Branch River
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout and brown trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread May to June; 750 fish reported.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | Brook trout | yearling | 150 | completed |
| May 6 | Brown trout | yearling | 225 | completed |
| Jun 4 | Brown trout | yearling | 225 | completed |
| Jun 4 | Brook trout | yearling | 150 | completed |
When to fish Branch River
| 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 4:13-5:13 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 Jun 4
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Hampshire 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 (brook trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lovell Lake | 5.2 mi | May 13 |
| Wilson Lake ME | 6.5 mi | Oct 19 |
| Horn Pond | 6.6 mi | May 6 |
| Mousam Lake ME | 6.9 mi | Oct 19 |
| Great East Lake | 7.9 mi | May 13 |
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