Stocking Report
Landlocked Salmon stocking in New York
904 recorded stockings, 60 waters, averaging 7.46" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: November 2025
When landlocked salmon goes in
72% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- Jan
- Feb
- 2%Mar
- 26%Apr
- 46%May
- 9%Jun
- 0%Jul
- Aug
- 1%Sep
- 5%Oct
- 11%Nov
- 1%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 114,145 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 | October 2025 |
| Cayuga Lake | Cayuga | 58 | 567,720 | May 2025 |
| Lake Eaton | Hamilton | 34 | 20,252 | November 2025 |
| Saranac River | Clinton | 30 | 1,655,076 | May 2025 |
| Taylor Pond | Clinton | 30 | 51,862 | May 2025 |
| Moose Pond | Essex | 27 | 4,308 | May 2025 |
| Tupper Lake | Franklin | 27 | 89,571 | May 2025 |
| Seventh Lake | Hamilton | 25 | 12,725 | April 2025 |
| Lake Colby | Franklin | 24 | 1,568 | November 2025 |
| Schroon Lake | Warren | 24 | 84,087 | November 2025 |
| Star Lake | St. Lawrence | 23 | 38,217 | May 2025 |
| Fourth Lake | Herkimer | 22 | 116,680 | April 2025 |
| Ausable River | Clinton | 21 | 662,880 | May 2025 |
| Lake of the Woods | Jefferson | 20 | 19,186 | November 2025 |
| Seneca Lake | Seneca | 20 | 433,253 | April 2025 |
| Millsite Lake | Jefferson | 19 | 18,791 | November 2025 |
| Sixberry Lake | Jefferson | 19 | 18,796 | November 2025 |
| Neversink Reservoir | Sullivan | 19 | 86,340 | May 2025 |
| Skaneateles Lake | Onondaga | 19 | 141,520 | May 2025 |
| Boquet River | Essex | 18 | 931,050 | April 2025 |
| Lake Ontario | Cayuga | 17 | 333,980 | May 2025 |
| West Branch Reservoir | Putnam | 17 | 26,060 | May 2025 |
| Follensby Clear Pond | Franklin | 17 | 6,838 | April 2025 |
| Hoel Pond | Franklin | 17 | 11,340 | 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.
