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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Run | Cattaraugus | 6 | 7,850 | March 2024 |
| Tonawanda Creek | Erie | 6 | 6,360 | March 2024 |
| Nanticoke Creek | Broome | 6 | 5,100 | March 2021 |
| Palmer Pond | Warren | 6 | 3,000 | May 2017 |
| Canada Lake | Fulton | 5 | 8,940 | June 2025 |
| Dead Lake | Washington | 5 | 2,700 | May 2025 |
| Canaan Lake | Suffolk | 5 | 4,580 | March 2025 |
| Cowaselon Creek | Madison | 5 | 4,280 | April 2024 |
| Buffalo Creek | Erie | 5 | 2,470 | March 2024 |
| Green Lake | Onondaga | 5 | 9,800 | April 2020 |
| Wrights Creek | Cattaraugus | 4 | 1,520 | April 2024 |
| Lake Ozonia | St. Lawrence | 3 | 10,000 | October 2025 |
| Second Pond | Rensselaer | 3 | 2,650 | November 2024 |
| Clay Pond | Chautauqua | 3 | 920 | April 2024 |
| Bear Lake Outlet | Chautauqua | 3 | 1,340 | April 2022 |
| Caneadea Creek | Allegany | 3 | 2,160 | April 2022 |
| Oatka Creek | Genesee | 3 | 2,070 | April 2022 |
| English Brook | Warren | 3 | 5,765 | July 2020 |
| Hague Brook | Warren | 3 | 11,781 | July 2020 |
| West Brook | Warren | 3 | 8,750 | July 2020 |
| Cayadutta Creek | Fulton | 3 | 1,870 | April 2020 |
| Oxshoe Pond | Essex | 3 | 650 | May 2013 |
| Connoisarauley Creek | Cattaraugus | 2 | 580 | April 2021 |
| East Branch Nanticoke Creek | Broome | 2 | 390 | March 2021 |
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.
