Turkey Run Wildlife Management Area
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Turkey Run Wildlife Management Area, is located immediately north of Ravenswood, West Virginia
in Jackson County. Turkey Run WMA is located on 27 acres (10.9 ha), consisting of a fishing lake and some small wooded hills around the lake.
The WMA is accessed from State Route 68 on the north side of Ravenswood.
Turkey Run provides fishing opportunites largemouth bass
, bluegill
, channel catfish
, crappie
, and stocked trout
in the winter.
Camping is not available at the WMA.
Ravenswood, West Virginia
Ravenswood is a city in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 4,031 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ravenswood is located at , along the Ohio River at the mouth of Sandy Creek....
in Jackson County. Turkey Run WMA is located on 27 acres (10.9 ha), consisting of a fishing lake and some small wooded hills around the lake.
The WMA is accessed from State Route 68 on the north side of Ravenswood.
Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities are very limited by the small size of the WMA and the nearby housing.Turkey Run provides fishing opportunites largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, bluegill
Bluegill
The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...
, channel catfish
Channel catfish
Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States they are the most fished catfish species with approximately 8...
, crappie
Crappie
Crappie is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie...
, and stocked trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
in the winter.
Camping is not available at the WMA.
See also
- Animal conservation
- fishing
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas