Lake St. Catherine

Fishing and stocking

Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, spread April to June; 4,500 fish reported. A 888-acre lake, and one of 22 stocked waters on the Rutland County record.

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last stocked Jun 2 143 days ago

best window 9:52-11:52 pm solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

4,500 fish reported

888 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 2 stockings

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
Apr 9	Brown trout	3,000	completed
Apr 16	Rainbow trout	1,200	completed
Jun 2	Brown trout	300	completed

When to fish Lake St. Catherine

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm	3:45-4:45 am and 4:01-5:01 pm
Tomorrow	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am	4:56-5:56 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 (brown trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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

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
Castleton River	9.6 mi	Jun 2
Lake Bomoseen	11 mi	Jun 2
Mill River	12 mi	May 13
Poultney River	13 mi	May 5
Cold River	13 mi	May 7

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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.