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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Buffalo Creek | Erie | 34 | 11,710 | March 2025 |
| Post Creek | Steuben | 34 | 13,170 | March 2025 |
| Dyke Creek | Allegany | 34 | 24,720 | March 2024 |
| Seneca Lake | Seneca | 33 | 799,681 | June 2025 |
| Mahwah River | Bergen | 33 | 11,790 | April 2025 |
| Meads Creek | Steuben | 33 | 42,310 | March 2025 |
| Buffalo Creek | Erie | 33 | 20,720 | March 2024 |
| Cassadaga Creek | Chautauqua | 33 | 8,380 | March 2024 |
| Oswegatchie River | St. Lawrence | 32 | 30,949 | May 2025 |
| Geyser Brook | Saratoga | 32 | 15,860 | April 2025 |
| Salmon River | Clinton | 32 | 22,680 | April 2025 |
| Raquette River | St. Lawrence | 31 | 22,434 | May 2025 |
| Spruce Mill Brook | Essex | 31 | 14,130 | May 2025 |
| Colgate Lake | Greene | 31 | 10,680 | April 2025 |
| Little Salmon River | Franklin | 31 | 29,880 | April 2025 |
| North Branch Saranac River | Clinton | 31 | 28,480 | April 2025 |
| Beaver Brook | Sullivan | 30 | 6,920 | April 2025 |
| Canajoharie Creek | Montgomery | 30 | 16,670 | April 2025 |
| Halfway Brook | Sullivan | 30 | 18,560 | April 2025 |
| Hessian Lake | Rockland | 30 | 11,740 | April 2025 |
| Little Delaware River | Delaware | 30 | 7,890 | April 2025 |
| Mongaup River | Sullivan | 30 | 11,200 | April 2025 |
| Vernooy Kill | Ulster | 30 | 4,570 | April 2025 |
| Crystal Creek | Lewis | 30 | 12,794 | May 2020 |
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.
