Back Fork of Elk River

Recent trout stockings

1. Wed, May 13, 20264 months ago
2. Fri, Apr 10, 20265 months ago
3. Mon, Mar 9, 20266 months ago

Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.

Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)

• MOne stocking each month, February through May

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

• Catch and release

  4-mile section beginning 2 miles upstream from Webster Springs and extending upstream. Access by county Routes 24 and 24/3.

  Webster County

  • Fishing permitted during daylight hours only
  • Only artificial flies and lures made of metal, wood, feathers, hair, or synthetic material may be used or possessed
  • No lure or fly with any scent, oil, or edible enticement may be used or possessed; Powerbait, Gulp and other manufactured scented baits are illegal on this section
  • Multiple-hook lures must have barbless hooks; single-hook lures may have barbed hooks
  • All trout caught must be returned to the water at once
  • No trout may be in the angler's possession while on the catch-and-release section

Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size, unless a special regulation above says otherwise.

About Back Fork of Elk River

Type

Stream

County

Webster County, WV

Nearest town

Woodzell

Land designation

Private/Other