Pemigewasset River
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brook trout, and brown trout water; 27 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly April through June, heaviest in June.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 600 | completed |
| May 14 | Brown trout | yearling | 500 | completed |
| May 18 | Rainbow trout x 4 sections | yearling | 175 | completed |
| May 20 | Brook trout | yearling | 600 | completed |
| May 22 | Brook trout | yearling | 500 | completed |
| May 29 | Brook trout x 4 sections | yearling | 400 | completed |
| Jun 3 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 750 | completed |
| Jun 4 | Brown trout | yearling | 1,100 | completed |
| Jun 8 | Rainbow trout x 4 sections | yearling | 175 | completed |
| Jun 17 | Brook trout | yearling | 350 | completed |
| Jun 19 | Brook trout | yearling | 328 | completed |
| Jun 25 | Brown trout | adult | 378 | completed |
| Jun 25 | Brook trout | adult | 107 | completed |
| Jun 30 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 117 | completed |
| Jun 30 | Brook trout | yearling | 100 | completed |
| Jun 30 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 278 | completed |
| Jun 30 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 312 | completed |
| Jun 30 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 668 | completed |
When to fish Pemigewasset River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:23-11:23 am and 9:46-11:46 pm | 3:38-4:38 am and 3:55-4:55 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:09 am-12:09 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am | 4:50-5:50 am and 4:16-5:16 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 30
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 (rainbow trout stocked 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Webster Lake | 3.0 mi | May 14 |
| Tioga River | 5.3 mi | May 5 |
| Smith River | 9.6 mi | Jun 8 |
| Contoocook River | 11 mi | May 11 |
| Morey Pond | 11 mi | May 27 |
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