Fish Stocking Plan
Every year the department’s fish hatcheries work hard to increase your chances of angling success in Vermont.
Whether you’re looking to catch a beautiful “Trophy Trout” on the Winooski River or cast for brookies in a stocked stream
near you, this year’s stocking plan will not let you down.
Regular stocking updates will begin as soon as spring stocking begins and will continue until all stocking is complete.
All stockings dates will be entered within 48 hours after completion.
Proposed Stocking Plan for 2026
Trophy Trout Stream Stocking
| Waterbody | Town | Week of: | 2YR Rainbow | 2YR Brown Trout | 2YR Brook Trout | Total |
| Black River | Cavendish-Weathersfield | To be determined. | 1500 | 500 | | 2000 |
| Deerfield River | Searsburg-Somerset | 5/18 and 5/25 | | | 1100 | 1100 |
| East Creek | Rutland | 4/20 and 5/18 | 1100 | | | 1100 |
| Lamoille River | Fairfax | 5/4 and 5/18 | 500 | 500 | | 1000 |
| Missisquoi River | Enosburg | 5/4 and 5/18 | 1000 | | | 1000 |
| Otter Creek | Danby-Mount Tabor | 4/20 and 5/18 | 500 | 500 | | 1000 |
| Passumpsic River | St. Johnsbury | 5/4 and 5/18 | 700 | 300 | | 1000 |
| Walloomsac River | Bennington | 4/20 and 5/25 | 750 | 250 | | 1000 |
| Winooski River | Duxbury-Waterbury | 5/4 and 5/18 | 1000 | 350 | | 1350 |
Trophy Trout Lakes and Pond Stocking
| Waterbody | Town | Species | Number Planned |
| Adams Reservoir | Woodford | BKT | 250 |
| Amherst Lake | Plymouth | RBT | 200 |
| Black Pond | Hubbardton | RBT | 200 |
| Center Pond | Newark | BKT | 100 |
| Colby Pond | Plymouth | BKT | 250 |
| Colton Pond | Killington | BKT | 200 |
| Echo Lake | Plymouth | RBT | 200 |
| Ewell Pond | Peacham | RBT | 100 |
| Forest Lake | Averill | RBT | 100 |
| Goshen Dam | Goshen | BKT | 450 |
| Harriman Reservoir | Wilmington-Whitingham | BKT | 1000 |
| Harvey's Lake | Barnet | RBT | 600 |
| Holland Pond | Holland | RBT | 500 |
| Joe's Pond | Danville | RBT | 300 |
| Kent Pond | Killington | RBT | 400 |
| Kent Pond | Killington | BKT | 200 |
| Kettle Pond | Groton | RBT | 250 |
| Knapp Pond No 1 | Cavendish-Reading | RBT | 300 |
| Knapp Pond No 2 | Cavendish-Reading | BKT | 300 |
| Lake Paran | Bennington-Shaftsbury | RBT | 500 |
| Lake Raponda | Wilmington | RBT | 300 |
| Lake Rescue | Ludlow | RBT | 250 |
| Lake Shaftsbury | Shaftsbury | RBT | 200 |
| Lefferts Pond | Chittenden | BKT | 250 |
| Long Pond | Westmore | BKT | 150 |
| Martin's Pond | Peacham | RBT | 200 |
| May Pond | Barton | BKT | 300 |
| McIntosh Pond | Royalton | RBT | 200 |
| McIntosh Pond | Royalton | BKT | 100 |
| Mill Pond | Windsor | RBT | 300 |
| Miller Pond | Strafford | RBT | 400 |
| Miller Pond | Strafford | BKT | 200 |
| Newark Pond | Newark | RBT | 200 |
| Osmore Pond | Peacham | BKT | 100 |
| Rood Pond | Brookfield-Williamstown | BKT | 500 |
| Smith Pond | Pittsford | BKT | 300 |
| Stoughton Pond | Weathersfield | RBT | 300 |
| Sunset Lake | Brookfield | BKT | 200 |
| Sunset Lake | Brookfield | RBT | 300 |
| Wheeler Pond | Barton-Sutton | BKT | 100 |
| Zack Woods-Perch Ponds | Hyde Park-Wolcott | BKT | 50 |
| Species | Inland Waters | Lake Champlain |
| Brook Trout | 64900 | |
| Brown Trout | 45850 | 48000 |
| Lake Trout | 8000 | |
| Landlocked Atlantic Salmon | 33400 | 209500 |
| Rainbow Trout | 106550 | |
| Steelhead Trout | 10000 | 58000 |
| Total | 265300 | 315500 |
Dates are tentative, may change because of weather, or stream conditions.