Earlier this month, the Rhode Island Division and Fish & Wildlife stocked 25 ponds with brook and rainbow trout. The fall round of trout stocking doesn’t come with the fanfare and mayhem of opening day, so those who prefer a slower-paced trout chase, may find the fall season more to their liking. Additionally, the lack of crowds makes fall trout fishing the perfect activity for youngsters or novices who may need some space and solitude to learn at their own pace.
The following areas have already been stocked this month:
- 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
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 crosses a border into a neighboring state, 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.
