Saco River

Fishing and stocking

Stocked April to October in 2026, heaviest in October: brook trout and brown trout, 4 plants in all. One of 13 stocked waters on the Cumberland County record.

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last stocked Oct 13 10 days ago

best window 9:40-11:40 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

1,000 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brook trout 2 stockings

Brown trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 28	Brook trout	adult	200	completed
May 21	Brook trout	adult	200	completed
Oct 13	Brown trout x 2 sections	adult	300	completed

When to fish Saco River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:17-11:17 am and 9:40-11:40 pm	3:33-4:33 am and 3:50-4:50 pm
Tomorrow	10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:27 pm-12:27 am	4:44-5:44 am and 4:11-5:11 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 10 days ago (Oct 13)

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 (brook trout stocked 2 times 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
Thacher Brook	5.1 mi	Apr 10
Batson River	5.6 mi	Apr 29
Nonesuch River	6.4 mi	Apr 28
Swan Pond Brook	7.3 mi	May 12
Goff Mill Brook	8.1 mi	Apr 15

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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.