Day Pond (Colchester)

Fishing and stocking

Stocked April to October in 2026, heaviest in October: trout, 4 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the New London County record for 2026.

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last stocked Oct 21 2 days ago

best window 9:49-11:49 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Apr 27	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 8	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 15	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 21	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Day Pond (Colchester)

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:26-11:26 am and 9:49-11:49 pm	3:42-4:42 am and 3:58-4:58 pm
Tomorrow	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:36 pm-12:36 am	4:52-5:52 am and 4:22-5:22 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked 2 days ago (Oct 21)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Connecticut fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Salmon River TMA	1.3 mi	Oct 22
Salmon River	2.3 mi	Oct 22
Jeremy River	2.3 mi	Apr 22
Bashan Lake	4.5 mi	Mar 6
Dickinson Creek	4.8 mi	Apr 27

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Records from Connecticut DEEP (official page). Placement from Connecticut DEEP coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Connecticut fishing regulations.