This year, Dundery Brook/Wigwam Pond in Little Compton will not be stocked due to bridge damage. Popular locations include Olney Pond, Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln Meadowbrook Pond, Richmond Silver Spring Lake, North Kingstown Stafford Pond, Tiverton Shippee Sawmill Pond, Foster and Round Top Pond, Burrillville.
For a list a of official weigh stations, click here or contact Aquatic Resource Education Coordinator RI DEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife hatchery-raised golden rainbow troutĭEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is stocking hatchery-raised trout with an average weight of one to one and a half pounds in more than 100 waterways across the state. The fish must be weighed at a certified official weigh station with a digital scale, and a picture must accompany the application for a state record. The location is secret, but the lucky angler who catches it will receive a special prize. Take a picture of your catch and send it to In addition, DEM will be stocking one monster golden trout weighing at least seven pounds in one of these locations.
GOLDEN RAINBOW TROUT FREE
Anglers who catch a golden trout from Opening Day through April 29 will receive a free golden trout pin. These trout are a color variation of a rainbow trout and provide an exciting angling experience. New this year, hatchery-raised golden rainbow trout are being stocked at 16 of Rhode Island’s most popular fishing locations for Opening Day. And this year, the gorgeous golden rainbow trout we’re stocking in local ponds for Opening Day will bring added excitement to this time-honored Rhode Island tradition.” “DEM is proud to support freshwater fishing through our stocking program so that anglers of all ages can experience our beautiful freshwaters and have fun catching beautiful hatchery-raised trout. “Every year on Opening Day generations of Rhode Islanders head out to a favorite fishing spot to experience the thrill of reeling in the first trout of the season,” said DEM Director Janet Coit. Opening Day of the season, set for Saturday, April 13, is celebrated annually by more than 40,000 anglers across the state. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today it is stocking some 75,000 brook, brown, and rainbow trout into Rhode Island ponds and streams in advance of the freshwater fishing season.
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