Missisquoi River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Rainbow trout water, stocked 3 times in 2026, all in May; 1,682 fish reported. One of 4 stocked waters on the Franklin County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Franklin County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked May 20 156 days ago

flow 24% of seasonal normal

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

Water right now 1.09 ft gage height flow 325 cfs, 24% of the Oct 23 median NWS forecast: steady through Monday USGS gauge 04294000 (MISSISQUOI RIVER AT SWANTON, VT) · read 8:45 pm this evening

3 stockings 2026

1,682 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
May 5	Rainbow trout	500	completed
May 12	Rainbow trout	800	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	382	completed

When to fish Missisquoi River

	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 4:00-5:00 pm
Tomorrow	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am	4:57-5:57 am and 4:20-5:20 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 May 20
Flow 24% of the seasonal median

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 3 times here in 2026, moving water)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams

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
Trout River	22 mi	May 22
Browns River	24 mi	May 19
Lamoille River	27 mi	May 21
Lake Champlain	29 mi	Apr 15
Winooski River	33 mi	May 4

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