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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Kill | Ulster | 2 | 900 | April 2012 |
| Shaver Pond | Rensselaer | 2 | 520 | April 2012 |
| Spafford Creek | Onondaga | 2 | 490 | March 2012 |
| Great Chazy River | Clinton | 2 | 680 | May 2011 |
| Peconic River | Suffolk | 2 | 350 | April 2011 |
| Upper Chateaugay Lake | Clinton | 1 | 2,020 | June 2025 |
| Long Pond | Warren | 1 | 240 | April 2023 |
| Henderson Lake | Essex | 1 | 880 | April 2022 |
| Great Sacandaga Lake | Fulton | 1 | 3,500 | June 2021 |
| Stewarts Bridge Reservoir | Saratoga | 1 | 4,000 | June 2021 |
| South Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 1 | 10,000 | May 2021 |
| Connoisarauley Creek | Cattaraugus | 1 | 30 | April 2021 |
| Paradox Lake | Essex | 1 | 4,000 | July 2020 |
| Glen Lake | Warren | 1 | 2,280 | April 2020 |
| Meacham Lake | Franklin | 1 | 500 | May 2012 |
| Skaneateles Creek | Cayuga | 1 | 550 | March 2012 |
| Park Brook | Clinton | 1 | 500 | November 2011 |
| Mill Pond | Suffolk | 1 | 200 | October 2011 |
| Black Cat Lake | Hamilton | 1 | 250 | May 2011 |
| Arnold Brook | Clinton | 1 | 420 | April 2011 |
| Schoharie Reservoir | Schoharie | 1 | 1,770 | April 2011 |
| True Brook | Clinton | 1 | 850 | April 2011 |
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.
