Castleton River
Fishing and stocking
Stocked May to June in 2026: brook trout and brown trout, 2 plants in all. One of 22 stocked waters on the Rutland 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
Brown trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | Brook trout | 401 | completed | |
| Jun 2 | Brown trout | 400 | completed |
When to fish Castleton River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:30-11:30 am and 9:52-11:52 pm | 3:45-4:45 am and 4:01-5:01 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:16 am-12:16 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am | 4:57-5:57 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 Jun 2
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 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Poultney River | 3.4 mi | May 5 |
| Lake Bomoseen | 4.5 mi | Jun 2 |
| Glen Lake | 5.5 mi | Apr 21 |
| Black Pond | 8.3 mi | Apr 15 |
| Lake St. Catherine | 9.6 mi | Jun 2 |
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