South Fork Cranberry River
Stocked stream · Pocahontas County · Raintown
Last stocked: 5 months ago (Sat, Apr 18, 2026)
South Fork Cranberry River is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, near Raintown. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: one stocking each month, January through April.
Recent trout stockings
- Sat, Apr 18, 20265 months ago
- Wed, Mar 18, 20266 months ago
- Tue, Jan 13, 20268 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- MJOne stocking each month, January 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
No special trout regulations are listed for South Fork Cranberry River in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
Baitfish restriction: possession of non-game fish and the use of any fish, including dead or packaged minnows, as bait is prohibited in the Gauley River upstream of the Route 55/20 bridge at Curtin, including the Cherry, Williams, Cranberry and upper Gauley rivers and all their tributaries.
About South Fork Cranberry River
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Nearest town
- Raintown
- Botanical Area
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
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.