The temperatures may be getting cooler, but the trout fishing is about to heat up in Massachusetts.
MassWildlife crews will stock more than 70,000 trout into waters throughout the state beginning in late September.
Fall 2026 stats:
- 10,750 brown trout over 12 inches
- 16,300 rainbow trout between 12–13 inches
- 43,500 rainbow trout over 14 inches
These fish, along with over 400,000 trout stocked in the spring, will provide for some great fall fishing. Fall stocking season will begin around the last full week in September depending on water temperatures and will conclude in mid-October. Once stocking begins, visit mass.gov/Trout for a stocking report that is updated daily.