Massachusetts Trout Stocking Report and Schedule, Fall 2026
MassWildlife runs a spring season and a fall season and wipes its published report between them. The fall trucks usually start rolling in late September.
Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: MassWildlife
1,259 stocking entries on the 2026 Massachusetts record, across 489 waters, from MassWildlife.
Stocking runs March through May, July and again September through October, heaviest in April.
What goes in: rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and tiger trout.
This page adds live water level and temperature on 91 gauged waters and the Massachusetts record book.
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Today: Massachusetts fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings
1,259
stocking records 2026
489
waters
Stocked in the last 45 days
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | Asnacomet Pond - Hubbardston | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 13 | Baldpate Pond - Boxford | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 13 | Lake Saltonstall - Haverhill | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 13 | Long Sought-for Pond - Westford | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 13 | Loon Pond - Springfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 9 | Baddacook Pond - Groton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 9 | Knops Pond - Groton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 9 | Littleville Lake - Chester | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Dean Pond - Brimfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Forest Lake - Palmer | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Laurel Lake - Lenox | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Little Alum Pond - Brimfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Nissitissit River - Pepperell | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Sherman Pond - Brimfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Squannacook River - Groton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Squannacook River - Shirley | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Squannacook River - Townsend | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Stockbridge Bowl - Stockbridge | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Swift River - Belchertown | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Alum Pond - Sturbridge | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Ashland Reservoir - Ashland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Chapin (Haviland) Pond - Ludlow | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Deerfield River - Buckland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Deerfield River - Charlemont | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Deerfield River - Florida | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Goose Pond - Tyringham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Hampton Pond - Westfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Hopkinton Reservoir - Hopkinton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Ninemile Pond - Wilbraham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Peppers Mill Pond - Ware | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Lake Lorraine - Springfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Lake Whalom - Lunenburg | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Loon Pond - Springfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Onota Lake - Pittsfield | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Otis Reservoir - Otis | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Otis Reservoir - Tolland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Windsor Lake - North Adams | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Lake Buel - Monterey | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Lake Cochituate - Framingham | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Lake Cochituate - Framingham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Lake Cochituate - Natick | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Lake Cochituate - Natick | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Millers River - Erving | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Millers River - Montague | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Millers River - Orange | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Millers River - Wendell | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Pleasant Pond - Wenham | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Pleasant Pond - Wenham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Pontoosuc Lake - Pittsfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Pratt Pond - Upton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Sluice Pond - Lynn | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Sluice Pond - Lynn | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Westfield River - Westfield | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Fort Pond - Lancaster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Lake Webster - Webster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Long Pond - Plymouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Quaboag River - Brimfield | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Quaboag River - Monson | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Quaboag River - Palmer | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Quaboag River - Warren | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Richmond Pond - Richmond | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Ware River - Palmer | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Ware River - Ware | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Connor Pond - Petersham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Deerfield River - Buckland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Deerfield River - Charlemont | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Deerfield River - Florida | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Jamaica Pond - Boston | Brown trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Jamaica Pond - Boston | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Laurel Lake - Lenox | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Little Pond - Plymouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Long Pond - Rutland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | North Pond - Florida | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Quacumquasit Pond - Brookfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Swift River - Belchertown | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Swift River - Palmer | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Swift River - Ware | Rainbow trout | ||
| Oct 1 | Wallum Lake - Douglas | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Ashfield Pond - Ashfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Asnacomet Pond - Hubbardston | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Bell Pond - Worcester | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Big Sandy Pond - Plymouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Chicopee Reservoir - Chicopee | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Cliff Pond - Brewster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Congomond Lakes Middle Pond - Southwick | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Flax Pond - Brewster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Herring Pond - Eastham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Johns Pond - Mashpee | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Lake Dennison - Winchendon | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Little Cliff Pond - Brewster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Lovells Pond - Barnstable | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Marys Pond - Rochester | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Nashawannuck Pond - Easthampton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Peters Pond - Sandwich | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Scargo Lake - Dennis | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Scorton Creek - Sandwich | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Sheep Pond - Brewster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Spectacle Pond - Wilbraham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Stockbridge Bowl - Stockbridge | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Upper Highland Lake - Goshen | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Walden Pond - Concord | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Walden Pond - Concord | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Watershops Pond - Springfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Westfield River - Chesterfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | Westfield River - Cummington | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 30 | White Pond - Concord | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 30 | White Pond - Concord | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Ashumet Pond - Falmouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Baker Pond - Orleans | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Cliff Pond - Brewster | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Crystal Lake - Orleans | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Falls Pond - North Attleborough | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Fearing Pond - Plymouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Forest Lake - Methuen | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Forest Lake - Methuen | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Forest Lake - Palmer | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Goose Pond - Chatham | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Grews Pond - Falmouth | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Hamblin Pond - Barnstable | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Horn Pond - Woburn | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Horn Pond - Woburn | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Lake Webster - Webster | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Littleville Lake - Chester | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Mashpee Pond - Mashpee | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Metacomet Lake - Belchertown | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Otis Reservoir - Otis | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Otis Reservoir - Tolland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Peters Pond - Sandwich | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Shubael Pond - Barnstable | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Singletary Pond - Sutton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Spectacle Pond - Sandwich | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Whitehall Pond - Rutland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Whiting Pond - North Attleborough | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 29 | Windsor Pond - Windsor | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Asnacomet Pond - Hubbardston | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Goose Pond - Tyringham | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Hamilton Reservoir - Holland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Holland Pond - Holland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Houghtons Pond - Milton | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Lake Buel - Monterey | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Lake Quinsigamond - Worcester | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Laurel Lake - Erving | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Moores Pond - Warwick | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Onota Lake - Pittsfield | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Quacumquasit Pond - Brookfield | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Richards Reservoir - Warwick | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Sheomet Lake - Warwick | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 28 | Stiles Pond - Boxford | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 25 | Cranberry Pond - Sunderland | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 25 | Lake Mattawa - Orange | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 25 | Lake Wyola - Shutesbury | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 25 | Puffers Pond (Factory Hollow Pond) - Amherst | Rainbow trout | ||
| Sep 24 | Deerfield River - Conway | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 24 | Deerfield River - Deerfield | Brown trout | ||
| Sep 24 | Deerfield River - Shelburne | Brown trout |
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Spring and fall seasons.
Jan
·
Feb
·
Mar
144
Apr
585
May
369
Jun
·
Jul
6
Aug
·
Sep
77
Oct
78
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 615 | |
| Brown trout | 380 | |
| Brook trout | 250 | |
| Tiger trout | 14 |
State record fish
The heaviest fish of each species ever certified in Massachusetts, from the MassWildlife record book. Weights are shown exactly as the agency publishes them; waters we track link to their stocking pages.
| Species | Weight | Water | Angler | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carp | 46 lbs 5 oz | Quinsigamond Lake, Shrewsbury | Shane Felch | 2012 |
| Northern Pike | 35 lbs 0 oz | Quacumquasit Pond, Brookfield | Don Greenwood, Jr. | 1988 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 27 lbs 0 oz | Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield | James Lambert | 2001 |
| Channel Catfish | 26 lbs 8 oz | Ashfield Lake, Ashfield | Dana Dodge | 1989 |
| Lake Trout | 25 lbs 7 oz | Quabbin Reservoir | William Roy | 2016 |
| Broodstock Salmon | 22 lbs 15 oz | Mattawa Lake, Orange | Donald Savoy | 1997 |
| Brown Trout | 19 lbs 10 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | Dana Deblois | 1966 |
| Largemouth Bass | 15 lbs 8 oz | Sampson Pond, Carver | Walter Bolonis | 1975 |
| Rainbow Trout | 13 lbs 13 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | Jeffrey Greco | 1999 |
| American Shad | 11 lbs 4 oz | Connecticut River | Bob Thibodo | 1986 |
| Walleye | 11 lbs 0 oz | Quabbin Reservoir | Robert Methot | 1973 |
| Landlocked Salmon | 10 lbs 2 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | Richard Gagne | 1985 |
| Brook Trout | 10 lbs 0 oz | Ashfield Lake, Ashfield | Peter Harand | 2008 |
| Bowfin | 9 lbs 10 oz | Taunton River | Andrew Langley | 2020 |
| Tiger Trout | 9 lbs 7 oz | Peter's Pond, Sandwich | Michael Shelton | 2004 |
| Chain Pickerel | 9 lbs 5 oz | Laurel Lake, Lee | Mrs. James Martin | 1954 |
| White Catfish | 9 lbs 3 oz | Baddacook Pond, Groton | Michael Payne | 1987 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8 lbs 2 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | Barbara Sasen | 1991 |
| Bullhead | 6 lbs 4 oz | Forest Lake, Methuen | Roger Aziz, Jr. | 2008 |
| Crappie | 4 lbs 10 oz | Jake's Pond, Plymouth | James Crowley | 1980 |
| White Sucker | 3 lbs 12 oz | Millers River, Erving | Kathy Flagg | 2024 |
| White Perch | 3 lbs 8 oz | Wachusett Reservoir | Val Percuoco | 2016 |
| Yellow Perch | 2 lbs 12 oz | South Watuppa Pond, Fall River | James O'Conner | 1979 |
| Fallfish | 2 lbs 2 oz | Millers River, Montague | Cam Tucker | 2024 |
| Sunfish | 2 lbs 1 oz | South Athol Pond, Athol | Heather Bulger | 1982 |
All stocked waters
Every Massachusetts water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.
Statewide 325
- Alum Pond - SturbridgeOct 7
- Ashfield Pond - AshfieldSep 30
- Ashland Reservoir - AshlandOct 7
- Ashumet Pond - FalmouthSep 29
- Asnacomet Pond - HubbardstonOct 13
- Assabet River - HudsonApr 23
- Assabet River - NorthboroughMay 8
- Bachelder Brook - RowleyApr 30
- Baddacook Pond - GrotonOct 9
- Baldpate Pond - BoxfordOct 13
- Beartown Brook - LeeMay 6
- Bell Pond - WorcesterSep 30
- Big Pond - OtisApr 30
- Boston Brook - MiddletonApr 30
- Bradford Brook - WilliamsburgMay 12
- Bronson Brook - WorthingtonApr 2
- Brookline Reservoir - BrooklineApr 23
- Browning Pond - SpencerApr 14
- Buck River - SandisfieldMay 6
- Buckmaster Pond - WestwoodMay 6
- Bungay River - AttleboroApr 17
- Burnshirt River - BarreMay 7
- Burnshirt River - HubbardstonMay 7
- Burrs Pond - SeekonkMar 20
- Canoe River - NortonApr 17
- Carbuncle Pond - OxfordMay 5
- Catacoonamug Brook - ShirleyApr 24
- Chapin (Haviland) Pond - LudlowOct 7
- Charles River - DedhamMay 12
- Charles River - MedwayMay 12
- Charles River - MillisMay 12
- Charles River - NatickMay 12
- Charles River - NeedhamMay 12
- Chickley River - CharlemontApr 28
- Chickley River - HawleyApr 28
- Chicopee Brook - MonsonApr 6
- Chicopee Reservoir - ChicopeeSep 30
- Chicopee River - LudlowMay 8
- Chicopee River - WilbrahamMay 8
- Clam River - SandisfieldMay 6
- Clesson Brook - BucklandApr 7
- Cliff Pond - BrewsterSep 30
- Coes Reservoir - WorcesterApr 9
- Cold River - CharlemontMay 13
- Cold River - FloridaApr 28
- Cole River - SwanseaMar 31
- Conant Brook - MonsonApr 6
- Connor Pond - PetershamOct 1
- Cow Pond Brook - GrotonApr 24
- Deerfield River - BucklandOct 7
- Deerfield River - CharlemontOct 7
- Deerfield River - ConwaySep 24
- Deerfield River - DeerfieldSep 24
- Deerfield River - FloridaOct 7
- Deerfield River - ShelburneSep 24
- Demond Pond - RutlandMay 7
- Depot Brook - WashingtonApr 2
- Doolittle Brook - LeverettApr 9
- Dow Brook - IpswichApr 30
- Duarte Ponds - West TisburyApr 24
- Dug Pond - NatickMay 5
- Dunn Pond - GardnerMay 6
- Eagle Brook - WrenthamApr 22
- East Branch Housatonic River - DaltonMay 11
- East Branch Housatonic River - HinsdaleMay 11
- East Branch Mill River - WilliamsburgMay 12
- East Branch North River - ColrainMay 11
- East Branch Swift River - PetershamMay 14
- East Branch Tully River - AtholApr 17
- East Branch Ware River - HubbardstonMay 8
- East Branch Ware River - PrincetonMay 8
- East Branch Ware River - RutlandMay 8
- Elizabeth Brook - StowApr 23
- Ellinwood Brook - AtholApr 21
- Falls Pond - North AttleboroughSep 29
- Fearing Pond - PlymouthSep 29
- Fort Pond Brook - ActonApr 23
- Fort River - AmherstMay 7
- Fort River - HadleyMay 7
- Foskett Mill Stream - BrimfieldApr 9
- French River - OxfordMay 5
- Greenwater Pond - BecketApr 9
- Grews Pond - FalmouthSep 29
- Griswold Pond - SaugusApr 15
- Gull Pond - WellfleetApr 8
- Hamilton Reservoir - HollandSep 28
- Hardwick Pond - HardwickApr 10
- Hathaway Ponds - BarnstableApr 2
- Hobart Pond - WhitmanMar 18
- Holland Pond - HollandSep 28
- Hopedale Pond - HopedaleApr 24
- Hopkinton Reservoir - HopkintonOct 7
- Hopping Brook - HollistonApr 22
- Hopping Brook - MedwayApr 22
- Houghtons Pond - MiltonSep 28
- Hubbard River - GranvilleMay 6
- Hubbard River - TollandMay 6
- Hudson Brook - ClarksburgApr 29
- Hudson Brook - North AdamsApr 29
- Indian Head River - HanoverApr 13
- Ipswich River - IpswichMay 12
- Ipswich River - North ReadingMay 12
- Ipswich River - PeabodyApr 15
- Ipswich River - ReadingMay 12
- Ipswich River - TopsfieldMay 12
- Ipswich River - WilmingtonApr 15
- Jabish Brook - BelchertownApr 9
- Jabish Brook - PelhamApr 9
- Jamaica Pond - BostonOct 1
- Johnson Pond - RaynhamMar 19
- Jordan Pond - ShrewsburyApr 9
- Kendall Pond - GardnerApr 7
- Keyup Brook - ErvingApr 21
- Knops Pond - GrotonOct 9
- Konkapot River - MontereyMay 8
- Konkapot River - New MarlboroughMay 8
- Lake Buel - MontereyOct 5
- Lake Cochituate - FraminghamOct 5
- Lake Cochituate - NatickOct 5
- Lake Garfield - MontereyApr 9
- Lake Lorraine - SpringfieldOct 6
- Lake Mattawa - OrangeSep 25
- Lake Pentucket - HaverhillMay 5
- Lake Quinsigamond - WorcesterSep 28
- Lake Saltonstall - HaverhillOct 13
- Lake Whalom - LunenburgOct 6
- Lake Wyola - ShutesburySep 25
- Lancaster Millpond - ClintonApr 9
- Lewin Brook Pond (Swansea Dam) - SwanseaMar 20
- Lexington Reservoir - LexingtonApr 23
- Little Alum Pond - BrimfieldOct 8
- Little Cliff Pond - BrewsterSep 30
- Littleville Lake - ChesterOct 9
- Locke Brook - AshbyApr 21
- Long Sought-for Pond - WestfordOct 13
- Louisa Lake - MilfordApr 17
- Lout Pond - PlymouthApr 3
- Lovells Pond - BarnstableSep 30
- Lower Porter Pond - BrocktonMar 25
- Manhan River - EasthamptonMay 6
- Manhan River - SouthamptonMay 6
- Mares Pond - FalmouthMar 25
- Marys Pond - RochesterSep 30
- Mashpee Pond - MashpeeSep 29
- Massapoag Brook - SharonApr 21
- Mattapoisett River - RochesterApr 13
- Metacomet Lake - BelchertownSep 29
- Middle Branch Swift River - New SalemMay 12
- Middle Branch Westfield River - ChesterMay 4
- Middle Branch Westfield River - HuntingtonMay 4
- Middle Branch Westfield River - MiddlefieldMay 4
- Middle Branch Westfield River - WorthingtonMay 4
- Millvale Reservoir - HaverhillMay 13
- Moores Pond - WarwickSep 28
- Mormon Hollow Brook - WendellApr 21
- Mossy Pond - ClintonMay 1
- Mulpus Brook - ShirleyApr 24
- Mumford River - DouglasApr 8
- Munn Brook - SouthwickMay 12
- Munn Brook - WestfieldMay 12
- Nashawannuck Pond - EasthamptonSep 30
- Nashoba Brook - ActonApr 23
- Natty Pond Brook - HubbardstonApr 21
- Needham Reservoir - NeedhamMay 14
- Ninemile Pond - WilbrahamOct 7
- Nissitissit River - PepperellOct 8
- North Branch Hoosic River - ClarksburgApr 29
- North Branch Hoosic River - North AdamsApr 29
- North Branch Manhan River - EasthamptonMay 6
- North Branch Manhan River - NorthamptonMay 6
- North Branch Manhan River - SouthamptonMay 6
- North Branch Manhan River - WesthamptonMay 6
- North Branch Mill River - SpringfieldApr 16
- Norwich Pond - HuntingtonMay 5
- Old Grist Mill Pond - SeekonkMar 20
- Onota Lake - PittsfieldOct 6
- Orcutt Brook - OrangeApr 21
- Orcutt Brook - WarwickApr 21
- Otis Reservoir - OtisOct 6
- Otis Reservoir - TollandOct 6
- Otter River - GardnerMay 7
- Otter River - TempletonMay 7
- Palmer River - RehobothApr 14
- Parker River - GeorgetownMay 7
- Parker River - NewburyMay 7
- Parkers Brook - OakhamApr 23
- Pauchaug Brook - NorthfieldApr 29
- Pelham Brook - CharlemontApr 10
- Pelham Brook - RoweApr 10
- Pelham Lake - RoweApr 10
- Peppers Mill Pond - WareOct 7
- Perley Brook Reservoir - GardnerMar 31
- Peters River - BellinghamApr 22
- Pleasant Pond - WenhamOct 5
- Plunkett Reservoir - HinsdaleApr 29
- Poland Brook - ConwayMay 13
- Pontoosuc Lake - PittsfieldOct 5
- Powdermill Brook - WestfieldMay 12
- Powwow River - AmesburyApr 28
- Priest Brook - RoyalstonMay 11
- Priest Brook - WinchendonMay 11
- Prince River - BarreMay 4
- Puds Pond - EastonMar 25
- Quabbin Reservoir - BelchertownMay 26
- Quabbin Reservoir - HardwickApr 15
- Quabbin Reservoir - New SalemApr 14
- Quabbin Reservoir - PelhamApr 16
- Quabbin Reservoir - PetershamApr 15
- Quaboag River - BrimfieldOct 2
- Quaboag River - MonsonOct 2
- Quaboag River - PalmerOct 2
- Quaboag River - WarrenOct 2
- Quacumquasit Pond - BrookfieldOct 1
- Quinapoxet River - HoldenMay 13
- Quinapoxet River - West BoylstonMay 13
- Quinebaug River - BrimfieldMay 14
- Quinebaug River - HollandMay 14
- Quinebaug River - SouthbridgeMay 12
- Quinebaug River - SturbridgeMay 12
- Quinsigamond River - GraftonApr 30
- Richards Reservoir - WarwickSep 28
- Richardson Brook - DracutApr 28
- River Meadow Brook - CarlisleMay 1
- Rock Pond - GeorgetownApr 6
- Sackett Brook - DaltonApr 30
- Sackett Brook - PittsfieldApr 30
- Sawmill River - LeverettMay 12
- Sawmill River - MontagueMay 12
- Sawmill River - ShutesburyMay 12
- Scantic River - HampdenMay 8
- Scantic River - MonsonMay 8
- Scarboro Brook - BelchertownApr 1
- Scargo Lake - DennisSep 30
- Scorton Creek - SandwichSep 30
- Segreganset River - DightonApr 14
- Seths Pond - West TisburyApr 24
- Shawsheen River - AndoverMay 14
- Shawsheen River - BillericaMay 14
- Shawsheen River - TewksburyMay 14
- Sheomet Lake - WarwickSep 28
- Sherman Pond - BrimfieldOct 8
- Shubael Pond - BarnstableSep 29
- Singletary Pond - MillburyMay 5
- Singletary Pond - SuttonSep 29
- Sluice Pond - LynnOct 5
- South Branch Mill River - East LongmeadowApr 16
- South Branch Mill River - HampdenApr 16
- South Branch Mill River - SpringfieldApr 16
- South Branch Mill River - WilbrahamApr 16
- Southwest Branch Housatonic River - PittsfieldMay 6
- Spot Pond - StonehamApr 15
- Squannacook River - GrotonOct 8
- Squannacook River - ShirleyOct 8
- Squannacook River - TownsendOct 8
- Stall Brook - MedwayApr 22
- Stiles Pond - BoxfordSep 28
- Stillwater River - PrincetonMay 13
- Stillwater River - SterlingMay 13
- Stockbridge Bowl - StockbridgeOct 8
- Strong Water Brook - TewksburyMay 14
- Sudbury River - AshlandMay 14
- Sudbury River - HopkintonMay 14
- Sugden Reservoir - SpencerApr 6
- Tack Factory Pond - ScituateApr 1
- Tarbell Brook - WinchendonApr 21
- Turners Pond - MiltonApr 30
- Uncas Pond - FranklinMay 6
- Unkety Brook - DunstableApr 24
- Upper Highland Lake - GoshenSep 30
- Upper Lagoon Pond - Oak BluffsApr 24
- Upper Wrights Pond - AshbyApr 21
- Wachusett Reservoir - BoylstonApr 3
- Wachusett Reservoir - West BoylstonApr 3
- Wading River - FoxboroughApr 21
- Wading River - MansfieldApr 17
- Wahconah Falls Brook - DaltonApr 17
- Ware River - BarreMay 11
- Ware River - HardwickMay 11
- Ware River - New BraintreeMay 11
- Ware River - PalmerOct 2
- Ware River - WareOct 2
- Watershops Pond - SpringfieldSep 30
- Weir River - HinghamApr 16
- West Branch Brook - ChesterfieldApr 2
- West Branch Farmington River - OtisApr 30
- West Branch Farmington River - SandisfieldApr 30
- West Branch Farmington River - TollandApr 30
- West Branch Mill River - WilliamsburgMay 12
- West Branch North River - ColrainMay 11
- West Branch Swift River - New SalemMay 12
- West Branch Swift River - ShutesburyMay 12
- West Branch Swift River - WendellMay 12
- West Branch Tully River - OrangeMay 4
- West Branch Ware River - HubbardstonMay 8
- West Branch Westfield River - BecketMay 7
- West Branch Westfield River - ChesterMay 7
- West Branch Westfield River - HuntingtonMay 7
- West Branch Westfield River - MiddlefieldMay 7
- West River - NorthbridgeMay 8
- West River - UptonMay 8
- West River - UxbridgeMay 8
- West Waushacum Pond - SterlingApr 14
- Westfield Brook - CummingtonApr 7
- Westfield Brook - WindsorApr 7
- Westfield River - AgawamMay 18
- Westfield River - ChesterfieldSep 30
- Westfield River - CummingtonSep 30
- Westfield River - HuntingtonMay 18
- Westfield River - MontgomeryMay 18
- Westfield River - RussellMay 18
- Westfield River - SavoyApr 2
- Westfield River - WestfieldOct 5
- Westfield River - WindsorMay 20
- Whitehall Pond - RutlandSep 29
- Whitehall Reservoir - HopkintonApr 6
- Whiting Pond - North AttleboroughSep 29
- Whitman River - AshburnhamMay 14
- Whitmans Pond - WeymouthApr 22
- Williams River - Great BarringtonApr 24
- Williams River - West StockbridgeApr 24
- Windsor Brook - HinsdaleApr 17
- Windsor Brook - WindsorApr 17
- Windsor Lake - North AdamsOct 6
- Winnetuxet River - HalifaxApr 16
- York Lake - New MarlboroughApr 29
Questions about Massachusetts stocking
- When does Massachusetts stock trout?
- MassWildlife stocked trout March through May, July and again September through October in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Oct 13.
- Is there a printable Massachusetts stocking schedule?
- Yes. The print view on this page lays the Massachusetts schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
- How do I get Massachusetts stocking updates automatically?
- This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Massachusetts, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
- How current is this Massachusetts stocking information?
- The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from MassWildlife's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
- Which Massachusetts waters have live conditions?
- 91 Massachusetts waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
- What is the Massachusetts state record fish?
- The Massachusetts record book on this page lists 25 certified records as MassWildlife publishes them, each linked to the water it came from where we track that water.
All rows come from MassWildlife publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Massachusetts fishing
regulations.