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 Clear | Franklin | 17 | 34,240 | April 2025 |
| Paradox Lake | Essex | 17 | 7,120 | April 2025 |
| Rollins Pond | Franklin | 17 | 11,340 | April 2025 |
| Blue Mountain Lake | Hamilton | 16 | 18,520 | April 2025 |
| Debar Pond | Franklin | 15 | 1,800 | May 2025 |
| McKenzie Pond | Essex | 15 | 3,470 | May 2025 |
| Salmon River | Oswego | 15 | 331,470 | April 2025 |
| Schroon River | Warren | 15 | 271,500 | April 2025 |
| Upper Saint Regis Lake | Franklin | 15 | 5,550 | April 2025 |
| Beaverdam Brook | Oswego | 15 | 410,520 | April 2019 |
| Jessup River | Hamilton | 13 | 13,000 | October 2025 |
| Green Pond | Franklin | 11 | 513 | November 2024 |
| Negro Lake | Herkimer | 9 | 2,560 | May 2025 |
| Salmon Lake | Herkimer | 9 | 2,560 | May 2025 |
| Witchhopple Lake | Herkimer | 9 | 2,560 | May 2025 |
| Sandy Creek | Monroe | 8 | 169,994 | April 2025 |
| Keuka Lake | Steuben | 8 | 158,600 | April 2017 |
| Cayuga Inlet | Tompkins | 7 | 142,054 | May 2025 |
| South Sandy Creek | Jefferson | 7 | 159,698 | April 2025 |
| Indian Lake | Hamilton | 7 | 86,190 | June 2022 |
| Little Clear Pond | Franklin | 5 | 12,856 | September 2025 |
| Piseco Lake | Hamilton | 5 | 10,000 | May 2015 |
| Twitchell Lake | Herkimer | 4 | 1,550 | May 2025 |
| Neversink River | Orange | 3 | 234,741 | 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.
