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About this water
Balfour Lake is a 93 acre lake in Essex County, New York. State records show it stocked 27 times between 2011 and 2025. The most-stocked species are rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. 14,320 rainbow trout have gone in across 19 releases.
Stocking history
27 recorded stockings
| Date | Species | Number | Size | Hatchery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 790 | 12.0" | — |
| April 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 790 | 9.0" | — |
| May 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 790 | 10.0" | — |
| May 2024 | Rainbow Trout | 790 | 10.0" | — |
| May 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 9.0" | — |
| May 2023 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 9.0" | — |
| April 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 1,500 | 8.5" | — |
| May 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 650 | 9.0" | — |
| April 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 650 | 8.5" | — |
| April 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 560 | 8.8" | — |
| April 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 560 | 8.8" | — |
| May 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 750 | 8.5" | — |
Showing the 12 most recent of 27. Stocking records for Balfour Lake published by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go. See the full New York stocking report.
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