Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 330 - FISH: TROUT FISHING › Section 4VAC15-330-150 - Special provision applicable to trout fishing using artificial lures with single hook

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It shall be lawful year-round to fish for trout using only
				  artificial lures with single hooks within:
1. The Stewarts Creek Trout Management Area
				in Carroll County.
2. The Rapidan
				and Staunton Rivers and their tributaries upstream from a sign at the Lower
				Shenandoah National Park boundary in Madison County.
3. The Dan River and its tributaries between
				the Townes Dam and the Pinnacles Hydroelectric Project powerhouse in Patrick
				County.
4. The East Fork of
				Chestnut Creek (Farmers Creek) and its tributaries upstream from the Blue Ridge
				Parkway in Grayson and Carroll Counties.
5. Roaring Fork and its tributaries upstream
				from the southwest boundary of Beartown Wilderness Area in Tazewell
				County.
6. That section of the
				South Fork Holston River and its tributaries from the concrete dam at Buller
				Fish Culture Station downstream to the lower boundary of the Buller Fish
				Culture Station in Smyth County.
7.
				North Creek and its tributaries upstream from a sign at the George Washington
				National Forest North Creek Campground in Botetourt County.
8. Spring Run from it confluence with
				Cowpasture River upstream to a posted sign at the discharge for Coursey Springs
				Hatchery in Bath County.
9. Venrick
				Run and its tributaries within the Big Survey Wildlife Management Area and Town
				of Wytheville property in Wythe County.
10. Brumley Creek and its tributaries from
				the Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area boundary upstream to the Hidden
				Valley Lake Dam in Washington County.
11. Stony Creek (Mountain Fork) and its
				tributaries within the Jefferson National Forest in Wise and Scott Counties
				from the outlet of High Knob Lake downstream to the confluence of Chimney Rock
				Fork and Stony Creek.
12. Little
				Stony Creek and its tributaries within the Jefferson National Forest in Scott
				County from the Falls of Little Stony Creek downstream to a posted sign at the
				Hanging Rock Recreation Area.
13.
				Little Tumbling Creek and its tributaries within the Clinch Mountain Wildlife
				Management Area in Smyth and Tazewell Counties downstream to the concrete
				bridge.
14. Big Tumbling Creek and
				its tributaries within the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Smyth
				County from a sign starting at the foot of the mountain and extending upstream
				seasonally from October 1 until five days prior to the first Saturday in
				April.
15. South River in the City
				of Waynesboro from the Wayne Avenue Bridge downstream 2.2 miles to the Second
				Street Bridge.
16. Wolf Creek and
				its tributaries within the Abingdon Muster Grounds in the Town of Abingdon from
				Colonial Road downstream to Stone Mill Road.
17. Beaver Creek and its tributaries within
				the boundaries of Sugar Hollow Park in the City of Bristol.
18. Green Cove Creek in Washington County
				from Route 859 downstream to its mouth.
19. Whitetop Laurel Creek in Washington
				County upstream from the mouth of Straight Branch to a sign posted at the
				Forest Service boundary just downstream of Taylor Valley, and in Whitetop
				Laurel Creek in Washington County upstream from the first railroad trestle
				above Taylor Valley to the mouth of Green Cove Creek at Creek
				Junction.
20. Smith Creek in
				Alleghany County from the Clifton Forge Dam downstream to a sign at the Forest
				Service boundary above the C & O Dam.
21. Snake Creek in Carroll County below Hall
				Ford and that portion of Little Snake Creek below the junction of Routes 922
				and 674, downstream to Route 58.
22. The North Fork Moormans River and its
				tributaries from the head of Sugar Hollow Reservoir upstream 0.3 miles to the
				Shenandoah National Park boundary.
All trout caught in these waters must be immediately returned
				  to the water. No trout or bait may be in possession at any time in these
				  areas.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and
					 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.