VDWR officials begin stocking Hazelett Reservoir at Cobbs Creek
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Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources recently stocked about 200,000 one- to two-inch bluegill fish into the Virgil R. Hazelett Reservoir at Cobbs Creek in Cumberland County. Another 400,000 of the sunfish species will be stocked within the next two years, officials said.
The stocking began Feb. 25 with the juvenile fish trucked from a state hatchery in King and Queen County.
"The reservoir will offer a wide variety of habitats with significant depth changes, abundant standing timber and shallow shoreline areas and should be able to support a variety of fisheries," said Hunter Hatcher, an aquatic biologist who oversaw the release.
The reservoir, located in Cumberland County, is owned by Henrico County and designed to release stored water into the James River to augment flows, as needed, during periods of drought. The reservoir is not yet operational or open to the public for fishing, boating or other recreational uses.
Eventually, VDWR officials intend to stock largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie and redear sunfish into the reservoir and may eventually stock cool water species as well.
