Jackson River (Hidden Valley)
VA · Bath
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Bath County
- Last stocked
- October 8, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 10-08-2026 | ||
| Brown Trout | 10-08-2026 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Rainbow Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.
Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.
Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn
Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs
Brown Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.
Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish
Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons
Likely species (watershed)
Banded Sculpin, Black Jumprock, Blacknose Dace, Blue Ridge Sculpin, Bluehead Chub, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Bull Chub, Bullhead Minnow, Chain Pickerel, Comely Shiner, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Crescent Shiner, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Flat Bullhead, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Johnny Darter, Longfin Darter, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Redbelly Dace, Muskellunge, Piedmont Darter, Potomac Sculpin
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.