Stocking Report
Rainbow Trout stocking in New York
3,027 recorded stockings, 150 waters, averaging 10.05" at release, from New York state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Oct 1, 2025
When rainbow trout goes in
66% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- 0%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 18%Mar
- 36%Apr
- 30%May
- 6%Jun
- 0%Jul
- Aug
- 1%Sep
- 7%Oct
- 2%Nov
- 0%Dec
Share of all recorded rainbow 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 114,409 records to work out why.
Where rainbow trout gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhook Creek | Columbia | 128 | 95,270 | May 1, 2025 |
| Schroon River | Warren | 126 | 108,384 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| West Branch Ausable River | Essex | 106 | 33,474 | May 1, 2025 |
| Saranac River | Clinton | 102 | 98,085 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Genesee River | Monroe | 95 | 131,885 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Hudson River | New York | 75 | 181,945 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Great Sacandaga Lake | Fulton | 73 | 347,920 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| East Branch Ausable River | Essex | 73 | 61,125 | May 1, 2025 |
| Lake Ontario | Cayuga | 67 | 625,215 | May 1, 2019 |
| Chateaugay River | Franklin | 65 | 34,486 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Carmans River | Suffolk | 65 | 21,540 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ramapo River | Passaic | 64 | 56,930 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Quaker Lake | Dutchess | 51 | 24,185 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Mettawee River | Washington | 51 | 126,190 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ausable River | Clinton | 49 | 21,550 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Boreas River | Essex | 49 | 15,200 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Lake Luzerne | Warren | 47 | 31,822 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Skaneateles Creek | Cayuga | 44 | 68,850 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Crum Elbow Creek | Dutchess | 42 | 17,980 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Shawangunk Kill | Ulster | 40 | 60,740 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Lake Placid | Essex | 39 | 162,455 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Skaneateles Lake | Onondaga | 38 | 348,080 | May 1, 2025 |
| Carlls River | Suffolk | 35 | 5,450 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Mirror Lake | Essex | 34 | 33,565 | May 1, 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.
