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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Lake | Fulton | 9 | 15,990 | April 2022 |
| Crum Creek | Montgomery | 9 | 2,990 | April 2020 |
| Kayaderosseras Creek | Montgomery | 9 | 5,260 | April 2020 |
| Owl Kill | Washington | 9 | 15,020 | April 2020 |
| South Branch West Canada Creek | Hamilton | 9 | 2,250 | April 2020 |
| South Creek | Lewis | 9 | 2,250 | April 2020 |
| Stewart Brook | Warren | 9 | 10,900 | April 2020 |
| Stone Mill Brook | Madison | 9 | 9,000 | April 2020 |
| White Creek | Washington | 9 | 12,030 | April 2020 |
| Wood Creek | Oneida | 9 | 6,750 | April 2020 |
| Oliver Pond | Essex | 9 | 5,340 | May 2019 |
| Poultney River | Washington | 9 | 3,810 | May 2019 |
| Bog Meadow Brook | Saratoga | 9 | 3,810 | April 2019 |
| Daly Creek | Saratoga | 9 | 4,310 | April 2019 |
| Fulmer Creek | Herkimer | 9 | 2,660 | April 2019 |
| Gill Creek | Niagara | 9 | 4,980 | April 2019 |
| Merrill Creek | Cortland | 9 | 4,580 | April 2019 |
| Paul Creek | Saratoga | 9 | 2,900 | April 2019 |
| Rice Brook | Cattaraugus | 9 | 2,300 | April 2019 |
| White Lake | Sullivan | 9 | 38,080 | April 2019 |
| Butternut Creek | Otsego | 9 | 3,790 | May 2011 |
| Rock Pond | Franklin | 8 | 4,500 | April 2025 |
| Beaver Lake | Hamilton | 8 | 9,410 | May 2021 |
| Bacon Brook | Fulton | 8 | 2,240 | April 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.
