Barton River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Steelhead water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. One of 13 stocked waters on the Orleans County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Orleans County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 16 190 days ago

flow 19% of seasonal normal

best window 9:48-11:48 pm solunar major today

Water right now 0.79 ft gage height flow 32.4 cfs, 19% of the Oct 23 median USGS gauge 04296280 (BARTON RIVER NEAR COVENTRY, VT) · read 8:30 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

10,641 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Steelhead 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 14	Steelhead		5,000	completed
Apr 16	Steelhead		5,641	completed

When to fish Barton River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:25-11:25 am and 9:48-11:48 pm	3:41-4:41 am and 3:57-4:57 pm
Tomorrow	10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:17-5:17 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 Apr 16
Flow 19% of the seasonal median

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Vermont 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 salmon and steelhead (steelhead stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)

Beads and egg imitations	drifted under a float where bait rules allow
Trolling flies and dodgers	for landlocked salmon in the lakes, early and late in the day
Medium spinning rod	8 to 9 ft with 8 to 12 lb line; big water, big runs

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
Lake Memphremagog	10 mi	Apr 22
Seymour Lake	11 mi	Oct 7
Echo Lake	11 mi	Apr 28
May Pond	12 mi	Apr 29
Crystal Lake	12 mi	Apr 21

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Records from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Vermont fishing regulations.