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
Stony Creek	Jefferson	11	27,640	March 2020
Whey Pond	Franklin	10	13,020	April 2025
Palmer Pond	Warren	10	2,830	May 2024
Crab Pond	Essex	10	3,820	May 2021
West Branch Sacandaga River	Hamilton	10	6,010	May 2021
Carrs Creek	Delaware	10	4,180	April 2020
Kline Kill	Columbia	10	13,400	April 2020
Ringwood River	Orange	10	2,920	April 2020
Bay State Brook	Cattaraugus	10	4,600	March 2020
Black Creek	Oswego	10	4,180	March 2020
Buttermilk Creek	Tompkins	10	4,180	March 2020
Chenunda Creek	Allegany	10	2,510	March 2020
Crystal Creek	Clinton	10	3,000	March 2020
Hatch Brook	Franklin	10	3,160	March 2020
Hunt Creek	Allegany	10	2,090	March 2020
Lawrence Brook	St. Lawrence	10	2,210	March 2020
Mill Creek	Rensselaer	10	4,180	March 2020
North Branch Sawmill Run	Cattaraugus	10	1,250	March 2020
Norton Brook	Essex	10	2,510	March 2020
Olean Creek	Cattaraugus	10	1,690	March 2020
Otis Brook	Essex	10	1,685	March 2020
Rice Creek	Oswego	10	3,330	March 2020
Rogers Brook	Essex	10	2,510	March 2020
Wynants Kill	Rensselaer	10	7,380	March 2020