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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Brook | Clinton | 8 | 1,500 | March 2020 |
| Lake Luzerne | Warren | 8 | 3,370 | May 2019 |
| Thirteenth Lake | Warren | 8 | 22,540 | May 2019 |
| Hale Creek | Fulton | 8 | 5,410 | April 2019 |
| Hartshorn Brook | Washington | 8 | 2,350 | May 2018 |
| Lake Huntington | Sullivan | 8 | 14,810 | May 2018 |
| Upton Lake | Dutchess | 8 | 4,720 | May 2018 |
| Cole Brook | Saratoga | 8 | 1,700 | April 2018 |
| Polliwog Pond | Franklin | 8 | 12,610 | April 2018 |
| Shrub Oak Brook | Westchester | 8 | 1,690 | April 2018 |
| Keuka Lake | Steuben | 8 | 55,110 | April 2017 |
| Bull Pond | Orange | 7 | 4,230 | April 2025 |
| Eaton Reservoir | Madison | 7 | 18,260 | April 2025 |
| Unknown Pond | Hamilton | 7 | 4,530 | April 2025 |
| Bear Brook | Chenango | 7 | 7,700 | October 2019 |
| Mill Brook | Chenango | 7 | 5,600 | October 2019 |
| Balfour Lake | Essex | 7 | 4,420 | May 2018 |
| Caroga Creek | Montgomery | 7 | 5,450 | April 2018 |
| Kecks Center Creek | Fulton | 7 | 2,270 | April 2018 |
| Kennyetto Creek | Fulton | 7 | 5,560 | April 2018 |
| La Rue Creek | Saratoga | 7 | 4,720 | April 2018 |
| Zimmerman Creek | Montgomery | 7 | 2,810 | April 2018 |
| Moyer Creek | Herkimer | 7 | 2,920 | April 2017 |
| Canaan Lake | Suffolk | 6 | 1,136 | October 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.
