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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Pond | Essex | 17 | 11,820 | September 2025 |
| East Branch Ausable River | Essex | 17 | 28,270 | May 2025 |
| Canoga Creek | Seneca | 17 | 4,910 | April 2025 |
| Patterson Brook | Warren | 17 | 12,000 | April 2025 |
| Little Genesee Creek | Allegany | 17 | 28,740 | March 2024 |
| Phelps Brook | Essex | 17 | 5,906 | March 2024 |
| North Branch Salmon River | Oswego | 17 | 30,030 | May 2020 |
| Salmon River | Oswego | 17 | 8,750 | May 2020 |
| Launt Pond | Delaware | 16 | 10,620 | November 2025 |
| Bear Pond | Franklin | 16 | 21,560 | September 2025 |
| Green Pond | Franklin | 16 | 12,606 | September 2025 |
| Jabe Pond | Warren | 16 | 56,605 | September 2025 |
| Loon Pond | Hamilton | 16 | 13,232 | September 2025 |
| Spectacle Pond | Essex | 16 | 16,630 | September 2025 |
| Felts Mills Creek | Jefferson | 16 | 15,580 | May 2025 |
| Roaring Branch | Warren | 16 | 5,500 | April 2025 |
| West Brook | Warren | 16 | 6,735 | April 2025 |
| Big Moose Lake | Herkimer | 16 | 73,080 | May 2023 |
| Neversink River | Orange | 16 | 16,800 | May 2020 |
| Benz Pond | Franklin | 15 | 10,300 | October 2025 |
| Chapel Pond | Essex | 15 | 7,250 | October 2025 |
| Panther Pond | Franklin | 15 | 5,200 | October 2025 |
| Allen Pond | St. Lawrence | 15 | 8,080 | September 2025 |
| Barker Pond | Hamilton | 15 | 4,295 | September 2025 |
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.
