Reservoir · Virginia
Lake Mooney
Lake Mooney
Reservoir · Virginia
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Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Lake Mooney.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Lake Mooney is Stafford County’s water-supply reservoir, formerly Rocky Pen Run, a largemouth, walleye, channel catfish, and crappie lake. It is not Lake Moomaw and not a Rappahannock River destination.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
DWR: matured into a quality-bass destination after a predator-heavy filling period; 2023 preferred catch 21/hr.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
DWR: very good channel catfish population.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
DWR: walleye stocked first in 2023 and added annually; now harvestable (>18 inches).
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
DWR: black crappie population dominated by small fish.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Northern Virginia municipal supply pool with a defined recreation shoreline, creek-arm bass and crappie water, and enough open water for walleye. The former Rocky Pen name still appears on older maps; the customer destination is Lake Mooney.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
Access and Public Fishing Rights
Stafford County park and water-supply rules control Mooney’s ramp, bank fishing, and hours. Confirm current county permits and closures. Catalog coordinates are a reservoir reference, not a Rappahannock put-in.
Stocking information
Existing notes treat Mooney largemouth, walleye, catfish, and crappie as established supply-lake fish. Confirm any current DWR or Stafford plants on official schedules; do not copy Moomaw trout language onto this Piedmont reservoir.
- Stocked
Walleye
Stocked · Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Official sources
Virginia freshwater regulations apply, and Stafford water-supply / park rules can add permit, hour, and boat limits. Verify current DWR and county postings for Lake Mooney. Name similarity with Lake Moomaw does not transfer rules.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
Virginia
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
Management Category
Reservoir / catalog-visible Unavailable
Regulation Scope
Lake Mooney
Regulation Summary
Virginia freshwater fishing regulations apply; confirm current seasons, access, and limits.
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Walleye
Public Access
Public
Description
Stafford County water-supply reservoir (formerly Rocky Pen). Not Lake Moomaw. Catalog-visible Unavailable under accepted MIDATL-1A / POLICY-1: kind=reservoir, no qualifying same-lake USGS water-temperature station, ordinary L-C/L-D Estimated prohibited. Water-supply reservoir; ordinary L-C/L-D prohibited. Elevation, outlet/tailwater, tributary, and nearby-lake readings are not lake-body thermal. Unavailable means insufficient information, not Poor. Confirm current regulations and access. Coordinates are a public lake reference point, not a verified launch pin.
