Holland Pond

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. A 329-acre lake, and one of 13 stocked waters on the Orleans County record.

Orleans County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 29 177 days ago

best window 9:47-11:47 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

1,000 fish reported

329 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 29	Rainbow trout		500	completed
Apr 29	Brown trout		500	completed

When to fish Holland Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:24-11:24 am and 9:47-11:47 pm	3:40-4:40 am and 3:55-4:55 pm
Tomorrow	10:10 am-12:10 pm and 10:34 pm-12:34 am	4:52-5:52 am and 4:15-5:15 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 29

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 (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Seymour Lake	7.0 mi	Oct 7
Echo Lake	9.3 mi	Apr 28
Forest Lake	12 mi	Apr 29
Island Pond	13 mi	Jun 15
Barton River	15 mi	Apr 16

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