Woodrum Lake

Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area is located about 3 miles east of Romance, WV in Jackson County. The 1,696-acre Woodrum Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ranges across a region of farms and hilly forests of oak, pine, and hickory surrounding Woodrum Lake, an impoundment of the Middle Fork of Pocatalico Creek, a tributary of the Pocatalico River.

Built in 1988 by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service to protect Middle Fork Creek, the 240 acre lake was drained in order to repair the dam and correct a lock mechanism jammed by a sunken log in 2005. Repaired, refilled, and restocked, it is now again popular with bass and muskellunge as well as panfish (bluegill, crappie, and catfish) angles. Trout are not stocked. 

The WMA is equipped with a boat ramp. Trolling boats are permitted, with a maximum of 10 horsepower. The lake is divided into three principal forks—Middle Fork, Laurel Fork, and Second Creek. Because of the large number of submerged trees in the upper ends of the lake, boaters should use care in navigation.

Game traditionally hunted in the management area includes deer, grouse, squirrel, rabbit, turkey, and waterfowl. Camping is prohibited in the management area.