Ashuelot River

Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 10 stockings on the 2026 record.

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Water right now 3.11 ft gage height flow 102 cfs, about normal for Aug 28 USGS gauge 01161000 (ASHUELOT RIVER AT HINSDALE, NH) · 2026-08-28 17:45

10 stockings 2026

May 12 last stocked

4,728 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 5 stockings

Rainbow trout 5 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 15	Brown trout	yearling	100	completed
Apr 15	Brown trout	yearling	350	completed
Apr 15	Rainbow trout	yearling	450	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout x 3 sections	yearling	500	completed
May 5	Brown trout	yearling	670	completed
May 5	Brown trout	yearling	710	completed
May 5	Brown trout	yearling	448	completed
May 12	Rainbow trout	yearling	500	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 (brown trout stocked 5 times here in 2026, moving water)

Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends

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
Vernon Hatchery Pond VT	2.1 mi	Apr 8
Pauchaug Brook - Northfield MA	4.3 mi	Apr 29
West River VT	7.4 mi	Jun 1
Richards Reservoir - Warwick MA	9.8 mi	May 15
Spofford Lake	9.9 mi	Apr 1

Records from New Hampshire Fish and Game (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New Hampshire fishing regulations.