Brook trout stocking in New York
NYSDEC stocked 356,656 brook trout in 348 New York waters in 2025.
- brook trout stocked in 2025
- 356,656
- waters stocked in 2025
- 348
- yearly average, 2011–2024
- 517,134
Waters with the most brook trout in 2025
| Water | County | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Chateaugay Lake | Clinton | 30,860 |
| Cranberry Lake | St Lawrence | 15,890 |
| Pharaoh Lake | Essex | 10,000 |
| Cedar Lake | Hamilton | 7,500 |
| Jabe Pond | Warren | 6,000 |
| Blue Mountain lake | Hamilton | 5,140 |
| Hewitt Pond | Essex | 5,100 |
| Indian Lake | Hamilton | 5,000 |
| Henderson Lake | Essex | 4,700 |
| Wilcox Lake | Warren | 4,700 |
| Horseshoe Pond | Franklin | 4,000 |
| Spruce Lake | Hamilton | 3,900 |
| twitchell lake | Herkimer | 3,650 |
| South Lake | Herkimer | 3,500 |
| Whitney Lake | Hamilton | 3,500 |
| Bug Lake | Hamilton | 3,200 |
| Boquet River | Essex | 3,050 |
| Squaw Lake | Hamilton | 3,000 |
| Twitchell Lake | Herkimer | 3,000 |
| Stony Pond | Essex | 2,900 |
| Bear Pond | Herkimer | 2,800 |
| Crotched Pond | Hamilton | 2,800 |
| Metcalf Lake | Hamilton | 2,800 |
| Mud Lake | Hamilton | 2,800 |
| Big Rock Lake | Hamilton | 2,500 |
Linked names have a page on this site; the others are listed as the agency spells them.
Brook trout stocked each year
Source: DEC fish stocking lists (actual), data.ny.gov and the DEC spring trout stocking plan, data.ny.gov, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Pulled .