Stocking Report
Walleye stocking in New York
485 recorded stockings, 52 waters, averaging 1.15" at release, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: June 2025
When walleye goes in
65% of recorded stockings happen in June.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- 12%Apr
- 21%May
- 65%Jun
- 0%Jul
- 2%Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Share of all recorded walleye 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 walleye gets stocked in New York
| Water | County | Stockings | Fish | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conesus Lake | Livingston | 25 | 1,258,898 | June 2025 |
| Canadarago Lake | Otsego | 22 | 877,898 | June 2025 |
| Chautauqua Lake | Chautauqua | 18 | 1,045,417 | June 2024 |
| Honeoye Lake | Ontario | 18 | 67,314,679 | June 2024 |
| Black Lake | St. Lawrence | 17 | 322,444,328 | May 2025 |
| Oneida Lake | Oswego | 17 | 2,323,853,683 | May 2025 |
| Saratoga Lake | Saratoga | 17 | 222,678,456 | May 2025 |
| Otisco Lake | Onondaga | 16 | 572,504 | June 2025 |
| Pleasant Lake | St. Lawrence | 16 | 9,846,840 | May 2025 |
| Red Lake | Jefferson | 16 | 12,610,560 | May 2025 |
| Fort Pond | Suffolk | 15 | 63,117 | June 2025 |
| Hyde Lake | Jefferson | 15 | 63,160 | June 2025 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | Suffolk | 15 | 78,596 | June 2025 |
| Butterfield Lake | Jefferson | 15 | 45,036,660 | May 2025 |
| Grass Lake | St. Lawrence | 15 | 14,316,290 | May 2025 |
| Eaton Reservoir | Madison | 15 | 11,333,720 | April 2025 |
| Payne Lake | Jefferson | 12 | 4,269,590 | May 2025 |
| Rio Reservoir | Sullivan | 11 | 96,650 | June 2024 |
| Schoharie Reservoir | Schoharie | 11 | 245,380 | June 2024 |
| Snyders Lake | Rensselaer | 10 | 21,628 | June 2025 |
| Horseshoe Lake | St. Lawrence | 10 | 85,104 | June 2024 |
| Jamesville Reservoir | Onondaga | 9 | 61,139 | June 2025 |
| Loon Lake | Warren | 8 | 95,988 | June 2024 |
| Crystal Lake | Jefferson | 8 | 2,846,780 | May 2018 |
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.
