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The trout season is open year-round in Virginia. Fishing success for both wild and stocked trout should be very high through the spring, fall and mild winter periods.
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Virginia contains over 2,800 miles of trout streams, in addition to numerous ponds, small lakes and reservoirs. The total includes over 2,300 miles of wild trout streams and about 600 miles of water inhabited with stocked trout. Virginia's diversified trout habitat offers a wide range of trout fishing opportunities.
Virginia's warm climate and topography generally limit trout habitat to the western portion of the state. The Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains provide the elevation to maintain low water temperatures year-round, while the valleys between these ranges contain the unique limestone formations necessary to produce highly productive spring creeks.
Trout management in Virginia consists of three basic programs: [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/catchabletroutstockingprogram.asp"]Catchable Trout Stocking Program[/url]
The Catchable Trout Stocking Program is the best known and most popular. Such waters are stocked from October through May with catchable sized trout. See the [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/catchabletroutstockingplan.asp"]Trout Stocking Plan[/url] for the streams and lakes stocked and their stocking schedule. [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/wildtroutprogram.asp"]Wild Trout Program[/url]
The Wild Trout Program includes the management of reproducing populations of brook, rainbow and brown trout. Efforts are directed primarily at habitat preservation and proper regulation for protection of spawning stocks. [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/fingerlingstockingprogram.asp"]Fingerling Trout Stocking Program[/url]
The Fingerling Trout Stocking Program involves stocking sub-legal trout into waters that have cold summer water temperatures an a good food source. This is the smallest of the three programs, but includes many of our high quality, special regulation trout fishing waters.
Restrictions have been applied to certain wild trout waters, as well as several types of stocked trout streams, to provide anglers with the opportunity to catch more and larger trout throughout the fishing season. These special regulation areas include some of the state's best trout waters and are described in detail in this guide.
The trout season is open year-round in Virginia. Fishing success for both wild and stocked trout should be very high through the spring, fall and mild winter periods. From June through September, normally low stream flows and warming water temperatures make trout fishing more difficult. However, experienced trout anglers can find good trout fishing opportunities throughout the year. All stocked, special regulation, and larger wild trout waters are featured on the five [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/maps.asp"]area maps[/url], available on this site.
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Virginia contains over 2,800 miles of trout streams, in addition to numerous ponds, small lakes and reservoirs. The total includes over 2,300 miles of wild trout streams and about 600 miles of water inhabited with stocked trout. Virginia's diversified trout habitat offers a wide range of trout fishing opportunities.
Virginia's warm climate and topography generally limit trout habitat to the western portion of the state. The Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains provide the elevation to maintain low water temperatures year-round, while the valleys between these ranges contain the unique limestone formations necessary to produce highly productive spring creeks.
Trout management in Virginia consists of three basic programs: [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/catchabletroutstockingprogram.asp"]Catchable Trout Stocking Program[/url]
The Catchable Trout Stocking Program is the best known and most popular. Such waters are stocked from October through May with catchable sized trout. See the [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/catchabletroutstockingplan.asp"]Trout Stocking Plan[/url] for the streams and lakes stocked and their stocking schedule. [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/wildtroutprogram.asp"]Wild Trout Program[/url]
The Wild Trout Program includes the management of reproducing populations of brook, rainbow and brown trout. Efforts are directed primarily at habitat preservation and proper regulation for protection of spawning stocks. [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/fingerlingstockingprogram.asp"]Fingerling Trout Stocking Program[/url]
The Fingerling Trout Stocking Program involves stocking sub-legal trout into waters that have cold summer water temperatures an a good food source. This is the smallest of the three programs, but includes many of our high quality, special regulation trout fishing waters.
Restrictions have been applied to certain wild trout waters, as well as several types of stocked trout streams, to provide anglers with the opportunity to catch more and larger trout throughout the fishing season. These special regulation areas include some of the state's best trout waters and are described in detail in this guide.
The trout season is open year-round in Virginia. Fishing success for both wild and stocked trout should be very high through the spring, fall and mild winter periods. From June through September, normally low stream flows and warming water temperatures make trout fishing more difficult. However, experienced trout anglers can find good trout fishing opportunities throughout the year. All stocked, special regulation, and larger wild trout waters are featured on the five [url "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/trout/maps.asp"]area maps[/url], available on this site.
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