Fishing at and around Wintergreen
All Wintergreen property owners and their family are welcome to fish the various lakes and ponds within Stoney Creek. Guests who want to enjoy fishing at Wintergreen also permitted when accompanied by the property owner. As in other waters of Virginia, a fishing license is required.
The Wintergreen Sporting Club has details on each of the active fishing ponds in Stoney Creek.
All Wintergreen ponds are catch and release, with the exception of Trout Pond. A Virginia fishing license is required. Licenses can be purchased online HERE.
There are bluegill and largemouth bass in the lakes. In 2015 the Wintergreen Sporting Club started working with WPOA towards managing the ponds to improve fishing with the help of various wildlife agencies in the area.
Trout streams for fishing are on Wintergreen property as well.
Learn more about fishing in Nelson County. Go here
One stream is Stoney Creek itself where it flows within the boundaries of Wintergreen (not to be confused with Wintergreen's Stoney Creek subdivision). The parking area is at the very end of Old Stoney Creek Rd. (VA-751) just off of Route 151; park to the side of the yellow gate and note the posted rules.
Another part of this trout stream is within the Stoney Creek subdivision at Stoney Creek Park at the end of Wood Nettle Lane. Again, note the posted rules.
Both sections of stream offer opportunities for catching native brook trout. The stream is limited to fly fishing only with barbless hooks and is a catch and release area.
The property on both sides of this stream is owned by WPOA and for Wintergreen property owners and guests there is no charge for fishing. Property owners and guests must display angling permit while fishing. Permits are available at the WPOA Community Offices Building to the right of the mountain gatehouse, 88 Wintergreen Drive, Roseland VA, 22967.
Outside of Wintergreen property there are dozens of individual streams that harbor wild trout. These may range from small streams less than 10 feet wide with low densities of trout that rarely exceed 7” in length to productive waters with high numbers of trout, with some capable of growing up to citation size.
The majority of wild trout streams are managed with general statewide regulations (7” minimum size limit; six trout per day creel limit; no gear restrictions).
This angling permit should be displayed while fishing in Wintergreen. Property owners, family members and guests of family members are all welcome to fish the ponds and streams. Guests fishing should be accompanied by a property owner with the permit. Property owners can pick up a permit at the WPOA offices during normal office hours. Call 434-325-8533 if you have questions or email admin@wtgpoa.org.
Ponds are catch and release unless otherwise indicated. Read about catch and release best practices here.
With the help of the Wintergreen Sporting Club, in 2016 the Wintergreen Property Owners Association added a stocked trout pond with special rules. Details here.
Sherando Recreation Area is just 15 minutes from the Wintergreen mountain gatehouse. It offers miles of stocked trout waters and two large fishing lakes. Details here.
Learn more about trout fishing in Virginia here.
See DWR’s interactive map to trout fishing steams HERE.