Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area is located near Philippi, West Virginia in Barbour and Taylor counties. Located on 3,030 acres land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of 1,600 feet.
Location: Barbour andTaylor counties
Along U.S. Routes 119 and 250, six miles north of Philippi and nine miles south of Grafton.
Size: 3,030 acres
Terrain: varies from wetland to mixed hardwood forest, slopes are moderately steep rising to 1,600 feet in elevation
Hunting Prospects: deer, grouse, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, waterfowl
Fishing Opportunities
Tygart Lake: 1,750 acres
> Boat ramp, trout stocked in tailwaters, Lake conditions (304) 265-5953, Resource manager (304) 265-1760
Doe Run Impoundment: electric motors only
Pleasant Creek
Game Fish: rock, smallmouth and white bass, bluegill, channel and flathead catfish, crappie, muskellunge, sunfish, walleye
Accommodations and Facilities
On the WMA: Campsites − 40 tent/trailer with pit toilets and well water, 200-yard shooting range
Nearby:
Tygart Lake State Park
http://www.tygartlake.com | (304) 265-6144
