Wild River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked May to June in 2026: brook trout, 4 plants in all. One of 24 stocked waters on the Oxford 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 19 | Brook trout | yearling | 333 | completed |
| May 19 | Brook trout | yearling | 666 | completed |
| Jun 1 | Brook trout | yearling | 333 | completed |
| Jun 1 | Brook trout | yearling | 666 | completed |
When to fish Wild River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:20-11:20 am and 9:43-11:43 pm | 3:36-4:36 am and 3:52-4:52 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:06 am-12:06 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:48-5:48 am and 4:12-5:12 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 Jun 1
- Flow 44% 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)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peabody River NH | 8.9 mi | Jun 24 |
| Sunday River | 9.7 mi | May 12 |
| Virginia Lake | 10 mi | Oct 8 |
| Moose River NH | 10 mi | May 28 |
| Keewaydin Lake | 12 mi | Oct 8 |
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