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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Reservoir | Oneida | 15 | 60,500 | October 2025 |
| Swan River | Suffolk | 15 | 2,880 | October 2025 |
| Lake Colby | Franklin | 15 | 42,910 | June 2025 |
| Ashokan Reservoir East Basin | Ulster | 15 | 132,030 | May 2025 |
| Ashokan Reservoir West Basin | Ulster | 15 | 120,900 | May 2025 |
| Connery Pond | Essex | 15 | 17,915 | May 2025 |
| Neversink Reservoir | Sullivan | 15 | 48,000 | May 2025 |
| Rat Pond | Franklin | 15 | 7,689 | May 2025 |
| Sucker Lake | St. Lawrence | 15 | 6,900 | May 2025 |
| Bog Brook Reservoir | Putnam | 15 | 12,940 | April 2025 |
| Cheney Pond | Essex | 15 | 12,320 | April 2025 |
| Green Pond | Franklin | 15 | 7,690 | April 2025 |
| Kensico Reservoir | Westchester | 15 | 129,910 | April 2025 |
| Lake Gilead | Putnam | 15 | 31,620 | April 2025 |
| Lake Gleneida | Putnam | 15 | 56,160 | April 2025 |
| Loch Sheldrake | Sullivan | 15 | 12,810 | April 2025 |
| Mongaup Falls Reservoir | Sullivan | 15 | 19,205 | April 2025 |
| Munson Pond | Essex | 15 | 3,450 | April 2025 |
| Titicus Reservoir | Westchester | 15 | 83,260 | April 2025 |
| Cross River Reservoir | Westchester | 15 | 97,430 | March 2025 |
| Ayers Creek | Fulton | 15 | 4,940 | April 2023 |
| Canaseraga Creek | Madison | 15 | 8,140 | May 2019 |
| Brant Lake | Warren | 14 | 42,350 | May 2025 |
| Indian Lake | Hamilton | 14 | 93,630 | May 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.
