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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Jabe Pond | Warren | 10 | 3,240 | September 2025 |
| Loomis Pond | Hamilton | 10 | 11,500 | September 2025 |
| Castor Pond | Oswego | 10 | 4,250 | September 2024 |
| Goose Creek | Chautauqua | 10 | 9,760 | April 2024 |
| Little Pine Pond | Franklin | 10 | 3,793 | October 2022 |
| Little Otter Lake | Lewis | 10 | 8,830 | June 2022 |
| Big Sherman Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,650 | October 2021 |
| Coldspring Pond | Essex | 10 | 1,343 | October 2021 |
| First Lake | Hamilton | 10 | 9,880 | October 2021 |
| Rankin Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,220 | October 2021 |
| Twentyninth Pond | Essex | 10 | 3,000 | October 2021 |
| Winch Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,698 | October 2021 |
| Wolf Pond | Herkimer | 10 | 2,690 | October 2021 |
| Queer Lake | Hamilton | 10 | 18,380 | September 2021 |
| Ampersand Brook | Franklin | 10 | 6,410 | May 2020 |
| Stony Kill | Ulster | 10 | 3,220 | May 2020 |
| West Branch Black Creek | Washington | 10 | 5,000 | May 2020 |
| Alder Brook | Franklin | 10 | 3,450 | April 2020 |
| Whipple Brook | Washington | 10 | 5,820 | April 2020 |
| Sumner Brook | Essex | 10 | 2,760 | March 2020 |
| Otter Lake | Fulton | 9 | 13,090 | September 2025 |
| Mohawk River | Saratoga | 9 | 25,952 | May 2024 |
| Huntley Pond | Essex | 9 | 29,330 | October 2022 |
| Mud Pond | Clinton | 9 | 11,180 | October 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.
