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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owasco Inlet | Cayuga | 20 | 267,000 | October 2025 |
| Queechy Lake | Columbia | 20 | 32,680 | April 2025 |
| Star Lake | St. Lawrence | 20 | 43,760 | April 2025 |
| Croton River | Westchester | 20 | 14,020 | March 2025 |
| Moodna Creek | Orange | 20 | 38,070 | March 2025 |
| Titicus River | Westchester | 20 | 5,900 | March 2025 |
| Thompsons Lake | Albany | 19 | 63,000 | June 2025 |
| Seventh Lake | Hamilton | 19 | 67,950 | May 2025 |
| Balfour Lake | Essex | 19 | 14,320 | April 2025 |
| Lake Colby | Franklin | 19 | 58,400 | March 2025 |
| Walloomsac River | Rensselaer | 19 | 27,960 | March 2025 |
| Geddes Brook | Onondaga | 19 | 2,575 | May 2024 |
| Eighteenmile Creek | Erie | 18 | 123,550 | October 2025 |
| Third Lake | Herkimer | 18 | 37,690 | October 2025 |
| Chazy Lake | Clinton | 18 | 149,360 | June 2025 |
| Paradox Lake | Essex | 18 | 94,540 | June 2025 |
| Cayuga Inlet | Tompkins | 18 | 193,755 | May 2025 |
| Enfield Creek | Tompkins | 18 | 179,505 | May 2025 |
| Dutch Hollow Brook | Cayuga | 17 | 143,200 | October 2025 |
| Sylvia Lake | St. Lawrence | 17 | 42,340 | June 2025 |
| Eighth Lake | Hamilton | 17 | 46,010 | May 2025 |
| Nissequogue River | Suffolk | 17 | 4,650 | May 2025 |
| West Branch Sacandaga River | Hamilton | 17 | 13,830 | May 2025 |
| Cayuga Creek | Erie | 17 | 26,800 | April 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.
