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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldridge Lake | Chemung | 37 | 21,084 | May 2025 |
| Carlls River | Suffolk | 35 | 5,450 | March 2025 |
| Mirror Lake | Essex | 34 | 33,565 | May 2025 |
| Hinckley Reservoir | Herkimer | 33 | 113,540 | June 2025 |
| Moose Pond | Essex | 33 | 36,690 | May 2025 |
| Salmon Creek | Tompkins | 32 | 459,170 | October 2025 |
| Connetquot River | Suffolk | 31 | 13,610 | May 2025 |
| Indian River | Hamilton | 31 | 36,700 | April 2025 |
| Upper Lake | Suffolk | 31 | 11,620 | April 2025 |
| North Branch Great Chazy River | Clinton | 30 | 34,615 | May 2025 |
| Belmont Lake | Suffolk | 30 | 25,160 | April 2025 |
| Fourth Lake | Herkimer | 29 | 217,450 | October 2025 |
| Glen Lake | Warren | 29 | 36,126 | October 2025 |
| Arnold Lake | Otsego | 28 | 25,220 | June 2025 |
| Gilbert Lake | Otsego | 28 | 27,512 | June 2025 |
| Moreau Lake | Saratoga | 27 | 57,460 | April 2025 |
| Otsquago Creek | Montgomery | 27 | 10,115 | March 2025 |
| Shaver Pond | Rensselaer | 26 | 28,570 | June 2025 |
| Clear Pond | Essex | 26 | 9,920 | May 2025 |
| Thirteenth Lake | Warren | 25 | 27,307 | May 2025 |
| North Creek | Warren | 24 | 18,095 | May 2025 |
| Red House Lake | Cattaraugus | 23 | 10,850 | October 2025 |
| Edgecomb Pond | Warren | 23 | 10,500 | April 2025 |
| Rutgers Creek | Orange | 23 | 36,420 | March 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.
