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Fishing regulations at French 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 Hybrid striped bass as of May 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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No more than 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination greater than 15-inches.
Possession limit = 30 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination.
SPECIAL AREA REGULATIONS:
- Beech Fork Lake: daily creel limit = 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination; minimum size = 15-inches; possession limit = 4 temperate bass.
- Bluestone Lake: daily creel limit = 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination; minimum size = 15-inches; possession limit = 4 temperate bass.
- Kanawha River (from confluence of New and Gauley rivers downstream to the Buffalo Bridge): daily creel limit = 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination; minimum size = 15-inches; possession limit = 4 temperate bass.
- Mt. Storm Lake: daily creel limit = 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination; minimum size = 15-inches; possession limit = 4 temperate bass.
- R.D. Bailey Lake: daily creel limit = 4 white bass, striped bass, or hybrid bass in any combination; minimum size = 15-inches; possession limit = 4 temperate bass.
- Rollins Lake: all hybrid striped bass, striped bass and white bass must be returned to the water immediately (daily creel limit = 0).
Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis, Palmetto bass, White bass x Striped bass, Wiper
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- Hybrid striped bass - 4 members reported to have caught this fish
- Freshwater drum - 4 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 5 members reported to have caught this fish
- @chrisantill reported a nice Blue catfish.
- @troygoodman reported a nice Freshwater drum.
- @troygoodman reported a nice Freshwater drum.
- @jjones6180 reported a nice Hybrid striped bass.
- @troygoodman reported a nice Hybrid striped bass.
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