Laurel Creek of Cherry River

Recent trout stockings

1. Wed, May 13, 20264 months ago
2. Tue, Apr 14, 20265 months ago
3. Tue, Mar 10, 20266 months ago

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

Laurel Creek near Fenwick (USGS 03188900) · 4.4 mi from this water

Gauge is near Fenwick, about 4 miles from the stocked section.

Flow

11 cfs

▼ Falling 13% vs. 24 h ago

Normal for Sep 17 · near the median daily flow (8.2 cfs) · limited record (14 years)

Gage height

2.13 ft

This gauge has no water-temperature sensor.

Source: USGS Water Data (provisional data, subject to revision; readings refresh every 30 minutes). cfs = cubic feet per second; gage height is the water level at the gauge, not depth. The reading is at the gauge, not necessarily at the stocked section. Normals: 14 years of USGS daily record (2011–2026), approved values. Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.

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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

No special trout regulations are listed for Laurel Creek of Cherry 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 Laurel Creek of Cherry River

Type

Stream

County

Nicholas County, WV

Nearest town

Richwood

Land designation

Private/Other