Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.3 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideMud Ponds fishing
Mud Ponds fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. Also recorded: Creek Chub. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, 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
- 14
- Since 2011
- Species stocked
- 1 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.3 in
- Elevation
- 1,652 ft
Fish at Mud Ponds
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Creek Chub Confirmed present
How Mud Ponds is stocked
No plants recorded in 2016.
Fish stocked in 2011
350
Fish stocked in 2012
400
Fish stocked in 2013
300
Fish stocked in 2014
600
Fish stocked in 2015
600
Fish stocked in 2017
600
Fish stocked in 2018
480
Fish stocked in 2019
720
Fish stocked in 2020
390
Fish stocked in 2021
600
Fish stocked in 2022
200
Fish stocked in 2023
200
Fish stocked in 2024
200
Fish stocked in 2025
200
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.2 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.2 in | report |
| October 2023 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
| September 2022 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| September 2021 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.9 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 390 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 720 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 480 | 4.3 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 600 | 5 in | report |
| September 2015 | Brook Trout | 600 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2014 | Brook Trout | 600 | 3.7 in | report |
| September 2013 | Brook Trout | 300 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 400 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 350 | 5 in | report |
Access and facts
- Facilities
- camping
Upper (8 acres) and Lower (9 acres) Mud Ponds sit between Blue Hills and Long Pond Mountain in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness. The unmarked Shanty Brook Path runs 3.8 miles from the Shanty Brook trailhead to a designated primitive tent site on the ponds.
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Common questions
What fish are at Mud Ponds?
Fishing Mud Ponds usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.3 in. Creek Chub is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Mud Ponds stocked?
Last stocked September 2025. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in September and October. No plants recorded in 2016.
How big are the fish stocked at Mud Ponds?
Brook Trout stocked at Mud Ponds average 4.3 in.
How do you get on Mud Ponds?
Facilities include camping. Upper (8 acres) and Lower (9 acres) Mud Ponds sit between Blue Hills and Long Pond Mountain in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness. The unmarked Shanty Brook Path runs 3.8 miles from the Shanty Brook trailhead to a designated primitive tent site on the ponds.