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Cold River

VT · Rutland

  • Stocked

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Rutland County
Last stocked
June 2, 2026
Species
Brown Trout, Brook Trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Brown Trout12729.9" (YR)06-02-2026
Brook Trout13018.5" (YR)05-07-2026
Brook Trout90010" (YR)06-03-2025
Brown Trout100010.2" (YR)05-29-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Brown Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.

Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish

Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons

Full Brown Trout gear guide

Brook Trout

Rod: Fairly light spinning or spincast rod, the same light gear used for other trout.

Line: 4 to 6 lb test.

Baits: worms, crickets, grasshoppers

Lures: small spoons, small spinners, small jigs

Full Brook Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout, Silver Lamprey

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.