Stocking Report
Rainbow Trout stocking in New York
4,084 recorded stockings, 228 waters, averaging 9.73" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: October 2025
When rainbow trout goes in
68% of recorded stockings happen from April through May.
- 0%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 16%Mar
- 36%Apr
- 32%May
- 5%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 114,145 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 2025 |
| Schroon River | Warren | 126 | 108,384 | October 2025 |
| West Branch Ausable River | Essex | 106 | 33,474 | May 2025 |
| Salmon River | Franklin | 105 | 165,685 | June 2025 |
| Saranac River | Clinton | 102 | 98,085 | June 2025 |
| Genesee River | Monroe | 95 | 131,885 | October 2025 |
| Hudson River | New York | 75 | 181,945 | October 2025 |
| Great Sacandaga Lake | Fulton | 73 | 347,920 | October 2025 |
| East Branch Ausable River | Essex | 73 | 61,125 | May 2025 |
| Lake Ontario | Cayuga | 67 | 625,215 | May 2019 |
| Chateaugay River | Franklin | 65 | 34,486 | June 2025 |
| Carmans River | Suffolk | 65 | 21,540 | May 2025 |
| Ramapo River | Passaic | 64 | 56,930 | April 2025 |
| Quaker Lake | Dutchess | 51 | 24,185 | October 2025 |
| Mettawee River | Washington | 51 | 126,190 | May 2025 |
| Ausable River | Clinton | 49 | 21,550 | June 2025 |
| Boreas River | Essex | 49 | 15,200 | April 2025 |
| Lake Luzerne | Warren | 47 | 31,822 | October 2025 |
| Chenango Lake | Broome | 45 | 159,640 | May 2025 |
| Skaneateles Creek | Cayuga | 44 | 68,850 | April 2025 |
| Crum Elbow Creek | Dutchess | 42 | 17,980 | April 2025 |
| Shawangunk Kill | Ulster | 40 | 60,740 | March 2025 |
| Lake Placid | Essex | 39 | 162,455 | June 2025 |
| Skaneateles Lake | Onondaga | 38 | 348,080 | May 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.
