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The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish , and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [ 1 ]
Fish Creek: Brian Klug Length Goldeye: 1983 18.5 3 Ohio River: Delbert McWilliams Muskellunge: 1997 50.37 49.75 Stonecoal Lake: Anna Marsh Weight Muskellunge: 2003 52.7 38.5 Stonecoal Lake: Glenn Boyd Length Northern pike: 1989 42.6 22.06 Dog Run Lake: Boyd O. Pratt Sr Redbreast sunfish: 2024 9.29 .57 New Creek Dam: Zach Adkins [11] [7] Sauger ...
During the early half of the 20th century, the West Virginia Department of Resources accidentally hatched a somewhat golden rainbow trout. This excitement in the state hatchery fueled the effort to produce the West Virginia "golden rainbow trout." Some anglers claim the state received a golden trout from the west to help culture this. Just the ...
West Virginia began stocking fish in state waterways in the 1880s and has been operating its own fish hatcheries since 1930. Today, the Wildlife Resources Section operates a network of seven trout hatcheries and two warmwater fish hatcheries. [6] Apple Grove Fish Hatchery (warm water) [7] Bowden Fish Hatchery (trout) Edray Fish Hatchery (trout)
Virginia: Brook trout (fresh water) Salvelinus fontinalis: 2011 [66] Striped bass (salt water) Morone saxatilis: Washington: Steelhead trout: Oncorhynchus mykiss: 1969 [67] West Virginia: Brook trout: Salvelinus fontinalis: 1973 [68] Wisconsin: Muskellunge: Esox masquinongy: 1955 [69] Wyoming: Cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii: 1987 [70]
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) The eastern coyote (Canis latrans var.) is expanding its range in West Virginia. The American, or northern, short-tailed shrew ( Blarina brevicauda ) The woodland vole ( Microtus pinetorum ) The snowshoe hare ( Lepus americanus ), typical of Canada, reaches its southernmost distribution in West Virginia.
Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area is located near Philippi, West Virginia in Barbour and Taylor counties. Located on 3,030 acres (1,230 ha) land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m).
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.