Most major rivers and streams in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire are stocked, including:

• Ammonoosuc River • Ammonoosuc River, Upper• Ammonoosuc River, Wild• Beebe River• Cold River • Ellis River• Gale River• Israel River• Mad River• Moose River• Peabody River• Pemigewasset River• Pemigewasset River, East Branch• Saco River• Saco River, East Branch• Swift River• Wild River• Zealand River

Ammonoosuc River: 81,234 BKT, RBT and BNT, including:• 36,273 “Surplus” fingerling RBT stocked on 1/28 in Carroll (Survival Potential?)• 14,563 “Surplus” fingerling BNT stocked on 6/16 in Bath• 251 “Surplus” “2+YR” BKT (average 1.87 – 1.88 lb.)• 2,509 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT, BNT and RBT • 8,851 BKT and RBT stocked in White Mountain National Forest

Ammonoosuc River, Upper: 16,507 BKT and BNT, including:• 883 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT• 7,121 “Surplus” “FING” BKT

Ammonoosuc River, Wild: 1,731 BKT, including:• 30 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.00 lb.)

Beebe River: 3,550 BKT, including:• 50 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.00 lb.)

Cold River: 580 BKT

Ellis River: 4,015 BKT, including:• 275 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.11 lb.)

Gale River: 2,950 BKT, including:• 50 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.42 lb.)

Israel River: 71,247 BKT and RBT including:• 47,793 “Surplus” fingerling RBT stocked on 1/28/2016 in Jefferson (Survival?)• 16,660 “Surplus” fingerling RBT stocked on 2/28/2016 in Jefferson (Survival?)• 94 “Surplus” “2+YR” BKT (average 1.89 lb.)• 1,200 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT

Mad River: 4,155 BKT and RBT, including:• 170 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.00 lb.)

Moose River: 2,000 BKT

Peabody River: 6,350 BKT, BNT and RBT

Pemigewasset River: 15,183 BKT, BNT and RBT, including:• 565 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.38 – 1.39 lb.)• 240 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT

Pemigewasset River, East Branch: 685 BKT, including:• 25 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.00 lb.)

Saco River: 10,805 EBT and BNT, including:• 465 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.00 lb.)

• 1,283 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT and BNT (excluding apparent duplicate record)

Saco River, East Branch: 1,540 BKT

Swift River: 6,590 BKT, BNT and RBT, including:• 300 “2+YR” BKT (average 1.11 lb.)

• 990 “Surplus” “1+YR” BKT

• 5,360 BKT stocked in White Mountain National Forest

Wild River: 3,700 BKT and RBT

Zealand River: 1,900 BKT

Conclusions:

• Most large streams and rivers in the greater White Mountains of New

Hampshire, with very few exceptions, are being regularly stocked.

• All waters receive fish in the .25-.50 lb. range, meaning that “catchable”

size adult fish make up the bulk of what is being stocked.

• Most waters receive at least some level of fish in the 1-2 lb. range.

• Many waters receive unplanned stockings involving “surplus” fish.

• Many waters are being stocked with nonnative browns and/or rainbows

as well as native brook trout.

Conclusions (Continued):

• The lone notable exception is the Androscoggin River below Berlin which while

subject to some level of in-migration by stocked fish from secondary sources

such as Moose Brook, Moose River, Peabody River and Wild River, is not

directly stocked.

• Stocking over wild fish is common and includes waters such as Airport Pond

(and impoundment on a formally designated “Wild Trout” stream), Crawford

Brook, Hamm Branch, Hancock Brook, Israel River (South Branch), Mill Brook,

Moose Brook, Saco River (East Branch), Wild River and Wildcat River.

• The situation regarding lakes and ponds is similar with basically all but two

formally designated “Wild Trout” waters, both of which are remote and hard

to access, being stocked.