2013 Virginia Freshwater Fishing & Watercraft Owner's Guide

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2013 Fishing Regs & WOG 11-15-12_Layout 1 11/16/12 1:01 PM Page 19Trout StockingInformation1-434-525-FISH (3474)Information is updated each day at4:00 PM during the stockingseason. Stocking information isalso updated daily on theDepartment’s website:www.HuntFishVA.com.limit of trout has been obtained or duringthe closed hours for taking trout. Once atrout is taken into possession by placing inthe creel (basket, bucket, stringer, cooler,etc.) it becomes part of the daily creel limitand may not be released (culled). It isunlawful to feed, bait or snag trout in designatedstocked trout waters. It shall beunlawful for any person fishing in designatedstocked trout waters to use more than onerod, one line, and one baited hook (a treblehook is considered one hook); however, anycombination of artificial lures is allowed. Itshall be unlawful to use seines and nets indesignated stocked waters, except that ahand-landing net to land fish legally hookedmay be used in all waters.Urban Program WatersWaters selected by the Director for inclusioninto the Urban Fishing Program will be considereddesignated stocked trout watersfrom November 1 through April 30 only(trout license required). A trout license isnot required from May 1 through October31. In addition trout may be creeled fromthese waters year round and the trout creellimit is 4 per day. Once a trout is taken intopossession by placing in the creel (basket,bucket, stringer, cooler, etc.) it becomes partof the daily creel limit and may not be released(culled).Artificial Lure DefinitionArtificial lure shall include manufactured orhandmade flies, spinners, plugs, spoons, andfacsimiles of live animals, but shall not beconstrued to include artificially produced organicbaits and fish eggs that are intended tobe ingested. Artificial lure with single hookshall mean any single point lure (with nomultiple point hooks). Where single-hookartificial lures are required, a multiple numberof single-hook lures (such as dropperflies) fished in a series is permitted.Special Trout AreasBlue Ridge Parkway: Fishing is prohibitedfrom one-half hour after sunset until onehalfhour before sunrise. No live or dead fishor fish eggs may be used as bait. Digging forworms is prohibited. Special creel limits andother regulations for Parkway waters may beposted.Shenandoah National Park: Only singlepointhook artificial lures may be used—nobait. On those streams open to harvest, thecreel limit is 6 trout per day with a 9-inchminimum size for brook trout and a 7-inchminimum size for brown and rainbow trout.On all other streams open to fishing, catchand release regulations apply. The release ofany brown trout back into any Park stream isprohibited and brown trout less than 7 inchesmust be disposed of within the Park butaway from Park streams, roads or trails. Thisis an effort to limit the impacts of browntrout on the native brook trout populations.Contact the Shenandoah National Park at540-999-3500 for the annual list of streamsopen to harvest.A Reel Keeperwww.dgif.virginia.gov/plates/Trout Heritage Waters for 2013This program was added several years ago for those anglers who enjoyed andmissed the old opening day. Selected waters are stocked for the first Saturday inApril to create an announced stocking event.The following waters will be stocked for Heritage Day on April 6.Beartree LakeBark Camp LakeClinch Mountain Fee Fishing Area*Cripple Creek (Ravens Cliff)Crooked Creek Fee Fishing Area*Douthat Lake Fee Fishing Area*Hawksbill CreekJennings CreekLake WittenLiberty LakeLincolnshire LakeMiddle Fork Holston RiverPassage CreekPedlar River (upper)Pigg RiverQuantico MCBRobinson RiverRose RiverSouth Fork Powell RiverTinker CreekWashington CountyScott CountyWashington CountyWythe CountyCarroll CountyBath CountyPage CountyBotetourt CountyTazewell CountyBedford CountyTazewell CountySmyth CountyShenandoah CountyAmherst CountyFranklin CountyPrince William CountyMadison CountyMadison CountyWise CountyRoanoke CountyRainbow trout, ©Spike Knuth* The fee fishing areas are closed to angling from April 1–April 5.Heritage Waters are closed on April 5. On April 6 fishing can begin at 9:00 A.M.www.HuntFishVA.com 19
2013 Fishing Regs & WOG 11-15-12_Layout 1 11/16/12 1:01 PM Page 20ALBEMARLE COUNTYMint Springs Lake (Upper)Mint Springs Lake (Middle)Moormans River (N. Fork)Moormans River (S. Fork)Sugar Hollow ReservoirALEXANDRIA CITYCook Lakeillustration©Michael SimonALLEGHANY COUNTYClifton Forge Reservoir*Jerrys Run*Pounding Mill Creek*Smith Creek*AAB (NSF)BAUACBC (NSF)AMHERST COUNTYDavis Mill Creek*CLittle Irish Creek*C (NSF)Pedlar River (Below dam)* DHPedlar River (Lower)* APedlar River (Upper)* B (H)Piney River (S. Fk. and Proper)* B (NSF)Rocky Row Run*CAPPOMATTOX COUNTYHolliday CreekDHAUGUSTA COUNTYBack Creek*BBraley Pond*AElkhorn Lake*AFalls Hollow*C (NSF)Hearthstone Lake*ALower Sherando Lake* AMills Creek*CNorth River (Natural Chimneys) BNorth River (Gorge)*BNorth River (Upper)* B (NSF)North River (Tail)*DHSouth River (Ridgeview Park) ASouth RiverDHUpper Sherando Lake* BBATH COUNTYBack CreekDHBack Creek*ABullpasture RiverACowpasture River*ADouthat Lake and Wilson Creek +Jackson River Special Reg.*Jackson River (Hidden Valley)* AJackson River (Rt. 623)* APads Creek*BBEDFORD COUNTYLiberty Lake A (H)2013 Catchable Trout Stocking PlanThese waters require a trout license between October 1 and June 15.Urban Waters require a trout license November 1-April 30.BLAND COUNTYLaurel Fork CreekCLick CreekBWolf CreekABOTETOURT COUNTYJennings Creek* A (H)McFalls Creek*CMiddle Creek*BNorth Creek*BRoaring Run*BBUCHANAN COUNTYDismal RiverARussell Fork RiverCCARROLL COUNTYChestnut CreekDHCrooked Creek A **Little Reed Island Creek ALovills CreekCStewarts CreekB (NSF)CHESAPEAKE CITYNorthwest River Park UCRAIG COUNTYBarbours Creek*Potts Creek*DICKENSON COUNTYCranesnest RiverFrying Pan CreekPound River (Flannagan Dam)Russell Fork River (Haysi)Russell Fork River (Bartlick)FAIRFAX COUNTYAccotink CreekHolmes RunFAUQUIER COUNTYThompson WMA PondB (NSF)ABCABADHDHA***FLOYD COUNTYBurkes ForkAGoose CreekBLaurel ForkBLittle Indian CreekB (NSF)Little RiverAMira ForkC (NSF)Rush ForkC (NSF)West Fork Little River B (NSF)FLUVANNA COUNTYHardware RiverDHFRANKLIN COUNTYRunnett Bag CreekBPigg River A (H)FREDERICK COUNTYClearbrook LakeHogue CreekPaddy Run*Wilkins LakeFREDERICKSBURGOld Cossey PondGILES COUNTYBig Stoney Creek*Dismal Creek*Wolf CreekGRAYSON COUNTYBig Wilson CreekElk CreekFox Creek*Hales Lake*Helton CreekMiddle Fox CreekGREENE COUNTYSouth RiverSwift RunHENRICO COUNTYDorey Park LakeHENRY COUNTYSmith River (Dam)Smith River (Lower)ABBAUAB (NSF)BAABABBBBUBAHIGHLAND COUNTYBullpasture RiverAS. Br. Potomac River BLEE COUNTYMartins CreekNorth Fork Powell RiverAAMADISON COUNTYHughes RiverARobinson River A (H)Rose River A (H)MONTGOMERY COUNTYCraig Creek*BPandapas Pond*APoverty Creek*CToms CreekBNELSON COUNTYSouth Rockfish RiverTye RiverNEWPORT NEWSLake BigginsPAGE COUNTYCub Run*C (NSF)AUB20
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