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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Lake | Otsego | 17 | 1,900 | April 2025 |
| Limestone Creek | Madison | 17 | 11,240 | April 2024 |
| Indian River | Hamilton | 17 | 14,970 | April 2020 |
| Rochester Creek | Ulster | 17 | 4,450 | April 2019 |
| Canadice Lake | Ontario | 16 | 67,670 | May 2025 |
| Minerva Stream | Essex | 16 | 4,300 | May 2025 |
| Rondout Reservoir | Ulster | 16 | 88,770 | May 2025 |
| Rushford Lake | Allegany | 16 | 57,360 | May 2025 |
| Spruce Hill Brook | Essex | 16 | 2,350 | May 2025 |
| Arnold Lake | Otsego | 16 | 5,490 | April 2025 |
| Courtney Pond | Essex | 16 | 2,210 | April 2025 |
| Croton Falls Reservoir | Putnam | 16 | 41,410 | April 2025 |
| Eldridge Lake | Chemung | 16 | 3,270 | April 2025 |
| Ensign Pond | Essex | 16 | 5,300 | April 2025 |
| Queechy Lake | Columbia | 16 | 24,630 | April 2025 |
| Little Chazy River | Clinton | 16 | 5,520 | April 2024 |
| Mill Creek | Chautauqua | 16 | 1,210 | April 2024 |
| Otsdawa Creek | Otsego | 16 | 4,620 | April 2023 |
| Sand Creek | Saratoga | 16 | 6,420 | April 2023 |
| Sparkill Creek | Rockland | 16 | 7,900 | March 2023 |
| Timmerman Creek | Montgomery | 16 | 4,500 | April 2020 |
| Canastota Creek | Madison | 16 | 6,130 | May 2019 |
| Ninemile Creek | Oneida | 16 | 62,940 | April 2019 |
| Deep Pond | Suffolk | 15 | 5,680 | October 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.
