Alum Pond - Sturbridge

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to October in 2026: rainbow trout and brook trout, 4 plants in all. A 198-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Oct 7 16 days ago

best window 9:47-11:47 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

198 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Brook trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Status
Mar 31	Rainbow trout	completed
Apr 15	Rainbow trout	completed
May 5	Brook trout	completed
Oct 7	Rainbow trout	completed

When to fish Alum Pond - Sturbridge

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:25-11:25 am and 9:47-11:47 pm	3:41-4:41 am and 3:57-4:57 pm
Tomorrow	10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:51-5:51 am and 4:20-5:20 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)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Massachusetts 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 (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth

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
Little Alum Pond - Brimfield	1.8 mi	Oct 8
Quacumquasit Pond - Brookfield	3.2 mi	Oct 1
Sherman Pond - Brimfield	3.8 mi	Oct 8
Holland Pond - Holland	4.8 mi	Sep 28
Hamilton Reservoir - Holland	6.1 mi	Sep 28

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Records from MassWildlife (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Massachusetts fishing regulations.