Island Pond
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout and walleye water, stocked 4 times in 2026, monthly April through June, heaviest in June; 75,159 fish reported. A 614-acre lake, and the most-stocked water on the Essex County record for 2026.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brown trout
Walleye
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 | Brown trout | 1,000 | completed | |
| May 22 | Brown trout | 500 | completed | |
| Jun 12 | Walleye | 53,729 | completed | |
| Jun 15 | Walleye | 19,930 | completed |
When to fish Island Pond
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:24-11:24 am and 9:46-11:46 pm | 3:39-4:39 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 Jun 15
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 (brown 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 |
For the walleye (walleye stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Jig and minnow | 1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly |
| Crawler harness | slow-trolled over flats and breaks once water warms |
| Medium spinning rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium, 8 lb line; sensitivity beats power here |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Center Pond | 6.8 mi | May 14 |
| Bald Hill Pond | 7.0 mi | May 31 |
| Echo Lake | 7.2 mi | Apr 28 |
| Newark Pond | 8.3 mi | May 22 |
| Seymour Lake | 8.5 mi | Oct 7 |
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