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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompsons Lake | Albany | 21 | 19,830 | April 2025 |
| Alder Creek | Lewis | 20 | 25,460 | May 2025 |
| Allen Lake | Otsego | 20 | 7,920 | April 2025 |
| Black Creek | Ulster | 20 | 7,770 | April 2025 |
| Catatonk Creek | Tioga | 20 | 17,080 | April 2025 |
| Chubb River | Essex | 20 | 10,360 | April 2025 |
| Dry Mill Brook | Clinton | 20 | 9,340 | April 2025 |
| Enfield Creek | Tompkins | 20 | 16,590 | April 2025 |
| Pascack Brook | Bergen | 20 | 3,280 | April 2025 |
| Sylvan Lake | Dutchess | 20 | 26,945 | April 2025 |
| West Kill | Schoharie | 20 | 7,320 | April 2025 |
| Bennett Creek | Allegany | 20 | 9,510 | March 2025 |
| Dudley Creek | Broome | 20 | 5,600 | March 2025 |
| Eighteenmile Creek | Erie | 20 | 8,300 | March 2025 |
| Waccabuc River | Westchester | 20 | 5,690 | March 2025 |
| Onesquethaw Creek | Albany | 20 | 11,880 | April 2020 |
| Crum Elbow Creek | Dutchess | 20 | 9,220 | March 2020 |
| Rutgers Creek | Orange | 20 | 5,330 | March 2020 |
| Titicus River | Westchester | 20 | 2,250 | March 2020 |
| Greens Lake | Greene | 19 | 3,576 | September 2025 |
| Pepacton Reservoir | Delaware | 19 | 123,840 | May 2025 |
| Middle Sprite Creek | Fulton | 19 | 4,150 | April 2025 |
| Mill Creek | Hamilton | 19 | 8,580 | April 2025 |
| Trout Brook | St. Lawrence | 19 | 17,820 | 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.
