Stocking Report
Brook Trout stocking in New York
3,169 recorded stockings, 231 waters, averaging 6.45" at release, from New York state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Nov 1, 2025
When brook trout goes in
74% of recorded stockings happen from April through September.
- 0%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 8%Mar
- 23%Apr
- 17%May
- 3%Jun
- 0%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 30%Sep
- 16%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 114,409 records to work out why.
Where brook trout gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Lake | Lewis | 11 | 5,540 | May 1, 2024 |
| Oatka Creek | Genesee | 11 | 16,668 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Long Pond | Essex | 11 | 5,380 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Cheney Pond | Essex | 11 | 21,240 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Courtney Pond | Essex | 11 | 6,370 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Goose Pond | Essex | 11 | 11,130 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Munson Pond | Essex | 11 | 4,820 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Trout Pond | Essex | 11 | 4,720 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Dead Lake | Washington | 11 | 11,870 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Clay Pond | Chautauqua | 11 | 2,900 | Mar 1, 2021 |
| Little Jabe Pond | Warren | 10 | 3,240 | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Castor Pond | Oswego | 10 | 4,250 | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Goose Creek | Chautauqua | 10 | 9,760 | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Little Pine Pond | Franklin | 10 | 3,793 | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Little Otter Lake | Lewis | 10 | 8,830 | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Big Sherman Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,650 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Coldspring Pond | Essex | 10 | 1,343 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| First Lake | Hamilton | 10 | 9,880 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Rankin Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,220 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Twentyninth Pond | Essex | 10 | 3,000 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Winch Pond | Essex | 10 | 4,698 | Oct 1, 2021 |
| West Branch Black Creek | Washington | 10 | 5,000 | May 1, 2020 |
| Whipple Brook | Washington | 10 | 5,820 | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Sumner Brook | Essex | 10 | 2,760 | Mar 1, 2020 |
See everything New York stocks in the full New York stocking report, or browse every mapped water in the New York fishing spot finder.
