24 Rhode Island Waterways to be Stocked with Trout

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is stocking brook and rainbow trout in 24 waterways starting Friday

The trout stocking will continue through Oct. 23, the department said in a media release.

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"Some previously stocked ponds and lakes cannot be stocked due to cyanobacteria alerts," the release said.

The following areas will be stocked:

• 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 Interstate 95, Hopkinton
• Hope Valley Fishing Area, Hopkinton
• Kings Factory Bridge, Charlestown
• Lower Shannock, Charlestown
• Meadow Brook Pond, Richmond
• Wood River from Route 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

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"A 2025 fishing license is required for anglers 15 years of age and older," the release said. "To keep trout, a Trout Conservation Stamp is required, unless it’s from a lake or pond bordering Rhode Island."

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