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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lusk Reservoir | Orange | 6 | 2,930 | April 2025 |
| Stony Creek | Warren | 6 | 960 | April 2023 |
| Jabe Pond | Warren | 6 | 7,610 | May 2017 |
| Massapequa Creek | Nassau | 6 | 500 | November 2012 |
| Niagara River | Niagara | 5 | 111,540 | July 2025 |
| Cayuga Creek | Erie | 5 | 1,020 | April 2025 |
| Highland Brook | Orange | 5 | 470 | April 2025 |
| Ellicott Creek | Erie | 5 | 340 | March 2025 |
| Pools Brook | Madison | 5 | 675 | May 2016 |
| Lower Lake | Suffolk | 5 | 900 | November 2011 |
| North Branch Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 4 | 660 | May 2025 |
| G Lake | Hamilton | 4 | 3,200 | September 2015 |
| Bochen Lake | Hamilton | 4 | 670 | May 2015 |
| Rich Lake | Essex | 4 | 4,600 | June 2014 |
| Hans Creek | Fulton | 4 | 1,830 | May 2014 |
| Newville Creek | Livingston | 3 | 1,290 | April 2019 |
| Slim Pond | Hamilton | 3 | 250 | May 2015 |
| Hinckley Reservoir | Herkimer | 3 | 1,790 | October 2014 |
| Sugar Creek | Livingston | 3 | 2,100 | September 2014 |
| Little Ausable River | Clinton | 3 | 2,330 | April 2013 |
| Otsego Lake | Otsego | 3 | 11,120 | May 2012 |
| Tom Peck Pond | Essex | 2 | 640 | April 2025 |
| Ashokan Reservoir | Ulster | 2 | 19,000 | November 2021 |
| Helldiver Pond | Hamilton | 2 | 400 | May 2013 |
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.
