East Branch Ware River - Princeton
Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record.
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Water temp 74 °F at WARE RIVER AT INTAKE WORKS NEAR BARRE, MA, 6 km away USGS site 01173000 · 2026-08-28 18:15
3
stockings 2026
May 8
last stocked
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | Rainbow trout | completed | ||
| May 8 | Brown trout | completed | ||
| May 8 | Rainbow trout | completed |
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 (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Burnshirt River - Barre | 1.5 mi | May 7 |
| Burnshirt River - Hubbardston | 1.5 mi | May 7 |
| Natty Pond Brook - Hubbardston | 1.8 mi | Apr 21 |
| Asnacomet Pond - Hubbardston | 2.7 mi | May 13 |
| Parkers Brook - Oakham | 2.9 mi | Apr 23 |
Records from MassWildlife
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Massachusetts fishing
regulations.