Vermont Trout Stocking Schedule 2026
Vermont publishes planned and actual numbers side by side and posts dates within two days of the trucks. The cleanest stocking data in the country.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
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421
stocking records 2026
154
waters
1,421,408
fish reported
How Vermont reports
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department publishes stocking by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there is no day-by-day table to show. April into June, trucked within days.
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. April into June, trucked within days.
Jan
·
Feb
·
Mar
34
Apr
147
May
174
Jun
45
Jul
1
Aug
·
Sep
·
Oct
·
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 156 | 123,978 |
| Brook trout | 119 | 172,677 |
| Brown trout | 80 | 98,564 |
| Atlantic salmon | 32 | 207,856 |
| Steelhead | 13 | 64,445 |
| Lake trout | 13 | 8,075 |
| Walleye | 8 | 783,163 |
Schedule changes
When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.
- 2026-08-28 Waterbury Reservoir: species revised
- 2026-08-28 South America Pond: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Seymour Lake: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Seymour Lake: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Marshfield Reservoir: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lamoille River: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Willoughby: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Willoughby: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Paran: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Dunmore: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Lake Champlain: species revised
- 2026-08-28 Knapp Pond No 2: species revised
All stocked waters
Every Vermont water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.
Addison County 6
- Baldwin CreekMay 18
- Lake ChamplainJun 3
- Lake DunmoreMay 6
- Lewis CreekMay 8
- Otter CreekMay 1
- Silver LakeMay 28
Bennington County 14
- Adams ReservoirMay 11
- Beebe PondMay 18
- Bourn PondMay 14
- Branch PondMay 18
- Bullhead PondApr 10
- Hapgood PondJun 11
- Lake ParanJun 2
- Lake ShaftsburyApr 7
- Paran CreekJun 18
- Prentiss PondApr 10
- Red Mill PondApr 8
- Searsburg ReservoirJun 22
- Stamford StreamApr 29
- Walloomsac RiverJun 26
Caledonia County 9
- Center PondMay 14
- Ewell PondMay 8
- Mackville PondMay 8
- Newark PondMay 22
- Osmore PondMay 5
- Passumpsic RiverMay 20
- Peacham PondMay 1
- Vail PondMay 21
- Wells RiverMay 11
Chittenden County 5
- Browns RiverMay 19
- Huntington RiverMay 5
- Joiner BrookMay 4
- Lake ChamplainApr 15
- Winooski RiverMay 4
Essex County 9
- Forest LakeApr 29
- Granby StreamJun 1
- Island PondJun 15
- Lake ChamplainApr 2
- Maidstone LakeMay 26
- Moose RiverMay 20
- Paul StreamJun 1
- South America Pond2026 season
- Wallace PondApr 29
Franklin County 4
- Lake ChamplainMar 26
- Lamoille RiverMay 21
- Missisquoi RiverMay 20
- Trout RiverMay 22
Grand Isle County 1
- Lake ChamplainApr 2
Lamoille County 4
- Gihon RiverMay 13
- Lake EdenApr 21
- Lamoille RiverMay 22
- Sterling PondMay 18
Orange County 4
- Lake FairleeApr 21
- Rood PondMay 1
- Sunset LakeMay 1
- Waits RiverMay 13
Orleans County 13
- Bald Hill PondMay 31
- Barton RiverApr 16
- Crystal LakeApr 21
- Echo LakeApr 28
- Holland PondApr 29
- Lake ElligoMay 6
- Lake MemphremagogApr 22
- Lake ParkerMay 1
- Lake Willoughby2026 season
- May PondApr 29
- Missisquoi RiverMay 12
- Seymour Lake2026 season
- Shadow LakeMay 6
Rutland County 22
- Big Mud PondMay 12
- Black PondApr 15
- Castleton RiverJun 2
- Clarendon RiverMay 13
- Cold RiverMay 7
- Colton PondApr 27
- East CreekJun 1
- Glen LakeApr 21
- Griffith PondMay 12
- Kent PondApr 27
- Lake BomoseenJun 2
- Lake ChamplainJun 2
- Lake St. CatherineJun 2
- Lefferts PondApr 30
- Little Rock PondMay 12
- Mill RiverMay 13
- Neshobe RiverMay 1
- Otter CreekJun 18
- Poultney RiverMay 5
- Smith PondMay 19
- Spring LakeApr 29
- Sunset LakeApr 27
Washington County 11
- Blueberry LakeApr 9
- East Long PondApr 27
- Greenwood LakeMay 11
- Mad RiverMay 6
- Mirror LakeApr 22
- Nelson PondMay 11
- Nichols PondMay 6
- Ridley BrookMay 4
- Sabin PondMay 11
- Waterbury ReservoirMay 27
- Winooski RiverMay 19
Windham County 9
- Harriman ReservoirJun 20
- Lake RapondaApr 15
- Sherman ReservoirJun 20
- Somerset ReservoirJun 17
- South PondJun 8
- Stratton PondMay 14
- Townshend ReservoirApr 14
- Vernon Hatchery PondApr 8
- West RiverJun 1
Windsor County 12
- Ansel PondApr 8
- Black RiverMay 27
- Colby PondApr 27
- Echo LakeApr 22
- Lake RescueJun 3
- McIntosh PondMay 1
- Mill PondApr 17
- Ottauquechee RiverMay 12
- Stoughton PondApr 28
- Vondell ReservoirMay 4
- White RiverMay 28
- Woodward ReservoirApr 10
Statewide 1
- Lake ChamplainMar 19
All rows come from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Vermont fishing
regulations.