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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandermark Creek | Allegany | 14 | 11,850 | April 2022 |
| Foundry Brook | Putnam | 14 | 1,320 | March 2022 |
| Otsquago Creek | Montgomery | 14 | 3,940 | April 2020 |
| Middle Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 14,300 | September 2025 |
| Sacandaga Lake | Hamilton | 13 | 16,610 | May 2025 |
| Botheration Pond | Warren | 13 | 3,330 | April 2025 |
| Cedar River Flow | Hamilton | 13 | 11,210 | April 2025 |
| Mud Pond | Clinton | 13 | 5,707 | April 2025 |
| Wakely Pond | Hamilton | 13 | 2,240 | April 2025 |
| New Lake | Warren | 13 | 7,960 | May 2024 |
| Clay Pond | Chautauqua | 13 | 1,300 | April 2024 |
| Whetstone Creek | Lewis | 13 | 4,600 | April 2024 |
| Dead Lake | Washington | 13 | 3,770 | May 2023 |
| Mud Pond | Delaware | 12 | 1,020 | May 2025 |
| Cowaselon Creek | Madison | 12 | 9,170 | April 2024 |
| Crum Creek | Fulton | 12 | 5,940 | April 2022 |
| Van Rensselaer Creek | St. Lawrence | 12 | 3,100 | April 2021 |
| Stephens Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 12,800 | April 2025 |
| Twentyninth Pond | Essex | 11 | 1,450 | April 2025 |
| Winch Pond | Essex | 11 | 1,760 | April 2025 |
| Sprague Pond | Hamilton | 11 | 8,510 | May 2024 |
| Bear Lake Outlet | Chautauqua | 11 | 6,950 | April 2022 |
| Caneadea Creek | Allegany | 11 | 10,060 | April 2022 |
| Stony Brook | Franklin | 11 | 3,230 | March 2020 |
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.
