Scantic River

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to October. The most-stocked water on the Tolland County record for 2026.

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last stocked Oct 14 9 days ago

best window 9:49-11:49 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 14	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Scantic River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:27-11:27 am and 9:49-11:49 pm	3:42-4:42 am and 3:59-4:59 pm
Tomorrow	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am	4:52-5:52 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 9 days ago (Oct 14)

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)

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
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches

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
Washington Road Pond	2.8 mi	Apr 21
Freshwater Pond	3.1 mi	Apr 21
Somersville Pond	3.3 mi	Apr 30
Broad Brook Millpond	4.2 mi	Apr 16
Stony Brook	5.8 mi	Mar 10

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