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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whey Pond | Franklin | 17 | 18,280 | April 2025 |
| Black River | Lewis | 17 | 79,630 | May 2022 |
| Sixth Lake | Hamilton | 16 | 19,990 | May 2025 |
| Brant Lake | Warren | 16 | 49,886 | April 2025 |
| Catharine Creek | Schuyler | 16 | 152,770 | April 2025 |
| Lebanon Reservoir | Madison | 16 | 30,860 | March 2025 |
| Goose Creek | Chautauqua | 16 | 9,120 | April 2024 |
| Allen Lake | Otsego | 16 | 12,955 | March 2024 |
| Salmon River | Oswego | 16 | 8,770 | April 2020 |
| Canadaway Creek | Chautauqua | 15 | 86,750 | October 2025 |
| Launt Pond | Delaware | 15 | 21,160 | October 2025 |
| Big Pond | Delaware | 15 | 3,600 | May 2025 |
| Clear Pond | Hamilton | 15 | 10,080 | May 2025 |
| Little Pond | Delaware | 15 | 2,870 | May 2025 |
| Owasco Lake | Cayuga | 15 | 74,230 | May 2025 |
| Rattlesnake Creek | Suffolk | 15 | 2,890 | May 2025 |
| Rushford Lake | Allegany | 15 | 54,650 | May 2025 |
| Drain Pond | Franklin | 15 | 2,310 | April 2025 |
| East Lake | Essex | 15 | 7,180 | April 2025 |
| Greenwood Lake | Orange | 15 | 28,760 | April 2025 |
| Grove Brook | Essex | 15 | 1,725 | April 2025 |
| Lake Eaton | Hamilton | 15 | 44,600 | April 2025 |
| Laurel Lake | Suffolk | 15 | 4,330 | April 2025 |
| Little Long Pond | Franklin | 15 | 14,380 | 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.
