Cold River
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout and brown trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in May. One of 24 stocked waters on the Oxford 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
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Brook trout | adult | 450 | completed |
| May 11 | Brown trout | adult | 400 | completed |
When to fish Cold River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:20-11:20 am and 9:43-11:43 pm | 3:36-4:36 am and 3:52-4:52 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:06 am-12:06 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:47-5:47 am and 4:12-5:12 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 May 11
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, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Kimball Pond NH | 3.0 mi | May 21 |
| Kezar Lake | 4.9 mi | May 13 |
| Ellis River NH | 10 mi | Jun 23 |
| Virginia Lake | 11 mi | Oct 8 |
| Keewaydin Lake | 11 mi | Oct 8 |
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