Mill River

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, spread May to October. One of 37 stocked waters on the New Haven County record.

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last stocked Oct 13 10 days ago

best window 9:51-11:51 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 6	Trout x 2 sections	catchable		completed
Oct 13	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Mill River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:28-11:28 am and 9:51-11:51 pm	3:44-4:44 am and 4:00-5:00 pm
Tomorrow	10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:23-5:23 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 10 days ago (Oct 13)

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 3 times 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
Muddy River	3.1 mi	May 6
Wharton Brook Pond	4.1 mi	Oct 20
Lake Wintergreen	4.4 mi	May 6
Beaver Park Lagoon	4.6 mi	Apr 16
Farm River (upper)	5.2 mi	May 5

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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.