Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Last stocked September 2025 · avg 4.4 in · 14 plants
Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideSimmons Pond fishing
Simmons Pond fishing has Brook Trout on the stocking report. 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 recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 4.4 in
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft
Fish at Simmons Pond
Brook Trout Stocked · 14 plants · last September 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Simmons Pond is stocked
No plants recorded in 2013.
Fish stocked in 2011
200
Fish stocked in 2012
127
Fish stocked in 2014
200
Fish stocked in 2015
200
Fish stocked in 2016
200
Fish stocked in 2017
200
Fish stocked in 2018
160
Fish stocked in 2019
240
Fish stocked in 2020
130
Fish stocked in 2021
200
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 | 4.6 in | report |
| September 2024 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2023 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| October 2022 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2021 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| September 2020 | Brook Trout | 130 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2019 | Brook Trout | 240 | 4 in | report |
| September 2018 | Brook Trout | 160 | 4.5 in | report |
| September 2017 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| October 2016 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4 in | report |
| October 2015 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.5 in | report |
| October 2014 | Brook Trout | 200 | 4.1 in | report |
| November 2012 | Brook Trout | 127 | 4.3 in | report |
| October 2011 | Brook Trout | 200 | 5.5 in | report |
Access and facts
Hike-in brook trout pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. From the West Flow Trailhead on Cranberry Lake's South Bay, take the Sixmile Creek Trail about 0.5 mile to the Olmstead Pond Loop Trail, which passes Spectacle, Simmons and Olmstead ponds.
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Common questions
What fish are at Simmons Pond?
Fishing Simmons Pond usually means Brook Trout. All 14 plants on record are Brook Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked September 2025, averaging 4.4 in.
When is Simmons Pond 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 2013.
How big are the fish stocked at Simmons Pond?
Brook Trout stocked at Simmons Pond average 4.4 in.
How do you get on Simmons Pond?
Hike-in brook trout pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness. From the West Flow Trailhead on Cranberry Lake's South Bay, take the Sixmile Creek Trail about 0.5 mile to the Olmstead Pond Loop Trail, which passes Spectacle, Simmons and Olmstead ponds.
Which lakes near Simmons Pond were stocked more recently?
Cranberry Lake (1.7 mi) was stocked more recently. Cranberry Lake is also stocked with Brook Trout.