Stocking Report
Walleye stocking in New York
270 recorded stockings, 31 waters, averaging 1.31" at release, from New York state agency records. Every water links to its own page.
Latest recorded stocking: Jun 1, 2025
When walleye goes in
81% of recorded stockings happen in June.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- 6%Apr
- 12%May
- 81%Jun
- 0%Jul
- 1%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 114,409 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 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Chautauqua Lake | Chautauqua | 18 | 1,045,417 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Honeoye Lake | Ontario | 18 | 67,314,679 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Oneida Lake | Oswego | 17 | 2,323,853,683 | May 1, 2025 |
| Saratoga Lake | Saratoga | 17 | 222,678,456 | May 1, 2025 |
| Otisco Lake | Onondaga | 16 | 572,504 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Fort Pond | Suffolk | 15 | 63,117 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | Suffolk | 15 | 78,596 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Rio Reservoir | Sullivan | 11 | 96,650 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Snyders Lake | Rensselaer | 10 | 21,628 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Jamesville Reservoir | Onondaga | 9 | 61,139 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Loon Lake | Warren | 8 | 95,988 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Salmon River Reservoir | Oswego | 7 | 412,303 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Bear Lake | Chautauqua | 7 | 17,189 | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Findley Lake | Chautauqua | 7 | 39,647 | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Rainbow Lake | Franklin | 6 | 44,387 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Silver Lake | Wyoming | 6 | 86,680 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Cross Lake | Cayuga | 6 | 261,000 | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Lake Taghkanic | Columbia | 6 | 20,241 | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Kiwassa Lake | Franklin | 6 | 27,560 | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Fern Lake | Clinton | 5 | 46,549 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Putnam Pond | Essex | 5 | 23,374 | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Cazenovia Lake | Madison | 5 | 107,015 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Seneca River | Onondaga | 5 | 114,449 | Jun 1, 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.
