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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George | Warren | 3 | 21,850 | October 2019 |
| Kayaderosseras Creek | Saratoga | 3 | 12,000 | June 2019 |
| Rock Pond | Hamilton | 3 | 700 | September 2014 |
| Develin Brook | Franklin | 3 | 1,880 | May 2013 |
| Duane Stream | Franklin | 3 | 2,020 | May 2013 |
| Whey Pond | Franklin | 3 | 13,300 | May 2013 |
| Douglas Pond | Rensselaer | 2 | 300 | September 2025 |
| Hague Brook | Warren | 2 | 1,985 | April 2025 |
| Giant Washbowl | Essex | 2 | 400 | September 2023 |
| Otter Pond | Franklin | 2 | 800 | September 2023 |
| Canandaigua Outlet | Wayne | 2 | 13,440 | March 2020 |
| West Branch Tioughnioga River | Cortland | 2 | 7,120 | March 2020 |
| Crab Pond | Warren | 2 | 830 | September 2019 |
| Abijah Creek | Jefferson | 2 | 1,500 | October 2016 |
| Deer River | Lewis | 2 | 6,000 | October 2016 |
| Raystone Creek | Jefferson | 2 | 3,500 | October 2016 |
| North Lake | Herkimer | 2 | 16,910 | September 2015 |
| Cameras Pond | Essex | 2 | 500 | August 2015 |
| Hinckley Reservoir | Herkimer | 2 | 395 | May 2013 |
| Onondaga Creek | Onondaga | 2 | 550 | April 2013 |
| Park Lake | Hamilton | 2 | 1,900 | May 2012 |
| Upper Chateaugay Lake | Clinton | 1 | 30,860 | October 2025 |
| Meacham Lake | Franklin | 1 | 4,400 | June 2024 |
| Cohocton River | Steuben | 1 | 1,380 | April 2024 |
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.
