PROVIDENCE â The Department of Environmental Management is stocking ponds across Rhode Island with several thousand brook and rainbow trout for the winter trout fishing season. The hatchery-raised trout has been stocked in the following local waterways: Watchaug Pond in Charlestown; Carolina Trout Pond, Wyoming Pond, and Meadowbrook Pond in Richmond; Barber Pond in South Kingstown; and Carbuncle Pond in Coventry. To protect public health during the COVID-19 public health emergency, fishing should be enjoyed as a solitary experience, with just the members of an immediate household, and not as a group activity. Anglers must wear a face covering, follow social distancing practices, maintain a distance of at least six feet from others