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Daves Branch fishing regulations

Virginia DWR classifies water on Daves Branch as Class II, managed as wild. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. Virginia DWR records rainbow trout in the classified reaches. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.

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State trout-water classification

Class
Class II
Management
wild
Species on record
rainbow trout
Source
Virginia DWR, per classified reach

The season and creel rules change yearly and live with the agency; this page does not paraphrase them.

VDWR trout waters and stocking → Virginia season and creel rules →

Rules change every year and the posted signs are the authority, not this page. The full state tables, with the date they were read, are on Virginia fishing regulations.

More about Daves Branch

Daves Branch — live water temperature, regulations and access

Regulations on nearby rivers