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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Pond | Oneida | 9 | 4,120 | October 2021 |
| Canadaway Creek | Chautauqua | 9 | 2,280 | April 2019 |
| Chilson Brook | Essex | 9 | 3,010 | April 2019 |
| Haskell Creek | Cattaraugus | 9 | 5,990 | April 2019 |
| Mill Creek | Chautauqua | 9 | 7,140 | April 2019 |
| Beaver Meadow Creek | Wyoming | 9 | 3,420 | March 2019 |
| Connoisarauley Creek | Cattaraugus | 9 | 3,420 | March 2019 |
| Dodge Creek | Allegany | 9 | 18,840 | March 2019 |
| Broomstick Lake | Fulton | 8 | 4,210 | September 2025 |
| Feullard Lake | Hamilton | 8 | 1,110 | September 2025 |
| Pigeon Lake | Hamilton | 8 | 8,940 | September 2025 |
| Trout Lake | Hamilton | 8 | 9,560 | September 2025 |
| West Creek Lake | Hamilton | 8 | 2,990 | September 2025 |
| Falls Pond | Hamilton | 8 | 6,850 | September 2024 |
| Moss Lake | Herkimer | 8 | 3,790 | May 2024 |
| White Brook | Essex | 8 | 2,225 | April 2024 |
| Livingston Pond | Essex | 8 | 2,490 | October 2022 |
| Little Trout Pond | St. Lawrence | 8 | 9,180 | October 2021 |
| Grassy Pond | Hamilton | 8 | 2,580 | September 2020 |
| Barnes Pond | Essex | 8 | 3,700 | October 2019 |
| Third Lake Creek | Herkimer | 8 | 2,330 | April 2019 |
| True Brook | Clinton | 8 | 8,790 | April 2019 |
| Goosepuddle Pond | Essex | 8 | 4,610 | September 2018 |
| Bone Run | Cattaraugus | 8 | 2,340 | May 2014 |
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.
