Alford Lake
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. A 585-acre reservoir, and one of 4 stocked waters on the Knox County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24 | Brook trout | yearling | 200 | completed |
When to fish Alford Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:13-11:13 am and 9:35-11:35 pm | 3:28-4:28 am and 3:45-4:45 pm |
| Tomorrow | 9:59-11:59 am and 10:23 pm-12:23 am | 4:40-5:40 am and 4:05-5:05 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
- Last stocked Apr 24
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maine fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (brook trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Megunticook Lake | 5.4 mi | Oct 16 |
| Megunticook River | 7.8 mi | Oct 5 |
| Goose River | 7.9 mi | Apr 24 |
| Saint George Lake | 12 mi | Oct 20 |
| Damariscotta Lake | 15 mi | May 1 |
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