News  School is out, help stock trout!

The public is invited to help MassWildlife stock trout during school vacation week! Meet MassWildlife fisheries staff, view trout up close, and learn about places to fish near you. Join us at one of the following stocking events:

• April 16: Hampton Ponds, Westfield
  Meet at 11 a.m. at Hampton Ponds Boat Ramp off Old Apremont Way in Westfield.

• April 17: Hopkinton Reservoir, Hopkinton
  Meet at 12 p.m. at Hopkinton Reservoir in Hopkinton State Park.

• April 17: Onota Lake, Pittsfield
  Meet at 12:30 p.m. at Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive in Pittsfield.

• April 17: Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester
  Meet at 10:30 a.m. at Regatta Point in Quinsigamond State Park at 10 Lake Avenue North in Worcester.

• April 18: Long Pond and Little Pond, Plymouth
  There will be two stocking events in Plymouth on this date. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Long Pond Boat Ramp off Clark Road. Meet at 11:15 a.m. at the Little Pond Boat Launch on Morton Park Road. 

• April 18: Chicopee Reservoir, Chicopee
  Meet at 11 a.m. at Chicopee Reservoir on Johnny Cake Hollow Road.

• April 19: Colburn Pond, Leominster
  Meet at 10 a.m. at Colburn Pond at Barrett Park, 40 Barrett Parkway.

Can't make one of these stocking events? You can still join in on the fun by planning a fishing trip with family or friends to take advantage of spring trout stocking. MassWildlife will stock nearly 500,000 hatchery-raised brook, brown, rainbow, and tiger trout statewide this year. Information about where trout have been stocked is updated daily at Mass.gov/Trout