Stocked Fish: Maine
Stocked Fish: Maine
Stocked Fish: Maine takes the fish stocking reports Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife already publishes and turns 15+ years of them into one searchable, mapped, and chartable resource covering 960+ lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams statewide — so instead of digging through individual DIFW report PDFs, you can look up a specific waterbody, see what's been stocked there and when, and spot trends over time at a glance.
It's free to use, with no account or login required, and it's built for anglers: whether you're deciding where to fish this weekend, checking whether your local pond gets stocked with brook trout or landlocked salmon, or just curious how stocking near you has changed over the years.
You may notice a handful of waterbodies list stocking history under a name slightly different from what you expected, or combine what look like two separate entries. That's intentional: DIFW's own reports don't always refer to the same waterbody the same way from year to year, so a small number of records here have been merged by hand where it was clear two names actually meant the same physical lake, pond, river, or stream.
Some of that is just naming — an abbreviation, an alternate name, or a slightly different spelling across different years of reports. But some of it is geographic: a few waterbodies straddle more than one county, and DIFW's reports record the county/town of wherever a given stocking truck happened to access the water, not a strict boundary for the waterbody itself. The fish don't stay on one side of a county line just because that's where they went in, so treating those as one combined waterbody — rather than several disconnected entries by county — gives a more accurate picture of its actual stocking history.
Every merged waterbody's page has a Merged Data Info button in the header, next to Report a Problem, showing exactly which original name, county, and town each part of its history came from, so nothing is combined invisibly.
Every stocking event on this site is sourced from Maine DIFW's own published stocking reports — nothing is estimated or inferred. GPS locations, on the other hand, are added and checked by hand over time. A location that's been manually confirmed shows up on every map as a pin with a solid border; anything not yet reviewed shows a dashed border and is positioned approximately (usually near the county center) until it is. If you spot a location that looks off, or any other data issue, every waterbody page has a "Report a Problem" button to flag it.
About the map pins and coordinates: every GPS point and map marker on this site — reviewed or not — marks only the general location of the waterbody itself: one pin per lake, pond, river, or stream, regardless of its size or shape. Nothing on this site shows the specific spot, cove, boat launch, or stretch of water where fish were actually released. Stocking reports don't record that level of detail, and this site doesn't add it.
One important note: this site tracks historical stocking activity only. It is not affiliated with, and is not a substitute for, Maine DIFW's official fishing regulations, seasons, bag limits, or licensing information.
Always check Maine DIFW directly for current rules before you head out.
This site is actively maintained, and it's better for having more eyes on it. If something's confusing, you spot a data issue beyond what "Report a Problem" covers, or there's a feature you'd find useful, don't hesitate to reach out — genuinely, ask away.
Jump into the map, or see how stocking looks across the whole state.