Winchester Lake (Wilkins Lake)
VA · Frederick
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Frederick County
- Last stocked
- October 22, 2026
- Species
- Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 10-22-2026 | ||
| Rainbow Trout | 10-22-2026 |
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
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)
Blacknose Dace, Blue Ridge Sculpin, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Comely Shiner, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greenside Darter, Johnny Darter, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Potomac Sculpin, Rainbow Darter, River Chub, Rosyface Shiner, Rosyside Dace, Satinfin Shiner, Silverjaw Minnow, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Swallowtail Shiner
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.