Winooski River

Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 9 stockings on the 2026 record.

Washington County · Vermont · see it on the national map

Water right now 1.66 ft gage height flow 246 cfs, 49% of the Aug 28 median NWS forecast: steady through Monday USGS gauge 04290500 (WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT) · 2026-08-28 17:30

9 stockings 2026

May 19 last stocked

4,872 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 6 stockings

Brown trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Fish	Status
May 4	Rainbow trout	200	completed
May 4	Brown trout	200	completed
May 5	Rainbow trout	150	completed
May 5	Brown trout	150	completed
May 14	Rainbow trout	1,080	completed
May 14	Rainbow trout	450	completed
May 14	Brown trout	1,100	completed
May 14	Rainbow trout	990	completed
May 19	Rainbow trout	552	completed

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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)

Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge

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 Champlain	4.5 mi	Apr 15
Lamoille River	6.0 mi	May 21
Browns River	15 mi	May 19
Huntington River	19 mi	May 5
Lewis Creek	20 mi	May 8

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