Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.1 in · 13 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideBear Pond fishing
Bear Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2013, most often in September and October. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.
- Last stocked
- September 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 13
- Since 2013
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.1 in
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
Fish at Bear Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Bear Pond is stocked
Fish stocked in 2013
400
Fish stocked in 2014
800
Fish stocked in 2015
800
Fish stocked in 2016
800
Fish stocked in 2017
800
Fish stocked in 2018
640
Fish stocked in 2019
960
Fish stocked in 2020
520
Fish stocked in 2021
800
Fish stocked in 2022
800
Fish stocked in 2023
800
Fish stocked in 2024
800
Fish stocked in 2025
800
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 800 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 520 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 960 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 640 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2017 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.1 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 800 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 800 | 3.8 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 400 | 3.7 in | report |
Access and facts
Reached on foot: the Bear Pond Trail leaves the Clear Pond Trail about 0.4 mile from the Putnam Pond Campground Trailhead North, passes Heart Pond at its start, and reaches Bear Pond 1.2 miles in, in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness.
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Common questions
What fish are at Bear Pond?
Fishing Bear Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 13 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.1 in.
When is Bear Pond stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 2013, most often in September and October.
How big are the fish stocked at Bear Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Bear Pond average 4.1 in.
How do you get on Bear Pond?
Reached on foot: the Bear Pond Trail leaves the Clear Pond Trail about 0.4 mile from the Putnam Pond Campground Trailhead North, passes Heart Pond at its start, and reaches Bear Pond 1.2 miles in, in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness.