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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pond | Essex | 29 | 11,543 | September 2025 |
| North Branch Boquet River | Essex | 29 | 12,600 | April 2024 |
| Eagles Nest Pond | Essex | 28 | 9,180 | September 2025 |
| Trout Brook | Warren | 26 | 14,288 | May 2025 |
| Pools Brook | Madison | 26 | 7,550 | March 2025 |
| Chubb River | Essex | 26 | 15,565 | April 2024 |
| Mud Lake | Hamilton | 25 | 36,457 | September 2025 |
| Furnace Brook | Onondaga | 25 | 5,400 | May 2025 |
| North Branch Saranac River | Clinton | 25 | 62,255 | April 2025 |
| Raquette Lake | Hamilton | 25 | 241,525 | October 2024 |
| Ischua Creek | Cattaraugus | 25 | 28,360 | May 2022 |
| Blue Mountain Lake | Hamilton | 24 | 199,101 | October 2025 |
| Indian Lake | Hamilton | 24 | 194,652 | June 2025 |
| Cranberry Lake | St. Lawrence | 23 | 194,340 | October 2025 |
| Twitchell Lake | Herkimer | 22 | 67,050 | November 2025 |
| English Brook | Warren | 21 | 7,760 | April 2025 |
| Johns Brook | Essex | 21 | 6,240 | April 2024 |
| Black Pond | Franklin | 20 | 20,600 | October 2025 |
| South Branch West Canada Creek | Hamilton | 20 | 36,454 | April 2025 |
| Buck Pond | Herkimer | 20 | 7,310 | September 2024 |
| Halfway Brook | Warren | 19 | 13,135 | April 2025 |
| Vernooy Kill | Ulster | 19 | 22,360 | April 2021 |
| Chittenango Creek | Madison | 18 | 28,590 | May 2024 |
| Rondout Creek | Ulster | 18 | 24,940 | May 2019 |
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.
