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Fishing regulations at Laurel Creek, WV
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Fishing regulations in West Virginia can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Walleye as of May 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Walleye
Seasons
Open
Bag limit
8
No size limit. Possession limit = 16 walleye.
Special Area Regulations:
- Bluestone: (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Burnsville: (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
- Charles Fork: (1) All walleye caught must be returned to the water at once. (2) No walleye shall be in the angler's possession while on the waters designated as catch-and-release.
- Cheat Lake and the entire length of the Cheat River: (1) All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Coal: (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Dog Run lakes: (1) All walleye caught must be returned to the water at once. (2) No walleye shall be in the angler's possession while on the waters designated as catch-and-release.
- Elk (including Sutton Lake): (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Greenbrier: (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Gauley (excluding Summersville Lake-Summersville Dam upstream to mouth of Persinger Creek): (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Jennings Randolph Lake: See Maryland Fishing Regulations.
- Kanawha upstream of Winfield Locks and Dam: (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Kanawha River upstream to the Winfield Lock and Dam: (1) All walleye under 18 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye.
- Monongahela River: (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
- New River (5-mile section from Meadow Creek public access site upstream to base of Sandstone Falls in Raleigh and Summers counties): (1) All walleye caught must be returned to the water at once. (2) No walleye shall be in the angler's possession while on the waters designated as catch-and-release.
- New Rivers, including all tributaries (excluding no-harvest area near Sandstone): (1)All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Ohio River: 6-fish daily creel in aggregate for walleye, sauger, and saugeye. Only 2 of the 6 fish can be walleye and must be a minimum of 18 inches in length.
- Ohio River (including Ohio River tributary reciprocal boundaries): (1) All walleye under 18 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of two walleye.
- Stephens: (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
- Stonecoal lakes: (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
- Summersville Lake (Summersville Dam upstream to mouth of Persinger Creek): (1) All walleye from 20 to 30 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye, only one of which may be over 30 inches long.
- Tygart River (from the mouth upstream to Valley Falls): (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
- West Fork River (downstream of Stonewall Jackson Lake Dam): (1) All walleye under 15 inches long must be returned to the water at once. (2) Daily creel limit of eight walleye.
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37°45′31.3″N 80°47′3.2″W
FAQ about Laurel Creek fishing
the Laurel Creek is a stream located in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It is also intersecting with Raleigh County, West Virginia. Its coordinates are:
37°45′31.3″N 80°47′3.2″W
.Find the best fishing spots on the Laurel Creek by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in the Laurel Creek are:
- Walleye - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Smallmouth bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
The latest Laurel Creek fishing reports are:
- @Luring_Queen reported a nice Walleye.
- @Westdakotaa reported a nice Smallmouth bass.
- @Westdakotaa reported a nice Walleye.
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