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South River fishing regulations

Virginia DWR classifies water on the South River as Class V, managed as stocked holdover. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.

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State trout-water classification

Class
Class V
Management
stocked holdover
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.

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South River — live water temperature, regulations and access

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