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Fish Creek: Brian Klug Length Goldeye: 1983 18.5 3 Ohio River: Delbert McWilliams Muskellunge: 1997 50.37 49.75 Stonecoal Lake: Anna Marsh Weight Muskellunge: 2003 52.7 38.5 Stonecoal Lake: Glenn Boyd Length Northern pike: 1989 42.6 22.06 Dog Run Lake: Boyd O. Pratt Sr Redbreast sunfish: 2024 9.29 .57 New Creek Dam: Zach Adkins [11] [7] Sauger ...
West Virginia began stocking fish in state waterways in the 1880s and has been operating its own fish hatcheries since 1930. Today, the Wildlife Resources Section operates a network of seven trout hatcheries and two warmwater fish hatcheries. [6] Apple Grove Fish Hatchery (warm water) [7] Bowden Fish Hatchery (trout) Edray Fish Hatchery (trout)
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located near Pax, West Virginia in Fayette county. Located on 3,201 acres (1,295 ha) land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m).
The WMA contains four fishing lakes, 8-acre (3.2 ha) Bear Lake, 4-acre (1.6 ha) Rock Lake, 3.4-acre (1.4 ha) Baker Lake, and 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) Wood Pond. Fishing opportunities in the Bear Rock Lakes include stocked trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish. [3] Bear Lake has a handicapped accessible fishing trail.
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area , is located about 7 miles south of Franklin, West Virginia in Pendleton County . Thorn Creek WMA is located on 528 acres (214 ha) of steep terrain along hills above Thorn Creek.
Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Belington in Barbour County, West Virginia. It is located on 137 acres (55 ha) of sloping terrain along the shores of Teter Creek Lake.
Turkey Run Wildlife Management Area, is located immediately north of Ravenswood, West Virginia in Jackson County. Turkey Run WMA is located on 27 acres (11 ha), consisting of a fishing lake and some small wooded hills around the lake. [2] The WMA is accessed from State Route 68 on the north side of Ravenswood.
The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish , and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [ 1 ]