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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Lake | Herkimer | 1 | 4,500 | November 2023 |
| Arnold Lake | Otsego | 1 | 1,500 | November 2022 |
| Eaton Reservoir | Madison | 1 | 3,600 | November 2022 |
| Gilbert Lake | Otsego | 1 | 1,200 | November 2022 |
| Glass Lake | Rensselaer | 1 | 2,600 | November 2022 |
| Guilford Lake | Chenango | 1 | 2,000 | November 2022 |
| Lake Eaton | Hamilton | 1 | 9,450 | November 2022 |
| Lebanon Reservoir | Madison | 1 | 3,000 | November 2022 |
| Long Pond | Rensselaer | 1 | 2,500 | November 2022 |
| Queechy Lake | Columbia | 1 | 3,000 | November 2022 |
| Second Pond | Rensselaer | 1 | 600 | November 2022 |
| Shaver Pond | Rensselaer | 1 | 1,000 | November 2022 |
| Thompsons Lake | Albany | 1 | 3,000 | November 2022 |
| Grass River | St. Lawrence | 1 | 1,280 | May 2022 |
| Edgecomb Pond | Warren | 1 | 1,100 | October 2021 |
| Hemlock Lake | Livingston | 1 | 388 | October 2021 |
| Rushford Lake | Allegany | 1 | 15,000 | June 2021 |
| Glen Creek | Warren | 1 | 463 | May 2020 |
| Keuka Lake Outlet | Yates | 1 | 1,120 | March 2020 |
| Lake Colby | Franklin | 1 | 100 | October 2017 |
| Woodhull Lake | Herkimer | 1 | 300 | October 2017 |
| Schroon Lake | Warren | 1 | 10,000 | September 2017 |
| Spectacle Brook | Washington | 1 | 400 | April 2017 |
| Canadice Lake | Ontario | 1 | 100 | October 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.
