Lake Pentucket - Haverhill

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to May in 2026: brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout, 3 plants in all. A 38-acre lake.

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last stocked May 5 171 days ago

best window 9:43-11:43 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

38 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Brown trout 1 stocking

Brook trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Status
Mar 27	Rainbow trout	completed
May 5	Brown trout	completed
May 5	Brook trout	completed

When to fish Lake Pentucket - Haverhill

	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	4:47-5:47 am and 4:14-5:14 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 May 5

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Massachusetts 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 (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Lake Saltonstall - Haverhill	0.7 mi	Oct 13
Millvale Reservoir - Haverhill	2.2 mi	May 13
Rock Pond - Georgetown	5.5 mi	Apr 6
Shawsheen River - Andover	6.7 mi	May 14
Shawsheen River - Tewksbury	6.7 mi	May 14

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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.