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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Pleasant | Hamilton | 14 | 19,090 | May 2025 |
| Nicks Lake | Herkimer | 14 | 23,830 | May 2025 |
| Palmer Lake | Saratoga | 14 | 3,640 | May 2025 |
| Big Sherman Pond | Essex | 14 | 3,010 | April 2025 |
| Clear Pond | Essex | 14 | 4,760 | April 2025 |
| Coldspring Pond | Essex | 14 | 1,378 | April 2025 |
| East Lake | Essex | 14 | 3,810 | April 2025 |
| Glidden Marsh | Essex | 14 | 1,790 | April 2025 |
| Guilford Lake | Chenango | 14 | 2,820 | April 2025 |
| Laurel Lake | Suffolk | 14 | 3,590 | April 2025 |
| Long Pond | Essex | 14 | 3,466 | April 2025 |
| Lost Pond | Essex | 14 | 5,990 | April 2025 |
| Military Pond | Clinton | 14 | 7,229 | April 2025 |
| Owen Pond | Essex | 14 | 5,382 | April 2025 |
| Rankin Pond | Essex | 14 | 2,740 | April 2025 |
| Ward Pond | Essex | 14 | 1,787 | April 2025 |
| Amawalk Reservoir | Westchester | 14 | 24,380 | March 2025 |
| Canacadea Creek | Allegany | 14 | 5,820 | March 2025 |
| Muscoot Reservoir | Westchester | 14 | 11,960 | March 2025 |
| Black Creek | Allegany | 14 | 11,040 | April 2024 |
| Canadaway Creek | Chautauqua | 14 | 710 | April 2024 |
| Wrights Creek | Cattaraugus | 14 | 7,290 | April 2024 |
| Otisco Lake | Onondaga | 14 | 20,209 | May 2022 |
| Plum Brook | Franklin | 14 | 7,065 | April 2022 |
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.
