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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton Creek | Otsego | 82 | 77,070 | April 2025 |
| Chateaugay River | Franklin | 81 | 41,006 | June 2025 |
| Nanticoke Creek | Broome | 80 | 49,080 | March 2025 |
| Onondaga Creek | Onondaga | 79 | 19,145 | April 2023 |
| Plattekill Creek | Ulster | 78 | 49,560 | April 2025 |
| Nissequogue River | Suffolk | 77 | 15,070 | October 2025 |
| Goose Creek | Chautauqua | 76 | 24,600 | May 2025 |
| Cayadutta Creek | Fulton | 76 | 38,480 | April 2025 |
| Boreas River | Essex | 75 | 40,726 | April 2025 |
| Quaker Lake | Dutchess | 74 | 112,425 | October 2025 |
| Carlls River | Suffolk | 73 | 7,970 | March 2025 |
| Oneida Creek | Madison | 72 | 94,340 | April 2025 |
| Sing Sing Creek | Chemung | 70 | 15,860 | March 2025 |
| Webatuck Creek | Dutchess | 69 | 47,540 | March 2025 |
| Charlotte Creek | Delaware | 66 | 74,200 | April 2025 |
| East Branch Ausable River | Essex | 65 | 218,798 | May 2025 |
| Sacandaga River | Saratoga | 65 | 64,210 | May 2025 |
| Sauquoit Creek | Oneida | 64 | 66,790 | April 2025 |
| Basic Creek | Greene | 62 | 17,750 | April 2025 |
| Belmont Lake | Suffolk | 62 | 10,630 | April 2025 |
| West Lake | Suffolk | 61 | 20,928 | November 2025 |
| Canandaigua Outlet | Wayne | 54 | 89,130 | March 2025 |
| Lisha Kill | Schenectady | 52 | 14,100 | March 2025 |
| North Branch Boquet River | Essex | 52 | 51,620 | June 2022 |
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.
