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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Pond | Hamilton | 6 | 3,550 | September 2016 |
| Hudson River | New York | 5 | 3,944 | October 2025 |
| Big Hill Pond | Lewis | 5 | 500 | September 2024 |
| Bull Pond | Orange | 5 | 5,700 | April 2024 |
| Cayuta Creek | Bradford | 5 | 16,250 | April 2024 |
| T Lake | Hamilton | 5 | 4,800 | September 2022 |
| Dewitt Pond | Hamilton | 5 | 910 | September 2019 |
| Deep Lake | Hamilton | 5 | 4,000 | September 2015 |
| Trout Pond | Lewis | 5 | 2,860 | May 2015 |
| Mullen Brook | Essex | 5 | 2,000 | April 2014 |
| Enfield Creek | Tompkins | 4 | 92 | October 2025 |
| Avalanche Lake | Essex | 4 | 1,600 | September 2025 |
| Bradley Pond | Essex | 4 | 1,120 | September 2025 |
| Harbor Brook | Onondaga | 4 | 450 | May 2025 |
| Salmon River | Franklin | 4 | 4,270 | November 2024 |
| Thirteenth Lake | Warren | 4 | 2,925 | October 2024 |
| White Lake | Hamilton | 4 | 1,520 | October 2018 |
| Independence River | Lewis | 4 | 30,000 | October 2017 |
| Round Pond | Essex | 4 | 2,000 | May 2016 |
| Shallow Lake | Hamilton | 4 | 13,099 | September 2015 |
| Tonawanda Creek | Erie | 4 | 4,670 | March 2014 |
| County Line Lake | Fulton | 3 | 2,030 | September 2025 |
| Middle Branch Moose River | Herkimer | 3 | 2,880 | May 2022 |
| Black River | Lewis | 3 | 23,086 | May 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.
