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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascack Brook | Bergen | 10 | 2,360 | March 2020 |
| Winslow Pond | Saratoga | 9 | 520 | September 2025 |
| Woods Lake | Hamilton | 9 | 5,150 | May 2025 |
| Science Lake | Cattaraugus | 9 | 2,040 | April 2024 |
| Viele Pond | Warren | 9 | 3,600 | April 2024 |
| Webster Pond | Onondaga | 9 | 7,500 | March 2024 |
| First Lake | Hamilton | 9 | 4,960 | May 2021 |
| Blue Lake | Westchester | 9 | 7,930 | April 2019 |
| Eaton Reservoir | Madison | 9 | 17,320 | April 2019 |
| Dyke Creek | Allegany | 8 | 7,580 | March 2024 |
| Lake Gilead | Putnam | 8 | 7,460 | April 2018 |
| Lake Gleneida | Putnam | 8 | 7,460 | April 2018 |
| Lake Erie | Lake | 8 | 21,790 | April 2017 |
| Springwater Creek | Livingston | 7 | 29,200 | April 2025 |
| Titicus Reservoir | Westchester | 7 | 28,220 | April 2025 |
| Great Valley Creek | Cattaraugus | 7 | 12,230 | April 2024 |
| Mill Creek | Chautauqua | 7 | 2,460 | April 2024 |
| Cassadaga Creek | Chautauqua | 7 | 3,170 | March 2024 |
| Hoosic River | Rensselaer | 7 | 1,950 | April 2020 |
| Alplaus Kill | Schenectady | 7 | 2,150 | April 2018 |
| Buffalo River | Erie | 7 | 27,160 | April 2017 |
| Oliver Pond | Essex | 6 | 4,020 | April 2025 |
| Black Creek | Allegany | 6 | 3,930 | April 2024 |
| Dodge Creek | Allegany | 6 | 8,540 | March 2024 |
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.
