Fork of Patterson Creek
Rockhouse Lake
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (lower)
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
Spruce Laurel Fork
March 8, 2011

Berwind Lake
Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
Cacapon Park Lake
Castleman Run Lake
Dry Fork (McDowell)
Elk River
Hurricane Reservoir
Kimsey Run Lake
Knapps Creek
Middle Wheeling Creek Lake
Opequon Creek
Poorhouse Pond
Rocky Marsh Run
Spruce Knob Lake
Watoga Lake
March 7, 2011

Chief Cornstalk Lake
Fall Run
Fitzpatrick Lake
French Creek Pond
Gandy Creek
Jimmy Lewis Lake
Laurel Fork of Holly River
Laurel Fork (Randolph)
Left Fork of Holly River
Little Beaver Lake
Meadow Creek of New River
Milligan Creek
Pipestem Lake
Red Creek
Rollins Lake
South Branch (Franklin)
Thomas Park Lake
Tygart Tailwaters
March 4, 2011

Brandywine Lake
Brushy Fork Lake
Cacapon Park Lake
Clear Fork of Guyandotte River (C&R)
Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
Elk River
Mason Lake
Opequon Creek
Paw Paw Creek
Pinnacle Creek
Rocky Marsh Run
Shavers Fork (upper)
Tilhance Creek
Westover Park Lake (Children & Class Q)
Whiteday Creek
March 3, 2011

Bear Rocks Lake
Bullskin Run
Burnsville Tailwaters
Cherry River
Deer Creek (Nicholas)
Evitts Run
Glady Fork
Laurel Creek of Cherry River
Middle Creek
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
Mill Creek Reservoir
Paint Creek
Paint Creek (C&R)
Pond Fork
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (C&R) Stuarts Park Recreation Area
Shavers Fork (lower)
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
Summersville Tailwaters
Sutton Tailwaters
Teter Creek Lake
Tuscarora Creek
Wheeling Creek
Wood Pond (Children & Class Q)
March 2, 2011

Anthony Creek
Buckhannon River
Camp Creek
Coonskin Park Lake (Children & Class Q)
Dry Fork (Randolph, Tucker)
East River
Gandy Creek
Kanawha State Forest Pond (Children & Class Q)
Larenim Park Lakes
Laurel Fork (Randolph)
Left Fork of Right Fork of Buckhannon River
Logan County Airport Pond (Children & Class Q)
Mash Fork of Camp Creek (Children & Class Q)
Miller Fork Lake (Children & Class Q)
North Fork of Anthony Creek
North Fork of South Branch
Right Fork of Middle Fork
Seneca Lake
South Branch (Franklin)
South Mill Creek Lake
Underwood Lake (Children & Class Q)
March 1, 2011

Barboursville Lake
Big Clear Creek
Conaway Run Lake
Handley Pond (Children & Class Q)
James P. Bailey Lake
Little Clear Creek
Lost River
Mountwood Park Lake
New Creek
North Fork Fishing Creek
North Fork Lunice Creek
North Fork Patterson Creek
North River
R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
Ridenour Lake
South Fork Fishing Creek
Trout Run
Tuckahoe Lake
Waites Run

Friday, March 4, 2011

West Virginia Trout Stocking Feb. 2011

February 28, 2011

Blackwater River
East Fork Greenbrier River
Knapps Creek
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Spruce Knob Lake
Summit Lake
Watoga Lake

February 25, 2011

Lost River
Mill Creek Reservoir
Trout Run
Waites Run

February 24, 2011

Brandywine Lake
Brushy Fork Lake
Buffalo Creek (Brooke)
Bullskin Run
Cacapon Park Lake
Castleman Run Lake
Evitts Run
Middle Creek
Middle Wheeling Creek Lake
Mill Creek of Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek
Rocky Marsh Run
Thomas Park Lake

February 23, 2011

Blackwater River
Buffalo Fork Lake
Clear Fork of Tug
East Fork Greenbrier River
Glade Creek of New River
Greenbrier River
Laurel Creek (Clay)
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Marsh Fork
South Branch (Smoke Hole)

February 22, 2011

Boley Lake
Glade Creek of Mann
Laurel Creek (Fayette)
Mill Creek (Fayette)
Rhine Creek
Wolf Creek

February 18, 2011

Anawalt Lake
Glady Fork
North Fork of Anthony Creek
North Fork of South Branch
Rockhouse Lake
Spruce Laurel Fork

February 17, 2011

Dillons Run
Edwards Run
Fort Ashby Reservoir
Gandy Creek
Laurel Fork (Randolph) at bridge on Rt. 33 only
Mill Creek of South Branch
New Creek
North Fork of Cherry River
North Fork of Patterson Creek
Right Fork of Buckhannon River
Rollins Lake
South Branch (Franklin)
South Fork of Cherry River
Wallback Lake

February 16, 2011

Back Fork of Elk River
Desert Fork
Elk River
Jennings Randolph Tailwaters
Knapps Creek
Lower Cove Run
Moores Run
Potts Creek
South Fork of Potts Creek
Spruce Knob Lake
Sugar Creek
Summit Lake
Warden Lake
Watoga Lake

February 15, 2011

Fitzpatrick Lake
Little Beaver Lake
Meadow Creek of New River
Milligan Creek
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (lower)

February 14, 2011

Anthony Creek
Buffalo Creek (Logan)
Long Marsh Run
Mill Run (Berkeley)
Poorhouse Pond
Tilhance Creek
Tuscarora Creek

February 11, 2011

Dry Fork (Tucker, Randolph)
Little Kanawha River
Middle Fork River
Right Fork of Little Kanawha River

February 10, 2011

Fall Run
French Creek Pond
Horseshoe Run
Laurel Fork of Holly River
Left Fork of Holly River
Red Creek
Tygart Tailwaters

February 9, 2011

Big Clear Creek
Big Sandy Creek
Coopers Rock Lake
Hills Creek
Indian Creek
Kings Creek
Little Clear Creek
New Creek
North Fork of Lunice Creek
North Fork of Patterson Creek
Rich Creek (Monroe)
Right Fork of Middle Fork
Tomlinson Run
Tomlinson Run Lake
Tygart Headwaters

February 8, 2011

Clover Run
Conaway Run Lake
Curtisville Lake
Dunkard Fork Lake
Lost River
North Fork of Fishing Creek
North Fork of South Branch (C&R)
North River
South Fork of Fishing Creek
Trout Run
Waites Run

February 7, 2011

Beech Fork Tailwaters
Bullskin Run
Burnsville Tailwaters
Cacapon Park Lake
Chief Logan Pond
East Lynn Tailwaters
Evitts Run
Gandy Creek
Laurel Fork (Randolph) at bridge on Rt. 33 only
Laurel Fork Lake
Lick Creek Pond
Middle Creek
Mill Creek of Opequon
Opequon Creek
Rocky Marsh Run
Stonewall Jackson Tailwaters
Sutton Tailwaters
Wayne Dam
West Fork Twelvepole

February 4, 2011

Cherry River
Deer Creek (Pocahontas)
Dog Run Lake
East Fork Greenbrier River
Horse Creek Lake
Jimmy Lewis Lake
Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
Pipestem Lake
Seneca Lake
Shavers Fork (Bemis)
Shavers Fork (C&R) Stuarts Park Recreation Area
Shavers Fork (lower)
Spruce Knob Lake
Summersville Tailwaters
Teter Creek Lake

February 3, 2011

Anthony Creek
Berwind Lake
Buckhannon River
Dry Fork (McDowell)
Elk River
Kimsey Run Lake
Left Fork of Right Fork of Buckhannon River
Meadow Creek of Anthony Creek
Panther Creek
R.D. Bailey Tailwaters

February 2, 1011

Bear Rocks Lake
Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
Deer Creek (Nicholas)
Dunloup Creek
Laurel Creek of Cherry River
Newburg Lake
Paint Creek
Paw Paw Creek
Pinnacle Creek (lower section)
South Branch (Smoke Hole)
Summit Lake
Wheeling Creek
Whiteday Creek

February 1, 2011

Camp Creek
East River
Hopkins Fork
Knapps Creek
Mash Fork
Mason Lake
North Fork of South Branch
Pond Fork
South Branch (Franklin)
South Mill Creek Lake
Tuckahoe Lake
Watoga Lake

Monday, June 21, 2010

WV Catch and Release Streams / Fly Fishing Only




Back Fork of Elk River − Webster County
4-mile section beginning 2 miles upstream from Webster Springs and extending upstream. Access by county routes 24 and 24/3.

Blackwater River − Tucker County
3.5-mile section from the county Route 29/1 bridge in Blackwater Falls State Park downstream to the mouth of the North Fork.

Clear Fork of the Guyandotte River − Wyoming County
1-mile section from the R.D. Bailey WMA manager’s residence downstream to the state Route 6 bridge. Season: October 1 − May 31. General regulations apply June 1 − September 30.

Cranberry River − Webster, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties
A 4.3-mile section from the junction of the North and South forks downstream to the low water bridge at Dogway Fork. Access by foot on National Forest Route 76 from the Cranberry Glades parking area.
And a Nicholas County 1.2-mile section from the Woodbine Recreation Area downstream to Camp Splinter (Jakeman Run). Access by National Forest Route 76 from Richwood.

Elk River − Randolph County

2-mile section from the Elk Springs Campground downstream to Rose Run bridge. Access by county Route 49 off state Route 15 about 4 miles west of Valley Head.

Glade Creek of New River − Raleigh County
3-mile section from the mouth upstream to the National Park Service foot bridge. Access by Glade Creek Road off state Route 41.

Middle Wheeling Creek − Ohio County
1.2-mile section from just above the upper limits of Middle Wheeling Creek Lake upstream to mouth of Gillespie Run. Access by county Route 39/6.
Season: October 1 − May 31. General regulations apply June 1 − September 30.

North Branch of Potomac River − Grant and Mineral counties
See the 2006 Maryland Fishing Regulations for special regulations on the North Branch of the Potomac and Potomac Rivers.

North Fork of Cherry River - Nicholas County
1.8-mile section extending upstream from Richwood’s water supply dam to first state Route 39 bridge. Access by state Route 39.

North Fork of Cranberry River − Pocahontas County
.25-mile section from the mouth upstream to the limestone treatment dam. Access by foot on National Forest Route 76.

North Fork of the South Branch − Pendleton County
.75-mile section at the mouth of Seneca Creek near Seneca Rocks Visitors Center. Access by county Route 28/3 at junction of state Route 28 and U.S. Route 33 at Seneca Rocks.

Paint Creek − Fayette County
2-mile section from mouth of Skitter Creek upstream to mouth of Milburn Creek. Access is by county Route 15.

Shavers Fork of Cheat River − Randolph County
5.5-mile section in Monongahela National Forest, north of U. S. Route 250, from the mouth of Whitmeadow Run downstream to the mouth of McGee Run. Access by National Forest Route 92, which intersects U.S. Route 250 four miles west of Cheat Bridge.

Slatyfork section of Elk River − Pocahontas County
4.6-mile section from the junction of Big Spring and Old Field forks downstream to the mouth of Dry Branch including Props Run and Big Run. Access by foot from county routes 219/2 on the north and 219/12 on the south.

South Branch of the Potomac River − Pendleton County
1-mile section beginning 2 miles below U.S. Route 220 at Eagle Rock and extending downstream. Access by county Route 2.

Williams River − Pocahontas County
2-mile section beginning 2 miles below Tea Creek and extending downstream. Access by National Forest Route 86.




Fly-fishing-Only

Buffalo Creek of New River − Fayette County
Main stream and all tributaries of Buffalo Creek. Access by foot from county Route 25.

Dogway Fork of the Cranberry − Webster, Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties
Main stream and all tributaries of Dogway Fork. Access by foot on National Forest Route 78.

Milligan Creek − Greenbrier County
Marked area about 1 mile north of U.S. Route 60 from the county Route 60/15 bridge extending downstream about .33 mile to a fence crossing.

Red Run of Dry Fork − Tucker County
Main stream and all tributaries of Red Run. Access by foot from state Route 72 and National Forest Route 13.

Second Creek − Greenbrier and Monroe counties
Marked 1.5-mile section on the Monroe/Greenbrier county line at Rodgers Mill.

Thorn Creek − Pendleton County
Marked .5-mile section beginning approximately 3 miles above the mouth. Access is by county Route 20.

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