Handley Pond
Stocked lake · Pocahontas County · Woodrow
Last stocked: 6 months ago (Fri, Apr 3, 2026)
Handley Pond is a WV DNR trout-stocked lake in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, near Woodrow. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: one stocking, first week of March.
Recent trout stockings
20262 stockings
- Fri, Apr 3, 20266 months ago
- Sat, Mar 7, 20266 months ago
20251 stocking
- Tue, Jun 3, 2025over a year ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- QOne stocking, first week of March
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
Children and Class Q anglers only (March – May)
5-acre pond on the Handley WMA. Access by county Routes 17 and 17/1 that intersect U.S. Route 219 at Edray north of Marlinton.
Pocahontas County · March - May
- Managed under special regulations March through May
- During this period fishing is restricted to children 14 years of age or under and to people with disabilities holding a Class Q permit
- Fishing permitted during daylight hours only
- Creel limit is four trout
- Another person may assist with baiting hooks and removing fish
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size, unless a special regulation above says otherwise.
About Handley Pond
- Type
- Lake
- County
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Nearest town
- Woodrow
- WMA
- Handley Wildlife Management Area
- Acres
- 6
- Boating
- Electric motors only
- Camping
- Camping with permit
- Live minnows
- Not permitted
- Night fishing
- Permitted
- ADA access
- Accessible facilities
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.