Sandy River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brown trout water, stocked once in 2026; 800 fish reported. One of 14 stocked waters on the Somerset County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Somerset County · Maine · see it on the national map

last stocked May 26 150 days ago

flow 34% of seasonal normal

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

Water right now 2.88 ft gage height flow 120 cfs, 34% of the Oct 23 median NWS forecast: steady through Monday USGS gauge 01048000 (Sandy River near Mercer, Maine) · read 9:00 pm this evening

1 stocking 2026

800 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 26	Brown trout	yearling	800	completed

When to fish Sandy 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 4:07-5:07 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 26
Flow 34% 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 (brown trout stocked 1 time 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
Carrabassett River	5.9 mi	Oct 14
Wesserunsett Lake	8.0 mi	Oct 8
Wesserunsett Stream	11 mi	May 12
Muddy Brook	11 mi	Jun 18
Porter Lake	13 mi	Oct 21

Follow Somerset County stocking: RSS / Calendar (iCal) / Print the schedule

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