Spring River Lake

Fishing and stocking

Brook trout and brown trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in October. One of 12 stocked waters on the Hancock County record.

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last stocked Oct 14 9 days ago

best window 9:31-11:31 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

1,400 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brook trout 1 stocking

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 14	Brook trout	adult	700	completed
Oct 14	Brown trout	adult	700	completed

When to fish Spring River Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:08-11:08 am and 9:31-11:31 pm	3:23-4:23 am and 3:40-4:40 pm
Tomorrow	9:54-11:54 am and 10:18 pm-12:18 am	4:36-5:36 am and 4:00-5:00 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 9 days ago (Oct 14)

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 1 time 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

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
Tunk Lake	2.5 mi	May 7
Schoodic Lake	10 mi	May 13
Pleasant River Lake	16 mi	Oct 14
Jordan River	18 mi	May 20
Mopang Lake	20 mi	Oct 8

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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.