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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Brook | Essex | 14 | 3,950 | April 2024 |
| Cascade Brook | Essex | 14 | 4,775 | April 2024 |
| Cold Brook | Essex | 14 | 4,975 | April 2024 |
| Island Pond | Orange | 14 | 17,140 | April 2024 |
| Red Brook | Essex | 14 | 4,000 | April 2024 |
| Slide Brook | Essex | 14 | 4,600 | April 2024 |
| Hoisington Brook | Essex | 14 | 7,725 | March 2024 |
| McKenzie Brook | Essex | 14 | 4,975 | March 2024 |
| Rogers Brook | Essex | 14 | 6,175 | March 2024 |
| North Creek | Warren | 14 | 12,220 | April 2019 |
| Quiver Pond | Herkimer | 13 | 3,850 | November 2025 |
| Bass Lake | Essex | 13 | 19,990 | September 2025 |
| Bear Pond | Essex | 13 | 9,720 | September 2025 |
| Beaverdam Pond | Hamilton | 13 | 2,390 | September 2025 |
| Bochen Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 5,690 | September 2025 |
| Bubb Lake | Herkimer | 13 | 14,840 | September 2025 |
| Cat Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 6,670 | September 2025 |
| Center Pond | Essex | 13 | 8,350 | September 2025 |
| Christian Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 3,480 | September 2025 |
| Clamshell Pond | Franklin | 13 | 18,399 | September 2025 |
| DeBraine Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 4,680 | September 2025 |
| Duck Pond | Warren | 13 | 5,576 | September 2025 |
| Eagle Pond | Warren | 13 | 1,790 | September 2025 |
| Evergreen Lake | Herkimer | 13 | 14,285 | 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.
