24 Rhode Island Waterways to be Stocked With Trout - See Where

24 Rhode Island Waterways to be Stocked With Trout - See Where

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced it is stocking brook and rainbow trout in selected areas throughout Rhode Island starting Friday, October 7, through Thursday, October 23. 

Some previously stocked ponds and lakes cannot be stocked due to cyanobacteria alerts, according to DEM. 

DEM says the following areas will be stocked:

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Alton Pond, Richmond
Barber Pond, South Kingstown
Blackstone River, Lincoln
Bradford Fishing Area, Westerly
Browning Mill Pond, Exeter
Carbuncle Pond, Coventry
Carolina Trout Pond, Richmond
Cronan Landing, Richmond
Eight Rod Farm Pond, Tiverton
Grantville to Rt. 95, Hopkinton
Hope Valley Fishing Area, Hopkinton
Kings Factory Bridge, Charlestown
Lower Shannock, Charlestown
Meadow Brook Pond, Richmond
Wood River from Rt. 165 to Barberville, Exeter, Hopkinton
Round Top Ponds, Burrillville
Shippee Sawmill Pond, Foster
Silver Spring Lake, North Kingstown
Spring Grove Pond, Glocester
Stafford Pond, Tiverton
Upper Pawtuxet, (Hope), Scituate
Upper Melville (Thurston Gray Pond)
Willet Pond, East Providence
Woodville, Richmond, Hopkinton

Regular stocking updates will be available on DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife's (DFW) Facebook Page and www.dem.ri.gov/troutwaters.

 

Fishing in Focus

DEM reminds the public that a 2025 fishing license is required for anglers 15 years of age and older. 

To keep trout, a Trout Conservation Stamp is required, unless it’s from a lake or pond bordering Rhode Island. Licenses and stamps are available on DEM’s Rhode Island Outdoors (RIO) portal.

DEM also reminds anglers of the following changes in the Freshwater Fishing Regulations:

• From April 12 to Nov. 30, 2025, you can keep up to five trout and/or salmon per day, but no more than two can be salmon. From Dec. 1, 2025 to Feb. 28, 2026, the limit is two trout and/or salmon per day, with no more than two salmon. 
• From the second Saturday in May through the end of February, you can keep up to two fish from  the section of the Falls River, between the bridge at Austin Farm Road to the bridge at Brook Trail, is a catch and release. 
• The area where the Beaver River meets the Pawcatuck River, up to New London Turnpike, is catch and release only and is no longer stocked.
• You can keep up to two landlocked Atlantic Salmon per day statewide until Feb. 28, 2026. These count toward the  overall five fish limit for trout and salmon.
• There is an 8-inch minimum size for any trout caught in any state waters. The minimum size limit for domestic (landlocked) Atlantic salmon is 11 inches.

The following activities are prohibited:

• Felt soled waders or boots or any footwear with porous soles that can absorb water, are not allowed in any freshwater in Rhode Island, including shared waters with adjacent states where Rhode Island rules apply.  
• You cannot enter or leave a state boat ramp with any vegetation on your boat, motor, trailer, or  equipment. This helps prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species. 

Information about stocked freshwaters, size and creel limits for all freshwater fish species is available in the 2025-2026 Freshwater Fishing Abstract, or by calling DEM's Great Swamp Field Office at 401-789-0281, or the DEM’s Aquatic Resource Education office at 401-539-0019.

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