Watoga Lake
Stocked lake · Pocahontas County · Watoga
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Sat, May 16, 2026)
Watoga Lake is a WV DNR trout-stocked lake in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, near Watoga. 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
- Sat, May 16, 20264 months ago
- Sat, May 2, 20265 months ago
- Fri, Apr 17, 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 Watoga Lake in the 2026 summary; statewide trout rules apply.
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size.
About Watoga Lake
- Type
- Lake
- County
- Pocahontas County, WV
- Nearest town
- Watoga
- State Park
- Watoga State Park
- Acres
- 12
- Boating
- Electric motors only
- Camping
- Camping with permit
- Live minnows
- Not permitted
- Night fishing
- Permitted
- ADA access
- Accessible facilities
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.