Androscoggin River

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout water; 29 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to October, heaviest in May. The most-stocked water on the Androscoggin County record for 2026.

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last stocked Oct 16 7 days ago

best window 9:38-11:38 pm solunar major today

29 stockings 2026

62,900 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 12 stockings

Rainbow trout 12 stockings

Brook trout 5 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 21	Brook trout	adult	300	completed
Apr 22	Brown trout	yearling	525	completed
Apr 22	Brown trout	yearling	400	completed
Apr 22	Brown trout	yearling	300	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	adult	400	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	adult	525	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	adult	300	completed
May 6	Brown trout	yearling	300	completed
May 6	Brown trout	yearling	400	completed
May 6	Brown trout	yearling	525	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	adult	300	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	adult	525	completed
May 6	Rainbow trout	adult	400	completed
May 9	Brook trout	adult	200	completed
May 29	Rainbow trout x 2 sections	fingerling	6,000	completed
May 29	Rainbow trout	fingerling	4,000	completed
Jun 30	Brown trout x 2 sections	fingerling	16,000	completed
Jun 30	Brown trout	fingerling	8,000	completed
Oct 7	Rainbow trout x 2 sections	adult	200	completed
Oct 7	Rainbow trout	adult	100	completed
Oct 8	Brown trout x 2 sections	adult	200	completed
Oct 8	Brown trout	adult	100	completed
Oct 16	Brook trout x 2 sections	adult	200	completed
Oct 16	Brook trout	adult	100	completed

When to fish Androscoggin River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:16-11:16 am and 9:38-11:38 pm	3:31-4:31 am and 3:47-4:47 pm
Tomorrow	10:02 am-12:02 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am	4:43-5:43 am and 4:08-5:08 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 7 days ago (Oct 16)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maine 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 (brown trout stocked 12 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
Nequasset Lake	5.1 mi	Oct 14
Montsweag Brook	8.0 mi	Apr 30
Little River	9.1 mi	May 14
Newell Brook	12 mi	May 12
Kennebec River	16 mi	Oct 20

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