Roanoke River (Salem)
VA · Roanoke
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Roanoke County
- Last stocked
- October 27, 2026
- Species
- Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | 10-27-2026 | ||
| Rainbow Trout | 10-27-2026 | ||
| Brook 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
Brook Trout
Rod: Fairly light spinning or spincast rod, the same light gear used for other trout.
Line: 4 to 6 lb test.
Baits: worms, crickets, grasshoppers
Lures: small spoons, small spinners, small jigs
Likely species (watershed)
Banded Sculpin, Black Jumprock, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blue Ridge Sculpin, Bluehead Chub, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Bull Chub, Chain Pickerel, Comely Shiner, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Crescent Shiner, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Flat Bullhead, Glassy Darter, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greenside Darter, Highfin Shiner, Johnny Darter, Longfin Darter, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mosquitofish, Mottled 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.