BirdTroutOpen the map Smith River fishing regulations
Virginia DWR classifies water on the Smith River as Class II, Class III and Class V, managed as stocked holdover and wild. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. Virginia DWR records brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout in the classified reaches. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.
State trout-water classification
- Class
- Class II, Class III, Class V
- Management
- stocked holdover, wild
- Species on record
- brook trout, brown trout, 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 Smith River
Smith River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Smith River good for brook trout?
- Is the Smith River good for brown trout?
- Is the Smith River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Smith River, Virginia
- Smith River fishing report