Royal River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brook trout and brown trout water; 8 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May, heaviest in May. One of 13 stocked waters on the Cumberland County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | Brook trout x 2 sections | adult | 200 | completed |
| May 4 | Brook trout | adult | 300 | completed |
| May 4 | Brook trout | adult | 200 | completed |
| May 7 | Brown trout | yearling | 150 | completed |
| May 12 | Brown trout | yearling | 300 | completed |
| May 12 | Brown trout | yearling | 600 | completed |
| May 14 | Brown trout | adult | 200 | completed |
When to fish Royal River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:17-11:17 am and 9:39-11:39 pm | 3:32-4:32 am and 3:48-4:48 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:02 am-12:02 pm and 10:27 pm-12:27 am | 4:44-5:44 am and 4:10-5:10 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 14
- Flow 37% of the seasonal median
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 4 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chandler Brook | 6.1 mi | May 12 |
| Piscataqua River | 8.5 mi | May 1 |
| Presumpscot River | 8.7 mi | Oct 15 |
| Collyer Brook | 9.7 mi | May 7 |
| Newell Brook | 14 mi | May 12 |
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