Wharton Brook Pond

Fishing and stocking

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

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last stocked Oct 20 3 days ago

best window 9:50-11:50 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	Status
May 6	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 2	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 20	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Wharton Brook Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:28-11:28 am and 9:50-11:50 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 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 3 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
Muddy River	3.6 mi	May 6
Mill River	4.1 mi	Oct 13
Farm River (upper)	4.1 mi	May 5
Quinnipiac River	7.3 mi	Oct 1
Quonnipaug Lake	7.5 mi	Oct 15

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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.