The USDA Forest Service, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, will host Cave Mountain Lake’s annual Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The lake will be stocked with trout in advance of this event open to children ages 15 and under. Forest Service staff with be available at the event to offer advice.
Fishing is free at the event; however, state game laws for the Youth Fisheries Program do apply. Children are allowed to catch and keep three trout, a minimum of 7 inches or longer, and should bring their own poles and any fishing supplies necessary for catching fish. A parent or adult guardian must accompany all children.
Cave Mountain Lake is managed as a Youth-Only Stocked Trout program by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources from April 1 through June 15. Persons over the age of 15 years old may not fish in the lake until after June 15.
Should the Kids Fishing Day event need to be cancelled due to rain or other concerns, a make-up day of May 16 is reserved.
For more information, contact the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger District at (540) 291-2188.
