Branch Pond
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in May. A 44-acre lake, and one of 14 stocked waters on the Bennington County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Brook trout | 2,680 | completed | |
| May 18 | Brook trout | 1,000 | completed |
When to fish Branch Pond
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:28-11:28 am and 9:51-11:51 pm | 3:44-4:44 am and 4:00-5:00 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am | 4:55-5:55 am and 4:22-5:22 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 May 18
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 trout (brook trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bourn Pond | 1.9 mi | May 14 |
| Beebe Pond | 2.1 mi | May 18 |
| Stratton Pond | 3.0 mi | May 14 |
| Somerset Reservoir | 5.9 mi | Jun 17 |
| Bullhead Pond | 8.8 mi | Apr 10 |
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