Sluice Pond - Lynn

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to October, heaviest in October. A 42-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

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

4 stockings 2026

42 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Status
Apr 1	Rainbow trout	completed
May 7	Rainbow trout	completed
Oct 5	Rainbow trout	completed
Oct 5	Brown trout	completed

When to fish Sluice Pond - Lynn

	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	4:46-5:46 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

Stocked 18 days ago (Oct 5)

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)

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
Griswold Pond - Saugus	4.4 mi	Apr 15
Spot Pond - Stoneham	7.1 mi	Apr 15
Boston Brook - Middleton	8.5 mi	Apr 30
Charles River - Medway	9.3 mi	May 12
Charles River - Millis	9.3 mi	May 12

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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.