Stocking Report
Brook Trout stocking in New York
5,943 recorded stockings, 463 waters, averaging 5.85" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: November 2025
When brook trout goes in
62% of recorded stockings happen from September through November.
- 0%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 6%Mar
- 15%Apr
- 14%May
- 3%Jun
- 0%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 39%Sep
- 20%Oct
- 3%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded brook trout stockings in New York, by calendar month. Stocking does not guarantee fish are present. Check current regulations and access before you go.
States run two very different stocking calendars. We looked at all 114,145 records to work out why.
Where brook trout gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Pond | Warren | 12 | 18,240 | September 2025 |
| Murphy Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 21,750 | September 2025 |
| Owl Pond | Hamilton | 12 | 3,330 | September 2025 |
| Pine Pond | Hamilton | 12 | 2,760 | September 2025 |
| Sugar Creek | Livingston | 12 | 19,940 | April 2025 |
| Amos Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 3,130 | September 2024 |
| Bear Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 4,130 | September 2024 |
| Canary Pond | Hamilton | 12 | 2,860 | September 2024 |
| Clear Pond | Hamilton | 12 | 7,245 | September 2024 |
| Grant Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 2,090 | September 2024 |
| Little Rock Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 3,180 | September 2024 |
| Rock Lake | Hamilton | 12 | 2,090 | September 2024 |
| Mud Pond | Lewis | 12 | 11,580 | May 2024 |
| Rock Pond | Lewis | 12 | 3,560 | May 2024 |
| Sunday Creek | Herkimer | 12 | 9,270 | May 2024 |
| Brandy Lake | Oneida | 12 | 5,420 | September 2023 |
| Icehouse Pond | Hamilton | 12 | 5,420 | September 2023 |
| Tom Peck Pond | Essex | 12 | 4,360 | September 2023 |
| Jacobs Creek | Jefferson | 12 | 9,440 | May 2023 |
| Shaw Pond | Essex | 12 | 8,947 | October 2022 |
| Fishhole Pond | Franklin | 12 | 2,670 | April 2022 |
| Chub Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 1,560 | September 2025 |
| Dunk Pond | Essex | 11 | 7,850 | September 2025 |
| Franks Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 2,090 | September 2025 |
See everything New York stocks in the full New York stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the New York fishing spot finder.
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from its fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov.
