Sebec River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brook trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to October, heaviest in May. One of 15 stocked waters on the Piscataquis 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
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Brook trout x 2 sections | adult | 500 | completed |
| May 21 | Brook trout | adult | 405 | completed |
| May 21 | Brook trout | adult | 540 | completed |
| May 21 | Brook trout | adult | 450 | completed |
| Oct 7 | Brook trout | adult | 250 | completed |
When to fish Sebec River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:12-11:12 am and 9:34-11:34 pm | 3:27-4:27 am and 3:43-4:43 pm |
| Tomorrow | 9:58-11:58 am and 10:22 pm-12:22 am | 4:40-5:40 am and 4:03-5:03 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 16 days ago (Oct 7)
- Flow 22% of the seasonal median
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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alder Stream | 0.8 mi | May 12 |
| Pleasant River | 2.6 mi | May 4 |
| Schoodic Stream | 6.8 mi | Jun 9 |
| Schoodic Lake | 9.8 mi | Oct 7 |
| Dunham Brook | 13 mi | Oct 2 |
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