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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuta Lake | Schuyler | 7 | 47,255 | June 2025 |
| Salmon River Reservoir | Oswego | 7 | 412,303 | June 2025 |
| DeRuyter Reservoir | Madison | 7 | 12,100,000 | May 2025 |
| Bear Lake | Chautauqua | 7 | 17,189 | June 2023 |
| Findley Lake | Chautauqua | 7 | 39,647 | June 2023 |
| Lime Lake | Cattaraugus | 7 | 27,456 | June 2023 |
| Rainbow Lake | Franklin | 6 | 44,387 | June 2024 |
| Silver Lake | Wyoming | 6 | 86,680 | June 2024 |
| Cross Lake | Cayuga | 6 | 261,000 | June 2023 |
| Lake Taghkanic | Columbia | 6 | 20,241 | June 2021 |
| Kiwassa Lake | Franklin | 6 | 27,560 | June 2018 |
| Fern Lake | Clinton | 5 | 46,549 | June 2025 |
| Putnam Pond | Essex | 5 | 23,374 | June 2021 |
| Cazenovia Lake | Madison | 5 | 107,015 | June 2020 |
| Seneca River | Onondaga | 5 | 114,449 | June 2020 |
| East Sidney Lake | Delaware | 5 | 20,640 | June 2019 |
| Sacandaga Lake | Hamilton | 5 | 131,875 | June 2018 |
| Titicus Reservoir | Westchester | 5 | 68,035 | June 2018 |
| Lake Pleasant | Hamilton | 4 | 110,000 | June 2015 |
| Otter Lake | Cayuga | 4 | 20,800 | June 2014 |
| Green Lake | Onondaga | 4 | 120,000 | May 2014 |
| East Branch Reservoir | Putnam | 3 | 31,500 | June 2024 |
| Swinging Bridge Reservoir | Sullivan | 3 | 49,900 | June 2024 |
| Red House Lake | Cattaraugus | 3 | 6,000 | June 2013 |
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.
