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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaseraga Creek | Madison | 2 | 880 | April 2020 |
| Canastota Creek | Madison | 2 | 480 | April 2020 |
| Hiawatha Lake | Onondaga | 2 | 1,000 | April 2016 |
| Dansville Reservoir | Livingston | 2 | 1,200 | April 2012 |
| Long Pond | Rensselaer | 2 | 2,400 | April 2012 |
| Massapequa Creek | Nassau | 2 | 800 | March 2012 |
| Lower Lake | Suffolk | 2 | 1,500 | April 2011 |
| Ballard Pond | Dutchess | 1 | 590 | May 2025 |
| Foster Pond | Chemung | 1 | 590 | May 2025 |
| Poesten Kill | Rensselaer | 1 | 2,000 | November 2024 |
| Minerva Stream | Essex | 1 | 400 | June 2022 |
| Kayaderosseras Creek | Saratoga | 1 | 4,360 | November 2021 |
| Stewarts Bridge Reservoir | Saratoga | 1 | 4,160 | November 2020 |
| Canisteo River | Steuben | 1 | 830 | April 2020 |
| Crum Creek | Fulton | 1 | 480 | April 2020 |
| Daly Creek | Saratoga | 1 | 380 | April 2020 |
| Hale Creek | Fulton | 1 | 590 | April 2020 |
| Paul Creek | Saratoga | 1 | 190 | April 2020 |
| Stony Creek | Warren | 1 | 1,540 | April 2020 |
| Beaver Meadow Creek | Wyoming | 1 | 300 | March 2020 |
| Bog Meadow Brook | Saratoga | 1 | 380 | March 2020 |
| Bone Run | Cattaraugus | 1 | 220 | March 2020 |
| Glowegee Creek | Saratoga | 1 | 940 | March 2020 |
| Haskell Creek | Cattaraugus | 1 | 530 | March 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.
