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New York fish stocking report

Official trout, salmon and warmwater hatchery release records across public waters in New York.

1,744
stocking records (24 mo)
521
waters planted
222,793,803
total fish released
Dec 1, 2025
most recent plant

Recent stocking events

Stocking data recorded from official state hatchery release records. Exact release counts subject to agency revision.
DateWaterCountySpeciesCountSize
Dec 1, 2025Little Green PondFranklinRound Whitefish474yearling
Nov 1, 2025Argyle LakeSuffolkBrown Trout128catchable
Nov 1, 2025Cayuga LakeCayugaLake Trout70,000yearling
Nov 1, 2025Fall CreekTompkinsBrook Trout450yearling
Nov 1, 2025Lake ColbyFranklinAtlantic Salmon25catchable
Nov 1, 2025Lake ColbyFranklinAtlantic Salmon42catchable
Nov 1, 2025Lake EatonHamiltonAtlantic Salmon50catchable
Nov 1, 2025Lake EatonHamiltonAtlantic Salmon20catchable
Nov 1, 2025Lake of the WoodsJeffersonAtlantic Salmon22catchable
Nov 1, 2025Lake of the WoodsJeffersonAtlantic Salmon16catchable
Nov 1, 2025Launt PondDelawareBrook Trout1,050yearling
Nov 1, 2025Limekiln LakeHamiltonSplake1,000fingerling
Nov 1, 2025Little Clear PondFranklinRound Whitefish9,624fingerling
Nov 1, 2025Massapequa LakeNassauBrown Trout595catchable
Nov 1, 2025Meacham LakeFranklinSplake1,000fingerling
Nov 1, 2025Millsite LakeJeffersonAtlantic Salmon15catchable
Nov 1, 2025Millsite LakeJeffersonAtlantic Salmon22catchable
Nov 1, 2025Quiver PondHerkimerBrook Trout450yearling
Nov 1, 2025Schroon LakeEssexAtlantic Salmon27catchable
Nov 1, 2025Schroon LakeEssexAtlantic Salmon13catchable
Nov 1, 2025Sixberry LakeJeffersonAtlantic Salmon15catchable
Nov 1, 2025Sixberry LakeJeffersonAtlantic Salmon22catchable
Nov 1, 2025Thirteenth LakeWarrenSplake1,000fingerling
Nov 1, 2025Twitchell LakeHerkimerBrook Trout3,000yearling
Nov 1, 2025Upper LakeSuffolkBrown Trout255catchable
Nov 1, 2025West LakeSuffolkBrown Trout255catchable
Oct 1, 2025Allegheny RiverCattaraugusMuskellunge1,050yearling
Oct 1, 2025Argyle LakeSuffolkBrown Trout255catchable
Oct 1, 2025Bear LakeChautauquaMuskellunge550yearling
Oct 1, 2025Benz PondFranklinBrook Trout700fingerling
Oct 1, 2025Black LakeSt. LawrenceLake Sturgeon1,500fry
Oct 1, 2025Blue Mountain LakeHamiltonBrook Trout5,140fingerling
Oct 1, 2025Canaan LakeSuffolkBrown Trout170catchable
Oct 1, 2025Canadaway CreekChautauquaRainbow Trout10,000yearling
Oct 1, 2025Canandaigua LakeOntarioLake Trout24,100yearling
Oct 1, 2025Carmans RiverSuffolkBrown Trout170catchable
Oct 1, 2025Cassadaga CreekChautauquaMuskellunge500yearling
Oct 1, 2025Cattaraugus CreekErieRainbow Trout15,000yearling
Oct 1, 2025Cattaraugus CreekErieBrown Trout75catchable
Oct 1, 2025Cattaraugus CreekErieLake Sturgeon996yearling
Oct 1, 2025Cattaraugus CreekErieBrown Trout300catchable
Oct 1, 2025Cattaraugus CreekErieBrown Trout87catchable
Oct 1, 2025Chapel PondEssexRound Whitefish460fingerling
Oct 1, 2025Chapel PondEssexBrook Trout500fingerling
Oct 1, 2025Chautauqua CreekChautauquaRainbow Trout10,000yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chautauqua LakeChautauquaMuskellunge3,100yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chautauqua LakeChautauquaMuskellunge4,890yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chautauqua LakeChautauquaMuskellunge3,140yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chautauqua LakeChautauquaMuskellunge4,980yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chemung RiverChemungMuskellunge850yearling
Oct 1, 2025Chemung RiverChemungMuskellunge600yearling
Oct 1, 2025Conewango CreekCattaraugusMuskellunge200yearling
Oct 1, 2025Conewango CreekCattaraugusMuskellunge1,050yearling
Oct 1, 2025Cranberry LakeSt. LawrenceBrook Trout15,890fingerling
Oct 1, 2025Deep PondSuffolkBrown Trout340catchable
Oct 1, 2025Dutch Hollow BrookCayugaRainbow Trout10,000fingerling
Oct 1, 2025East Koy CreekWyomingBrown Trout200catchable
Oct 1, 2025East Koy CreekWyomingBrown Trout45catchable
Oct 1, 2025East Koy CreekWyomingBrown Trout45catchable
Oct 1, 2025Eighteenmile CreekErieRainbow Trout10,000yearling

Plus 1684 more stocking events in the archive.

Agency stocking schedules

Official New York stocking schedules and hatchery reports are published on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation portal. Visit official stocking schedule

Sources: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · State fish hatchery records. Checked: Nov 30, 2025. Official links open the agency page. How we use data