Buffalo Fork Lake
Stocked lake · Pocahontas County · Thornwood
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Fri, May 15, 2026)
Buffalo Fork Lake is a WV DNR trout-stocked lake in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, near Thornwood. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: two stockings each month, February through April; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.
Recent trout stockings
- Fri, May 15, 20264 months ago
- Wed, Apr 29, 20265 months ago
- Sat, Apr 18, 20265 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- BWTwo stockings each month, February through April
- FOne stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October
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 Buffalo Fork Lake in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Buffalo Fork Lake
- Type
- Lake
- County
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Nearest town
- Thornwood
- Land designation
- Private/Other
- Acres
- 22
- Boating
- Electric motors only
- Camping
- No camping
- Live minnows
- Not permitted
- Night fishing
- Permitted
- ADA access
- Accessible facilities
- National Forest Stamp
- Required
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.