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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esopus Creek | Ulster | 51 | 194,250 | May 2020 |
| Cayuga Lake | Cayuga | 50 | 451,065 | June 2025 |
| Connetquot River | Suffolk | 49 | 19,720 | May 2025 |
| Schenevus Creek | Otsego | 49 | 84,050 | April 2025 |
| Owego Creek | Tioga | 48 | 51,200 | March 2025 |
| Elton Creek | Cattaraugus | 48 | 36,570 | March 2024 |
| Mettawee River | Washington | 47 | 45,140 | May 2025 |
| Canisteo River | Steuben | 47 | 30,365 | March 2025 |
| Cincinnati Creek | Oneida | 47 | 34,700 | April 2024 |
| Plumb Brook | St. Lawrence | 46 | 50,680 | May 2025 |
| Argyle Lake | Suffolk | 45 | 8,683 | November 2025 |
| Ausable River | Clinton | 45 | 16,900 | June 2025 |
| Southards Pond | Suffolk | 44 | 7,120 | October 2025 |
| Otego Creek | Otsego | 44 | 27,200 | April 2025 |
| West Branch Tioughnioga River | Cortland | 44 | 69,403 | April 2025 |
| West Branch Owego Creek | Tioga | 44 | 65,750 | March 2025 |
| Taghkanic Creek | Columbia | 43 | 39,740 | April 2025 |
| Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 42 | 36,830 | May 2025 |
| Chenango River | Broome | 42 | 47,230 | April 2025 |
| Sangerfield River | Chenango | 42 | 35,680 | April 2025 |
| Cryder Creek | Allegany | 42 | 29,720 | March 2024 |
| Little Conewango Creek | Cattaraugus | 42 | 37,040 | March 2024 |
| Red House Lake | Cattaraugus | 41 | 22,530 | October 2025 |
| Eagle Lake | Essex | 41 | 90,885 | April 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.
