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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Run | Cattaraugus | 41 | 30,020 | March 2024 |
| Red House Brook | Cattaraugus | 41 | 27,735 | March 2024 |
| Chestnut Creek | Sullivan | 40 | 9,550 | April 2025 |
| Great Valley Creek | Cattaraugus | 40 | 37,665 | April 2024 |
| Otter Creek | Lewis | 39 | 33,000 | May 2025 |
| Beer Kill | Ulster | 39 | 15,220 | April 2025 |
| Callicoon Creek | Sullivan | 39 | 12,860 | April 2025 |
| East Kill | Greene | 39 | 29,250 | April 2025 |
| Fall Creek | Tompkins | 39 | 67,490 | April 2025 |
| Stone Hill River | Westchester | 39 | 10,690 | March 2025 |
| Little Trout River | Franklin | 39 | 24,920 | April 2022 |
| Point Rock Creek | Oneida | 38 | 29,780 | May 2025 |
| Putnam Creek | Essex | 38 | 21,877 | April 2025 |
| East Branch Nanticoke Creek | Broome | 38 | 3,950 | March 2025 |
| Geddes Brook | Onondaga | 38 | 10,000 | May 2024 |
| Hannacrois Creek | Greene | 38 | 20,650 | April 2024 |
| Ouleout Creek | Delaware | 37 | 32,020 | April 2025 |
| Grass River | St. Lawrence | 36 | 31,450 | May 2025 |
| Walton Lake | Orange | 36 | 57,559 | April 2025 |
| Mill Brook | Essex | 35 | 22,640 | April 2025 |
| Trout River | Quebec | 35 | 44,050 | April 2025 |
| Black Creek | Jefferson | 34 | 48,490 | May 2025 |
| Little Pond | Delaware | 34 | 4,674 | May 2025 |
| Little River | St. Lawrence | 34 | 40,655 | May 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.
