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Trout Fishing West Virginia's West Fork Greenbrier River

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Having driven 20 minutes on a curvy, not so well traveled road and another 30 minutes on a dirt road through the hills of West Virginia we were surprised to see dozens of cars parked alongside the West Fork of the Greenbrier River. In fact, it was so crowded we struggled to find a parking spot when we expected to find our own hole to film Pautzke Outdoors. Meanwhile, with the number of trout the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocks it's no secret why so many anglers come.

The West Fork isn’t a place for trophy fish. Unlike many of the larger systems in the greater Elkins area trophy trout aren’t available. Meanwhile 10-12 inch brook trout are standard and six-fish limits are the norm for anglers with good bait. It’s stocked weekly from March through May, which is important. Oftentimes, many trout are caught before the weekend arrives. Fortunately, they are replenished weekly.

Our success came solely on eggs. We started with Pautzke Natural Deluxe salmon eggs and after the trout become conditioned to them we switched to Pink Shrimp and Chartreuse Garlic, only to finish up with Gold Label. The trick was constantly changing colors.

Editor’s Note: The West Fork of the Greenbrier River is stocked weekly through May. The day it’s stocked varies. For more information please visit the WVDNR’s daily stocking report http://www.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/stocking/DailyStock.shtm. Anglers may keep six brook trout, per person, per day.

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