Pleasant Lake

Brook trout and atlantic salmon water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record.

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4 stockings 2026

Jun 23 last stocked

2,975 fish reported

1,818 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Brook trout 3 stockings

Atlantic salmon 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 28	Brook trout	adult	1,700	completed
May 27	Atlantic salmon	yearling	750	completed
Jun 1	Brook trout	adult	400	completed
Jun 23	Brook trout	adult	125	completed

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 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

For the salmon and steelhead (atlantic salmon stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Beads and egg imitations	drifted under a float where bait rules allow
Trolling flies and dodgers	for landlocked salmon in the lakes, early and late in the day
Medium spinning rod	8 to 9 ft with 8 to 12 lb line; big water, big runs

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
Spaulding Lake	6.4 mi	May 14
Nickerson Lake	12 mi	May 27
Rockabema Lake	15 mi	May 4
Conroy Lake	23 mi	Apr 29
Grand Lake (East)	28 mi	Jun 4

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