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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Ponds | Warren | 14 | 5,840 | September 2025 |
| Panther Pond | Hamilton | 14 | 3,845 | September 2025 |
| Pillsbury Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 15,460 | September 2025 |
| Pine Lake | Lewis | 14 | 21,960 | September 2025 |
| Pine Mountain Pond | Hamilton | 14 | 7,590 | September 2025 |
| Pitcher Pond | Franklin | 14 | 2,760 | September 2025 |
| Razorback Pond | Herkimer | 14 | 5,460 | September 2025 |
| Redlouse Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 4,780 | September 2025 |
| Second Pond | Warren | 14 | 15,110 | September 2025 |
| Silver Dawn Lake | Lewis | 14 | 2,730 | September 2025 |
| Simmons Pond | St. Lawrence | 14 | 2,657 | September 2025 |
| Snag Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 5,700 | September 2025 |
| Split Rock Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 8,460 | September 2025 |
| Spruce Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 48,720 | September 2025 |
| Stewart Lake | Fulton | 14 | 12,250 | September 2025 |
| Stony Pond | Essex | 14 | 34,670 | September 2025 |
| Wilcox Lake | Warren | 14 | 56,300 | September 2025 |
| Wilson Pond | Hamilton | 14 | 3,830 | September 2025 |
| Wolf Pond | Essex | 14 | 29,490 | September 2025 |
| Townsend Creek | Schuyler | 14 | 9,340 | May 2025 |
| Echo Pond | Franklin | 14 | 6,447 | September 2024 |
| Independence Lake | Herkimer | 14 | 12,700 | September 2024 |
| Ballard Pond | Dutchess | 14 | 7,160 | May 2024 |
| Foster Pond | Chemung | 14 | 7,110 | May 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.
