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.

2025 Public trout stocking events:

• April 22: Little Pond, Plymouth— Meet at 11 a.m. at the Little Pond Boat Launch on Morton Park Road.
• April 22: Hampton Ponds, Westfield— Meet at 11 a.m. at Hampton Ponds Boat Ramp off Old Apremont Way; park at Hampton Ponds State Park using the main entrance.
• April 23: Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester— Meet at 11 a.m. at Regatta Point in Quinsigamond State Park at 10 Lake Avenue North.
• April 23: Chicopee Reservoir, Chicopee— Meet at 11 a.m. at Chicopee Reservoir on Johnny Cake Hollow Road.
• April 23: Onota Lake, Pittsfield— Meet at 1:30 p.m. at Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive.
• April 24: Lake Wyola, Shutesbury— Meet at 11 a.m. at Lake Wyola State Park.
• April 24: Hathaway’s Pond, Barnstable— Meet at 11 a.m. at Hathaway’s Pond Boat Ramp.
• April 24: Lake Saltonstall, Haverhill— Meet at noon at the Plug Pond Recreation Area.
• April 25: Colburn Pond, Leominster — Meet at 11 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 hundreds of thousands of hatchery-raised brook, brown, rainbow, and tiger trout statewide this spring. Information about where trout have been stocked is updated daily at Mass.gov/Trout.