Eightmile Brook
Fishing and stocking
Trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, spread March to April. One of 37 stocked waters on the New Haven County record.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 22 | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Eightmile Brook
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm | 3:45-4:45 am and 4:02-5:02 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am | 4:54-5:54 am and 4:25-5:25 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 22
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.
For the trout (trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southford Falls Pond | 2.3 mi | Apr 28 |
| Little River (Oxford), WTMA | 2.6 mi | Apr 27 |
| Little River (Oxford), Open | 3.8 mi | Apr 27 |
| Fountain Lake | 5.7 mi | Apr 17 |
| Pomperaug River | 5.7 mi | Oct 13 |
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