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Bowden Ponds Water Details - WV

Bowden Ponds is a reservoir in Brooke County, WV. Use this named-water page to check the map, current conditions, and nearby water-quality monitoring; confirm public access, regulations, advisories, and fishability with local sources before fishing.

This named-water page is not a claim that fishing is legal, safe, or productive here. Check public access, local regulations, fish-consumption advisories, and posted closures before fishing.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · open Bowden Ponds in OpenStreetMap or use coordinates 40.34152, -80.55493.

Current conditions & 3-day forecast

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Water temperature & water-quality monitoring

Check the official EPA assessment (impaired-waters status and fish-consumption advisories) for Bowden Ponds at How’s My Waterway (EPA).

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State fishing records

Largemouth Bass 9.85 lbs (2025) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Smallmouth Bass 7.50 lbs (1976) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Rock Bass 1.75 lbs (1964) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Spotted Bass 4.77 lbs (2000) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Striped Bass 45.70 lbs (2010) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Hybrid Striped Bass 14.00 lbs (2000) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
White 4.56 lbs (1985) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Bluegill/Hybrid Bluegill 2.75 lbs (1986) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Redbreast Sunfish 0.57 lbs (2024) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Redear Sunfish 1.75 lbs (2024) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Bowfin 7.54 lbs (1994) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Buffalo 38.00 lbs (1976) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Common Carp 47.00 lbs (1998) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Grass Carp 71.69 lbs (2005) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Blue Catfish 66.30 lbs (2025) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Bullhead Catfish 6.10 lbs (1977) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Channel Catfish 46.70 lbs (2024) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Flathead Catfish 70.00 lbs (1956) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Chain Pickerel 6.19 lbs (2001) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
White Crappie 4.05 lbs (1971) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Black Crappie 3.60 lbs (2025) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Eel 6.27 lbs (1983) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Fallfish 3.50 lbs (1970) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Freshwater Drum 27.88 lbs (2021) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Longnose Gar 15.00 lbs (2023) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Goldeye/Mooneye 3.00 lbs (1983) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Muskellunge 51.00 lbs (2022) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Northern Pike 22.06 lbs (1989) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Redhorse 6.46 lbs (2026) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Sauger 4.75 lbs (1985) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Saugeye 8.73 lbs (2006) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Skipjack 3.10 lbs (2021) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Tiger Musky 36.50 lbs (1994) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Brook Trout 7.64 lbs (2004) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Brown Trout 16.00 lbs (1968) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Golden Rainbow Trout 11.84 lbs (2026) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Rainbow Trout 19.40 lbs (2014) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Tiger Trout 13.32 lbs (2026) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Walleye 18.97 lbs (2004) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Yellow Perch 2.04 lbs (2018) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Official WV state-record fish are published by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — records there are the state's, not a MonsterRodHolders list.

Location facts

CountyBrooke
Water typereservoir