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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirteenth Lake | Warren | 3 | 3,000 | May 2020 |
| Bear Swamp Creek | Cayuga | 3 | 95,453 | June 2017 |
| Yawger Creek | Cayuga | 3 | 75,454 | June 2017 |
| Chazy Lake | Clinton | 3 | 8,400 | May 2015 |
| Meacham Lake | Franklin | 2 | 6,500 | May 2015 |
| Eighth Lake | Hamilton | 2 | 1,000 | May 2012 |
| Otsego Lake | Otsego | 2 | 11,000 | May 2012 |
| Lake Ozonia | St. Lawrence | 2 | 104 | November 2011 |
| Lake Eaton | Essex | 1 | 74 | November 2023 |
| Ninemile Creek | Onondaga | 1 | 2,614 | April 2017 |
| Mirror Lake | Essex | 1 | 110 | November 2013 |
| Lake Placid | Essex | 1 | 2,000 | June 2012 |
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.
