Carbuncle Pond

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread April to October, heaviest in April. A 38-acre lake.

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last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

best window 9:46-11:46 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

38 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Apr 20	Trout	catchable	completed
Apr 30	Trout	catchable	completed
May 19	Trout	catchable	completed
Oct 5	Trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Carbuncle Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:23-11:23 am and 9:46-11:46 pm	3:39-4:39 am and 3:56-4:56 pm
Tomorrow	10:09 am-12:09 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am	4:49-5:49 am and 4:19-5:19 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 · Rhode Island 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 (trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Quanduck Brook CT	3.0 mi	Apr 27
Snake Meadow Brook CT	4.9 mi	Mar 12
Moosup Pond CT	5.4 mi	Mar 3
Moosup River CT	6.5 mi	May 14
Pasture Pond CT	7.9 mi	May 8

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Records from Rhode Island DEM (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Rhode Island fishing regulations.