Paint Creek
Stocked stream · Fayette County · Gallagher
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Tue, May 19, 2026)
Paint Creek is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Fayette County, West Virginia, near Gallagher. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: two stockings each month, February through April.
Recent trout stockings
- Tue, May 19, 20264 months ago
- Fri, May 15, 20264 months ago
- Tue, May 5, 20265 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- BWTwo stockings each month, February through April
Schedule codes from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary. Actual stocking dates appear above as WVDNR reports them. Every stocked water by schedule code →
Fishing regulations
Delayed harvest
From Ash Branch upstream 12.5 miles to the mouth of Milburn Creek.
Fayette and Kanawha counties · Catch-and-release November 1 - May 15; general regulations May 16 - October 31
- Catch-and-release regulations apply November 1 through May 15
- General statewide regulations apply May 16 through October 31
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size, unless a special regulation above says otherwise.
About Paint Creek
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Fayette County, WV
- Nearest town
- Gallagher
- Land designation
- Private/Other
Stocking dates are sourced from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources daily stocking reports. Stocking-schedule codes, special regulations, and lake facilities are summarised from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary and can change during the season; the West Virginia Code and current WVDNR regulations control — check wvdnr.gov/fishing-regulations before fishing. Location details are approximate.