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DEM to Stock Selected Waterbodies for Veterans Day

Published on Thursday, November 05, 2026

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting a special trout stocking in advance of Veterans Day in honor of our veterans. Rainbow and Brook trout will be stocked in 14 waterbodies today through Tuesday, Nov. 10. The following areas will be stocked:

  • Barber Pond, South Kingstown
  • Carbuncle Pond, Coventry 
  • Meadow Brook Pond, Richmond
  • Olney Pond, Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln 
  • Round Top Ponds, Burrillville 
  • Shippee Sawmill Pond, Foster 
  • Silver Spring Lake, North Kingstown 
  • Simmons Mill Pond, Little Compton 
  • Stafford Pond, Tiverton 
  • Tarkiln Pond, Burrillville 
  • Tucker Pond, South Kingstown 
  • Watchaug Pond, Charlestown 
  • Willett Pond, East Providence
  • Wood River, Rt 165 Check Station, and "The Pines", Exeter

Regular stocking updates will be available on DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife's (DFW) Facebook Page and www.dem.ri.gov/troutwaters. See freshwater fisheries updates and FAQs at www.dem.ri.gov/fishing.

Freshwater fishing 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 shares a border with RI, 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, or 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.

For more information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit www.dem.ri.gov. Follow DEM on Facebook, Twitter/X (@RhodeIslandDEM), or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem) for timely updates. Follow DFW on Facebook and Instagram (@ri.fishandwildlife) to stay up to date on news, events and volunteer opportunities. You can also subscribe to DFW’s monthly newsletter here. Sign up here to receive the latest press releases, news, and events from DEM's Public Affairs Office to your inbox.

 

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