Stocking Report
Landlocked Salmon stocking in New York
540 recorded stockings, 33 waters, averaging 7.27" at release, from New York state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Nov 1, 2025
When landlocked salmon goes in
73% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- Jan
- Feb
- 3%Mar
- 23%Apr
- 49%May
- 8%Jun
- 1%Jul
- Aug
- 0%Sep
- 6%Oct
- 9%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded landlocked salmon 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 114,409 records to work out why.
Where landlocked salmon gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George | Warren | 71 | 538,769 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Cayuga Lake | Cayuga | 58 | 567,720 | May 1, 2025 |
| Saranac River | Clinton | 30 | 1,655,076 | May 1, 2025 |
| Taylor Pond | Clinton | 30 | 51,862 | May 1, 2025 |
| Moose Pond | Essex | 27 | 4,308 | May 1, 2025 |
| Lake Colby | Franklin | 24 | 1,568 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Schroon Lake | Warren | 24 | 84,087 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Ausable River | Clinton | 21 | 662,880 | May 1, 2025 |
| Seneca Lake | Seneca | 20 | 433,253 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Neversink Reservoir | Sullivan | 19 | 86,340 | May 1, 2025 |
| Skaneateles Lake | Onondaga | 19 | 141,520 | May 1, 2025 |
| Boquet River | Essex | 18 | 931,050 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Lake Ontario | Cayuga | 17 | 333,980 | May 1, 2025 |
| West Branch Reservoir | Putnam | 17 | 26,060 | May 1, 2025 |
| Lake Clear | Franklin | 17 | 34,240 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Paradox Lake | Essex | 17 | 7,120 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Debar Pond | Franklin | 15 | 1,800 | May 1, 2025 |
| McKenzie Pond | Essex | 15 | 3,470 | May 1, 2025 |
| Salmon River | Oswego | 15 | 331,470 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Schroon River | Warren | 15 | 271,500 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Beaverdam Brook | Oswego | 15 | 410,520 | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Sandy Creek | Monroe | 8 | 169,994 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| South Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 7 | 159,698 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Neversink River | Orange | 3 | 234,741 | May 1, 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.
