Stocking Report
Brown Trout stocking in New York
16,563 recorded stockings, 454 waters, averaging 10.3" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: November 2025
When brown trout goes in
63% of recorded stockings happen from March through April.
- 0%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 16%Mar
- 46%Apr
- 30%May
- 3%Jun
- 0%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 1%Sep
- 2%Oct
- 1%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded brown 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 brown trout gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kill | Greene | 19 | 8,460 | April 2025 |
| Bone Run | Cattaraugus | 19 | 4,300 | April 2024 |
| Canada Creek | Oneida | 19 | 18,870 | April 2021 |
| Black Creek | Washington | 19 | 7,470 | May 2020 |
| Oaks Creek | Otsego | 19 | 14,300 | April 2020 |
| Cedar Pond Brook | Rockland | 19 | 4,610 | March 2020 |
| Croton River | Westchester | 19 | 2,540 | March 2020 |
| Science Lake | Cattaraugus | 19 | 4,000 | March 2020 |
| Canandaigua Lake | Ontario | 18 | 175,910 | May 2025 |
| Cannonsville Reservoir | Delaware | 18 | 145,400 | May 2025 |
| Jessup River | Hamilton | 18 | 6,076 | May 2025 |
| North Branch Salmon River | Oswego | 18 | 14,330 | May 2025 |
| Stevens Pond | Essex | 18 | 5,575 | May 2025 |
| Bartlett Pond | Essex | 18 | 5,500 | April 2025 |
| Long Pond | Rensselaer | 18 | 26,600 | April 2025 |
| Second Pond | Rensselaer | 18 | 7,080 | April 2025 |
| West Branch Reservoir | Putnam | 18 | 94,950 | April 2025 |
| Wawayanda Creek | Sussex | 18 | 8,140 | April 2024 |
| Woodbury Creek | Orange | 18 | 6,940 | April 2024 |
| Little Tonawanda Creek | Genesee | 18 | 7,540 | March 2024 |
| Shingle Kill | Orange | 18 | 10,300 | March 2024 |
| Big Creek | Oneida | 18 | 23,010 | April 2020 |
| Blue Lake | Westchester | 18 | 7,000 | April 2019 |
| Lake Clear | Franklin | 17 | 31,350 | June 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.
