Shadow Lake

Fishing and stocking

Lake trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to May. A 217-acre reservoir, and one of 13 stocked waters on the Orleans County record.

Orleans County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked May 6 170 days ago

best window 9:48-11:48 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

1,602 fish reported

217 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Lake trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 21	Rainbow trout		800	completed
May 6	Lake trout		802	completed

When to fish Shadow Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:25-11:25 am and 9:48-11:48 pm	3:41-4:41 am and 3:57-4:57 pm
Tomorrow	10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:17-5:17 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 6

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)

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
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising 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
Lake Parker	3.6 mi	May 1
Crystal Lake	5.7 mi	Apr 21
May Pond	7.4 mi	Apr 29
Lake Elligo	7.9 mi	May 6
Vail Pond	7.9 mi	May 21

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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.