West River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to June. One of 9 stocked waters on the Windham County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Windham County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked Jun 1 144 days ago

best window 9:49-11:49 pm solunar major today

Water right now 4.58 ft gage height flow 344 cfs USGS gauge 01155910 (WEST RIVER BELOW TOWNSHEND DAM NEAR TOWNSHEND, VT) · read 8:30 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

1,600 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 20	Rainbow trout		400	completed
Jun 1	Rainbow trout		1,200	completed

When to fish West River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:27-11:27 am and 9:49-11:49 pm	3:42-4:42 am and 3:59-4:59 pm
Tomorrow	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am	4:53-5:53 am and 4:21-5:21 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 1

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 2 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
Spofford Lake NH	6.4 mi	Apr 1
Ashuelot River NH	7.4 mi	May 12
South Pond	8.1 mi	Jun 8
Vernon Hatchery Pond	9.0 mi	Apr 8
Pauchaug Brook - Northfield MA	12 mi	Apr 29

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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.