Quonnipaug Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked April to October in 2026: trout, 2 plants in all. A 96-acre lake, and one of 37 stocked waters on the New Haven County record.

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last stocked Oct 15 8 days ago

best window 9:50-11:50 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

96 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 15	Trout	catchable		completed
Oct 15	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Quonnipaug Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:27-11:27 am and 9:50-11:50 pm	3:43-4:43 am and 4:00-5:00 pm
Tomorrow	10:13 am-12:13 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am	4:52-5:52 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 8 days ago (Oct 15)

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 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
West River	4.2 mi	Apr 29
Farm River (upper)	5.1 mi	May 5
Chatfield Hollow Brook (Trout Park)	5.5 mi	Apr 30
Hammonasset River TMA	5.5 mi	Oct 7
Chatfield Hollow Brook/Schreeder Pond	5.8 mi	Oct 21

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Records from Connecticut DEEP (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Connecticut fishing regulations.