Great Hollow Pond

Fishing and stocking

Stocked May to October in 2026, heaviest in October: trout, 4 plants in all. One of 28 stocked waters on the Fairfield County record.

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last stocked Oct 20 3 days ago

best window 9:52-11:52 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
May 7	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 6	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 15	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 20	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Great Hollow Pond

	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	4:55-5:55 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

Stocked 3 days ago (Oct 20)

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)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
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

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
Pequonnock River (West Branch)	5.4 mi	Oct 15
Twin Brooks Park Pond	5.6 mi	Apr 30
Huntington Pond	6.2 mi	Apr 15
Nells Rock Reservoir	6.5 mi	Apr 17
Mill River TMA	6.9 mi	Oct 20

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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.