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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondequoit Creek | Monroe | 1 | 2,180 | March 2020 |
| Little Conewango Creek | Cattaraugus | 1 | 660 | March 2020 |
| Newville Creek | Livingston | 1 | 380 | March 2020 |
| Rice Brook | Cattaraugus | 1 | 220 | March 2020 |
| Snook Kill | Saratoga | 1 | 1,950 | March 2020 |
| Bear Swamp Creek | Cayuga | 1 | 1,950 | October 2016 |
| Grout Brook | Cortland | 1 | 1,950 | October 2016 |
| West Caroga Lake | Fulton | 1 | 280 | May 2016 |
| South Branch Grindstone Creek | Oswego | 1 | 2,000 | November 2015 |
| Matts Pond | Wyoming | 1 | 70 | September 2014 |
| West Branch Cayuga Inlet | Tompkins | 1 | 10,000 | May 2011 |
| Mill Pond | Suffolk | 1 | 400 | March 2011 |
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.
