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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Creek | Cattaraugus | 27 | 25,180 | April 2024 |
| Fir Brook | Sullivan | 27 | 2,950 | May 2019 |
| Salmon Creek | Tompkins | 26 | 35,040 | April 2024 |
| Little Genesee Creek | Allegany | 26 | 15,145 | March 2024 |
| Mianus River | Western Connecticut | 26 | 9,230 | March 2023 |
| Newtown Creek | Chemung | 26 | 10,330 | March 2023 |
| Cedar River | Essex | 25 | 11,210 | April 2025 |
| Owasco Inlet | Cayuga | 25 | 46,160 | April 2025 |
| Harbor Brook | Onondaga | 24 | 2,900 | May 2025 |
| Deer Pond | Franklin | 24 | 9,350 | April 2025 |
| Spruce Creek | Herkimer | 24 | 35,510 | April 2023 |
| Salmon River | Oswego | 23 | 28,070 | May 2025 |
| Hopkinton Brook | St. Lawrence | 23 | 9,450 | April 2025 |
| Unadilla River | Otsego | 23 | 25,810 | April 2025 |
| Dodge Creek | Allegany | 23 | 14,080 | March 2024 |
| Owasco Lake | Cayuga | 22 | 189,910 | May 2025 |
| Indian River | Washington | 22 | 7,230 | April 2025 |
| North Brook | Cayuga | 22 | 17,830 | April 2025 |
| Round Pond | Orange | 22 | 21,360 | April 2025 |
| Vly Creek | Albany | 22 | 4,440 | March 2025 |
| Mill Brook | Ulster | 22 | 5,390 | April 2021 |
| West Branch Fish Creek | Oswego | 21 | 19,710 | May 2025 |
| Glowegee Creek | Saratoga | 21 | 14,620 | April 2025 |
| Mill Creek | Warren | 21 | 33,070 | 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.
