16 RI Ponds, Lakes Getting Stocked With Trout, Salmon For Veterans Day

RHODE ISLAND — In honor of veterans who like to enjoy their Veterans Day with a little fishing, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking 16 ponds and lakes across the state with rainbow trout, brook trout, and Sebago Atlantic salmon.

DEM officials said the fish stocking began Tuesday and will continue through Friday.

"Stocking fish in popular water bodies is a gesture by which DEM honors Rhode Island veterans for their service, sacrifice, and duty done," DEM Director Terry Gray said. "We hope many veterans will get outside and drop a line in the water this weekend."

DEM will stock the following bodies of water:

• Barber Pond, South Kingstown
• Carolina Trout Pond, Richmond
• Frosty Hollow Pond, Exeter
• Meadowbrook Pond, Richmond
• Olney Pond, Lincoln
• Peck Pond, Burrillville
• Roaring Brook, Exeter
• Round Top Ponds, Burrillville
• Simmons Mill Pond, Little Compton
• Stafford Pond, Tiverton
• Tarkiln Pond, Burrillville
• Tucker Pond, South Kingstown
• Watchaug Pond, Charlestown
• Willet Pond, East Providence.

Cyanobacteria alerts may prevent stocking in some ponds and lakes.

An updated fishing license is required for all anglers 15 and older. DEM officials also said a trout conservation stamp is required for anyone wishing to keep a trout or to fish in a catch-and-release or "fly-fishing only" area.

More fishing rules and regulations can be found here.