East Branch Eightmile River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout water, stocked once in 2026. One of 19 stocked waters on the Middlesex County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23 | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish East Branch Eightmile River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:26-11:26 am and 9:48-11:48 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 | 4:51-5:51 am and 4:21-5:21 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
- Last stocked Apr 23
- Water 50 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 253% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Connecticut fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural. The gauge reads 50 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Pond | 2.6 mi | Apr 27 |
| Eightmile River | 3.1 mi | Apr 23 |
| Uncas Lake | 5.3 mi | Apr 15 |
| Gardner Lake | 5.7 mi | Oct 8 |
| Oxoboxo Brook | 6.1 mi | Mar 23 |
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