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Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located near Pax, West Virginia
Pax, West Virginia

Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census....
 in Fayette
Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 47,579. Its county seat is Fayetteville, West Virginia....
 county. Located on land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of .

Access to Plum Orchard Lake WMA is from the Mossy or Pax
Pax, West Virginia

Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census....
 exits of I-77, then following County Route 23 (Paint Creek Road) to County Route 23/1 (Plum Orchard Lake Road.)




Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities in Plum Orchard Lake WMA include deer, raccoon
Raccoon

Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most widespread species, the Raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are considerably lesser-known....
, squirrel
Squirrel

File:Eichh?rnchen D?sseldorf Hofgarten edit.jpgA squirrel is one of many small or medium-sized rodents in the family Sciuridae. In the English language-speaking world, squirrel commonly refers to members of this family's genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus, which are tree squirrels with large bushy tails, indigenous to Asia, the America...
, turkey
Wild Turkey

The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America....
 and waterfowl
Waterfowl

Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, goose, and swans.They are strong swimmers with medium to large bodies....
.

Fishing opportunites in Plum Orchard Lake include largemouth bass
Largemouth bass

The largemouth bass is a species of fish in the Centrarchidae family . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, and southern largemouth....
, channel catfish
Channel catfish

Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, are North America's most numerous catfish species. They are also the most fished types of catfish, with approximately 8 million anglers in the USA targeting them per year....
, crappie
Crappie

Pomoxis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie....
, bluegill
Bluegill

The Bluegill is a species of freshwaterfish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family of order Perciformes....
, sunfish
Sunfish

Sunfish or sun-fish may refer to:*Sunfish , an International Sunfish Class sailing dinghySaltwater fishes*Molidae, several species in the family Molidae....
, crappie
Crappie

Pomoxis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie....
.

Four boat ramps are available at Plum Orchard Lake.






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Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located near Pax, West Virginia
Pax, West Virginia

Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census....
 in Fayette
Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 47,579. Its county seat is Fayetteville, West Virginia....
 county. Located on land that varies from wetlands to steeply forested woodlands, the Pleasant Creek WMA rises to an elevation of .

Access to Plum Orchard Lake WMA is from the Mossy or Pax
Pax, West Virginia

Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census....
 exits of I-77, then following County Route 23 (Paint Creek Road) to County Route 23/1 (Plum Orchard Lake Road.)




Hunting and Fishing


Hunting opportunities in Plum Orchard Lake WMA include deer, raccoon
Raccoon

Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most widespread species, the Raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are considerably lesser-known....
, squirrel
Squirrel

File:Eichh?rnchen D?sseldorf Hofgarten edit.jpgA squirrel is one of many small or medium-sized rodents in the family Sciuridae. In the English language-speaking world, squirrel commonly refers to members of this family's genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus, which are tree squirrels with large bushy tails, indigenous to Asia, the America...
, turkey
Wild Turkey

The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America....
 and waterfowl
Waterfowl

Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, goose, and swans.They are strong swimmers with medium to large bodies....
.

Fishing opportunites in Plum Orchard Lake include largemouth bass
Largemouth bass

The largemouth bass is a species of fish in the Centrarchidae family . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, and southern largemouth....
, channel catfish
Channel catfish

Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, are North America's most numerous catfish species. They are also the most fished types of catfish, with approximately 8 million anglers in the USA targeting them per year....
, crappie
Crappie

Pomoxis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie....
, bluegill
Bluegill

The Bluegill is a species of freshwaterfish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family of order Perciformes....
, sunfish
Sunfish

Sunfish or sun-fish may refer to:*Sunfish , an International Sunfish Class sailing dinghySaltwater fishes*Molidae, several species in the family Molidae....
, crappie
Crappie

Pomoxis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie....
.

Four boat ramps are available at Plum Orchard Lake. Forty-two (42) rustic camping sites for tents or trailers are available in the WMA.

See also

  • Animal conservation
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
    Hunting

    Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
  • List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
    List of West Virginia wildlife management areas

    This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia.ass="wikitable"! rowspan="2"|WMA! colspan="2"|Area! rowspan="2"|County|-!!|-|-...


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