Hooked on Autumn: 25 Waterways to be Stocked with Trout

What this means

PROVIDENCE, RI – Get ready to drop a line during one of the fall’s fin-est pastimes! The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking brook and rainbow trout in selected areas throughout RI starting Friday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 8. The following areas will be stocked: Regular stocking updates will be available on DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife's (DFW) Facebook Page and www.dem.ri.gov/troutwaters.

Official release

Source material from Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Agriculture. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

Hooked on Autumn: 25 Waterways to be Stocked with Trout

Published on Wednesday, September 30, 2026

PROVIDENCE, RI – Get ready to drop a line during one of the fall’s fin-est pastimes! The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking brook and rainbow trout in selected areas throughout RI starting Friday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 8. The following areas will be stocked:

Alton Pond, Richmond

Barber Pond, South Kingstown

Blackstone River, Lincoln

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

Rt. 165 Check Station to Wyoming Dam, Exeter, Hopkinton

Onley Pond, Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln

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. See freshwater fisheries updates and FAQs at www.dem.ri.gov/fishing.

Rules, regulations, size, and creel limits for freshwater fishing are available in the 2026-2027 Freshwater Fishing Abstract. A 2026 fishing license is required for anglers 15 years of age and older and a Trout Conservation Stamp is required to keep or possess trout. Trout stamps are not required for possessing trout taken from a lake or pond that shares a border with Rhode Island, those aged 15 or younger, any resident 65 years of age or older, any person with 100% disability, landowners or members of their families when fishing from property on which they are actually domiciled, any person possessing privately-owned trout caught in privately owned waters. Fishing licenses can be purchased online on DEM’s Rhode Island Outdoors (RIO) portal.

For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit www.dem.ri.gov. Follow DEM on Facebook, Twitter/X (@RhodeIslandDEM), or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem) for timely updates. Follow DFW on Facebook and Instagram (@ri.fishandwildlife) to stay up to date on news, events and volunteer opportunities. You can also subscribe to DFW’s monthly newsletter here. Sign up here to receive the latest press releases, news, and events from DEM's Public Affairs Office to your inbox.

Date

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:14

Release text attributed to Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management — Agriculture. Consult the official publication for any subsequent corrections or updates.