BirdTroutOpen the map

Files Creek fishing regulations

WV DEP classifies water on Files Creek as Trout waters — whole assessment unit, managed as Trout waters — whole assessment unit. 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.

Map of Files Creek Open Files Creek on the map See Files Creek on the live map → Every reach coloured by water temperature, with the public land and access points along it.

State trout-water classification

Class
Trout waters — whole assessment unit
Management
Trout waters — whole assessment unit
Source
WV DEP, per classified reach

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

West 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 West Virginia fishing regulations.

More about Files Creek

Files Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access