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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helms Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 3,130 | September 2025 |
| Mill Creek | Warren | 11 | 10,600 | May 2025 |
| Hawk Pond | Herkimer | 11 | 8,750 | September 2024 |
| Lost Lake | Hamilton | 11 | 1,800 | September 2024 |
| Black Creek | Lewis | 11 | 14,390 | May 2024 |
| Deer Pond | Lewis | 11 | 2,720 | May 2024 |
| Long Pond | Lewis | 11 | 15,900 | May 2024 |
| Otter Brook | Hamilton | 11 | 8,580 | May 2024 |
| Payne Lake | Lewis | 11 | 5,540 | May 2024 |
| Oatka Creek | Genesee | 11 | 16,668 | April 2024 |
| Haymarsh Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 6,810 | September 2023 |
| West Lake | Hamilton | 11 | 33,760 | September 2023 |
| Cage Lake | Herkimer | 11 | 9,350 | October 2022 |
| Tied Lake | Herkimer | 11 | 2,130 | October 2022 |
| Horseshoe Pond | St. Lawrence | 11 | 6,796 | May 2022 |
| Long Pond | Essex | 11 | 5,380 | October 2021 |
| Stephens Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 12,870 | October 2021 |
| Cheney Pond | Essex | 11 | 21,240 | September 2021 |
| Courtney Pond | Essex | 11 | 6,370 | September 2021 |
| Goose Pond | Essex | 11 | 11,130 | September 2021 |
| Munson Pond | Essex | 11 | 4,820 | September 2021 |
| Trout Pond | Essex | 11 | 4,720 | September 2021 |
| Dead Lake | Washington | 11 | 11,870 | April 2021 |
| Clay Pond | Chautauqua | 11 | 2,900 | March 2021 |
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.
