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Laurel Fork Creek

VA · Bland

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Bland County
Last stocked
October 22, 2026
Species
Rainbow Trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow Trout10-22-2026

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

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Appalachia Darter, Banded Sculpin, Bigmouth Chub, Black Jumprock, Blacknose Dace, Bluehead Chub, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Bull Chub, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Crescent Shiner, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Greenside Darter, Johnny Darter, Kanawha Darter, Kanawha Minnow, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Redbelly Dace, Muskellunge, New River Shiner, Popeye Shiner, Rainbow Darter, River Chub

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.