The fly vanished, swallowed by something just under the surface. “Got him,” exclaimed New River Fly Fishing guide Alex Wise as he quickly stripped line. Soon, a chunky brown trout came to the net.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Every first Saturday in April is Virginia Trout Heritage Day. This year is it on April 6. Twenty bodies of water around the commonwealth will receive special stockings of trout ...

BASSETT, Va. – The Smith River … A gem hidden in plain view. You might question the part about “hidden.” After all, it’s well-known in some circles. Many circles even. Yet in Virginia, when it comes ...

Thousands of trout had to be euthanized at a fish hatchery in Marion, Virginia after officials detected the parasitic whirling disease there. Elaine Thompson AP Forty thousand catchable trout have ...

ELKINS, W.Va. — Despite the cold temperatures and snowy weather, hatchery personnel from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources have been busy ever since the first of the year distributing ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced the return of the state’s 4th annual Monster Trout Contest.

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is offering a chance to win some pretty impressive prizes during the 2025 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Thousands of trophy-size trout will be released into West Virginia streams and lakes this month, and anglers will have an opportunity to win some gear if they catch one, the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Several anglers landed the catch of a lifetime when fishing for trout in West Virginia's waterways this fall. The anglers reeled in trout weighing between 3 to 6 pounds that ...

CHARLESTON — The state posted a 19% increase in trout stockings so far this year over 2022, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Thursday said. Between January and May, the division stocked ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice is furious with a pair of federal agencies over their handling of two separate issues involving the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Justice, ...

Nathan Smith, 16, was bank fishing early on Feb. 24 at New Creek Dam Site #14 with his pal Caleb Burns, 18. The public lake in Grant County, West Virginia, is deep and clear, and Smith spotted the ...