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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pond | Delaware | 136 | 18,895 | September 2025 |
| Sandburg Creek | Ulster | 134 | 44,350 | April 2025 |
| Butternut Creek | Onondaga | 132 | 125,460 | April 2025 |
| Otselic River | Broome | 131 | 199,560 | March 2025 |
| Fishkill Creek | Dutchess | 128 | 127,900 | March 2025 |
| Schroon River | Warren | 126 | 107,655 | May 2025 |
| Sprout Creek | Dutchess | 118 | 78,100 | March 2025 |
| Genegantslet Creek | Chenango | 115 | 56,660 | April 2025 |
| Batavia Kill | Greene | 113 | 88,840 | April 2025 |
| Boquet River | Essex | 113 | 107,530 | April 2025 |
| Irondequoit Creek | Monroe | 104 | 170,805 | May 2025 |
| Carmans River | Suffolk | 101 | 19,670 | October 2025 |
| North Branch Great Chazy River | Clinton | 100 | 64,860 | May 2025 |
| Ramapo River | Passaic | 99 | 65,980 | May 2025 |
| East Koy Creek | Allegany | 98 | 178,453 | October 2025 |
| Oriskany Creek | Oneida | 96 | 178,230 | April 2025 |
| Hudson River | New York | 94 | 150,495 | May 2025 |
| Rondout Creek | Ulster | 92 | 56,900 | April 2025 |
| Upper Lake | Suffolk | 91 | 22,463 | November 2025 |
| Ischua Creek | Cattaraugus | 91 | 68,321 | June 2025 |
| Oquaga Creek | Broome | 91 | 51,170 | March 2025 |
| Walloomsac River | Rensselaer | 89 | 52,850 | March 2025 |
| East Branch Tioughnioga River | Cortland | 86 | 78,616 | April 2025 |
| East Branch Owego Creek | Tioga | 86 | 86,130 | March 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.
