Paint Creek (delayed harvest)
Stocked stream · Kanawha County · Hansford
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Tue, May 19, 2026)
Paint Creek (delayed harvest) is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Kanawha County, West Virginia, near Hansford. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: stocking frequency varies.
Recent trout stockings
- Tue, May 19, 20264 months ago
- Fri, Apr 24, 20265 months ago
- Wed, Mar 25, 20266 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- VStocking frequency varies
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 (delayed harvest)
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Kanawha County, WV
- Nearest town
- Hansford
- City Park
- Glasgow City Park
- Also listed as
- Paint Creek (Delayed Harvest)
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.