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Most-Stocked Fishing Waters in New York

New York's most-stocked fishing waters, ranked by recorded stocking events from state agency records. 973 stocked waters are tracked in New York; the ones at the top get fresh fish the most often.

In this scope: 973 waters · 30,354 stockings

  1. Lake OntarioLake · Cayuga County · Last stocked Jun 2025598 stockings
  2. West Branch Ausable RiverStream · Essex County · Last stocked May 2025529 stockings
  3. Willowemoc CreekStream · Sullivan County · Last stocked May 2025405 stockings
  4. Ninemile CreekStream · Onondaga County · Last stocked May 2025370 stockings
  5. Kinderhook CreekStream · Columbia County · Last stocked May 2025365 stockings
  6. Genesee RiverStream · Monroe County · Last stocked Oct 2025362 stockings
  7. Schroon RiverStream · Warren County · Last stocked Oct 2025354 stockings
  8. West Canada CreekStream · Herkimer County · Last stocked May 2025322 stockings
  9. Saranac RiverStream · Clinton County · Last stocked Jun 2025310 stockings
  10. Salmon RiverStream · Franklin County · Last stocked Sep 2025278 stockings
  11. Batten KillStream · Washington County · Last stocked May 2025278 stockings
  12. Chittenango CreekStream · Madison County · Last stocked May 2025253 stockings
  13. Cayuta CreekStream · Bradford County · Last stocked Jun 2025235 stockings
  14. Cohocton RiverStream · Steuben County · Last stocked Jun 2025224 stockings
  15. Limestone CreekStream · Onondaga County · Last stocked May 2025224 stockings
  16. Oatka CreekStream · Genesee County · Last stocked Jun 2025219 stockings
  17. Mohawk RiverStream · Saratoga County · Last stocked May 2025202 stockings
  18. Cattaraugus CreekStream · Erie County · Last stocked Oct 2025200 stockings
  19. Beaver KillStream · Delaware County · Last stocked May 2025196 stockings
  20. Poesten KillStream · Rensselaer County · Last stocked Apr 2025186 stockings
  21. Chateaugay RiverStream · Franklin County · Last stocked Jun 2025178 stockings
  22. Neversink RiverStream · Orange County · Last stocked Jun 2025178 stockings
  23. Kayaderosseras CreekStream · Saratoga County · Last stocked May 2025176 stockings
  24. Hudson RiverStream · New York County · Last stocked Oct 2025174 stockings
  25. Butternut CreekStream · Onondaga County · Last stocked Apr 2025170 stockings

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