May Pond

Fishing and stocking

Brook trout water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in April; 1,500 fish reported. A 90-acre lake, and one of 13 stocked waters on the Orleans County record.

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last stocked Apr 29 177 days ago

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

2 stockings 2026

1,500 fish reported

90 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Brook trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 29	Brook trout		1,200	completed
Apr 29	Brook trout		300	completed

When to fish May Pond

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:25-11:25 am and 9:47-11:47 pm	3:40-4:40 am and 3:56-4:56 pm
Tomorrow	10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:16-5:16 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 (brook 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
Crystal Lake	1.9 mi	Apr 21
Lake Willoughby	3.1 mi	Oct 7
Vail Pond	3.4 mi	May 21
Lake Parker	5.9 mi	May 1
Newark Pond	6.9 mi	May 22

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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.