Salmon Brook, E. Branch (WTMA)

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread May to October. One of 22 stocked waters on the Hartford County record.

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last stocked Oct 8 15 days ago

best window 9:50-11:50 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	Fish	Status
May 8	Trout x 2 sections	catchable		completed
Oct 8	Trout x 2 sections	catchable		completed

When to fish Salmon Brook, E. Branch (WTMA)

	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	4:53-5:53 am and 4:22-5:22 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 15 days ago (Oct 8)

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, 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
Christensen's Pond	0.6 mi	Oct 8
Salmon Brook (West Branch)	2.7 mi	May 8
Congamond Lakes	4.5 mi	Mar 5
Farmington River 5 (Rt 4 to Tarrifville)	5.4 mi	May 12
Stony Brook	7.5 mi	Mar 10

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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.