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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Lake | Chenango | 13 | 22,670 | April 2025 |
| Millsite Lake | Jefferson | 13 | 6,290 | April 2025 |
| Little Buffalo Creek | Erie | 13 | 4,790 | March 2025 |
| Ninemile Creek | Onondaga | 13 | 1,611 | May 2023 |
| Jabe Pond | Warren | 13 | 10,000 | April 2021 |
| Basic Creek | Greene | 12 | 3,420 | April 2025 |
| Steele Creek | Herkimer | 12 | 8,830 | April 2021 |
| Cedar River | Essex | 12 | 7,530 | October 2020 |
| Ischua Creek | Cattaraugus | 11 | 33,080 | May 2025 |
| Ninemile Creek | Oneida | 11 | 33,852 | April 2025 |
| Red House Brook | Cattaraugus | 11 | 8,880 | March 2024 |
| Lake George | Warren | 11 | 81,859 | June 2021 |
| Bass Lake | Essex | 11 | 4,120 | May 2021 |
| Horseshoe Pond | Franklin | 11 | 10,280 | May 2021 |
| Black Pond | Franklin | 11 | 2,290 | April 2021 |
| Trout Lake | St. Lawrence | 11 | 32,560 | April 2021 |
| Chautauqua Creek | Chautauqua | 10 | 85,200 | October 2025 |
| Canacadea Creek | Allegany | 10 | 4,760 | March 2025 |
| Round Pond | Warren | 10 | 2,810 | May 2024 |
| Scribner Pond | Clinton | 10 | 960 | May 2024 |
| Cohocton River | Steuben | 10 | 28,490 | May 2022 |
| Bullhead Pond | Hamilton | 10 | 2,790 | May 2021 |
| Trout Brook | Warren | 10 | 15,050 | May 2021 |
| Poultney River | Washington | 10 | 4,580 | April 2020 |
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.
