Rhode Island Trout Stocking Schedule and Report, Fall 2026
DEM lists each stocking day's waters after the fact, without counts or species. Seasons open with a spring splash in April.
Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: Rhode Island DEM
86 stocking entries on the 2026 Rhode Island record, across 50 waters, from Rhode Island DEM.
Stocking runs April through May and again October, heaviest in April.
What goes in: trout.
This page adds live water level and temperature on 4 gauged waters.
Follow Rhode Island stocking
- RSS feed New stockings as they post. Works in Feedly and any feed reader.
- Calendar (iCal) Copy this link, then in Google Calendar choose Other calendars, From URL. Announced dates land on your calendar and stay current.
- Print this schedule A clean one-pager for the shop wall or the truck.
- Put this on your site A free embeddable strip of the latest stockings, for club and shop pages.
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86
stocking records 2026
50
waters
Stocked in the last 45 days
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Alton Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Browning Mill Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Cronan Landing | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Hope Valley Fishing area | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Kings Factory Bridge | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Lower Shannock | Trout | ||
| Oct 8 | Woodville | Trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Eight Rod Farm Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Stafford Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Upper Melville Pond (Thurston Gray Pond) | Trout | ||
| Oct 7 | Willett Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Barber Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Carolina Trout Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Silver Spring Lake | Trout | ||
| Oct 6 | Upper Pawtuxet River (Hope) | Trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Carbuncle Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Round Top Ponds | Trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Shippee Saw Mill Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 5 | Spring Grove Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Blackstone River | Trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Meadow Brook Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Olney Pond | Trout | ||
| Oct 2 | Published on Wednesday | Trout |
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Spring, fall, and a winter round.
Jan
·
Feb
·
Mar
·
Apr
39
May
24
Jun
·
Jul
·
Aug
·
Sep
·
Oct
23
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Trout | 86 |
All stocked waters
Every Rhode Island water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.
Statewide 24
- Alton PondOct 8
- Ashaway RiverApr 20
- Ashville PondApr 20
- Barber PondOct 6
- Beach PondMay 14
- Blackstone RiverOct 2
- Browning Mill PondOct 8
- Brushy BrookApr 16
- Carbuncle PondOct 5
- Carolina Trout PondOct 6
- Hunt RiverApr 21
- Meadow BrookApr 22
- Meadow Brook PondOct 2
- Olney PondOct 2
- Pawcatuck River (Shannock)May 20
- Peck PondApr 27
- Ponaganset RiverApr 27
- Round Top BrookApr 14
- Silver Spring LakeOct 6
- Stafford PondOct 7
- Tarbox PondApr 28
- Wallum LakeApr 27
- Watchaug PondApr 28
- Willett PondOct 7
Questions about Rhode Island stocking
- When does Rhode Island stock trout?
- Rhode Island DEM stocked trout April through May and again October in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Oct 8.
- Is there a printable Rhode Island stocking schedule?
- Yes. The print view on this page lays the Rhode Island schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
- How do I get Rhode Island stocking updates automatically?
- This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Rhode Island, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
- How current is this Rhode Island stocking information?
- The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Rhode Island DEM's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
- Which Rhode Island waters have live conditions?
- 4 Rhode Island waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
All rows come from Rhode Island DEM publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Rhode Island fishing
regulations.