Big Pond
NYSDEC reported 2,239 trout stocked in Big Pond (Delaware County) in 2025, the latest year in its stocking lists. The most recent month listed is September 2025. DEC lists stocking by month, not by day.
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Big Pond in numbers
- trout stocked in 2025
- 2,239
- yearly average, 2015–2024
- 1,452
- years stocked since 2011
- 15
Every stocking record
DEC stocking lists for the last three years on record, by month and species, newest first, then yearly totals, and the spring plan DEC published for this water. DEC lists each batch with its average length; where a month has several batches the range is shown.
| When (DEC wording) | Species | Fish | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | 260 | 8 inches |
| Spring 2026 | Brown trout | 230 | 8 inches |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brown trout | 1,002 | 3 | 14.8–17.1 in |
| August | Brown trout | 757 | 4 | 14.8–17.1 in |
| May | Rainbow trout | 260 | 1 | 9 in |
| May | Brown trout | 220 | 1 | 7.2 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brown trout | 534 | 4 | 13.8–17.3 in |
| August | Brown trout | 401 | 2 | 13.8–17.3 in |
| April | Rainbow trout | 260 | 1 | 9.1 in |
| April | Brown trout | 230 | 1 | 8.4 in |
| Month | Species | Fish | Batches | Average length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | Brown trout | 893 | 7 | 14.1–20.3 in |
| August | Brown trout | 63 | 2 | 14.1–20.3 in |
| April | Rainbow trout | 250 | 1 | 9.4 in |
| April | Brown trout | 210 | 1 | 8.9 in |
| Year | Fish |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,239 |
| 2024 | 1,425 |
| 2023 | 1,416 |
| 2022 | 1,197 |
| 2021 | 1,423 |
| 2020 | 1,715 |
| 2019 | 1,670 |
| 2018 | 1,260 |
| 2017 | 1,530 |
| 2016 | 1,440 |
| 2015 | 1,440 |
| 2014 | 1,340 |
| 2013 | 1,600 |
| 2012 | 1,410 |
| 2011 | 1,390 |
Trout stocked each year
DEC’s lists end with the latest year it has published. The tallest year is yellow.
What is stocked here
| Species | Fish | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 18,895 | 84% |
| Rainbow trout | 3,600 | 16% |
Map point 42.0469, -74.7238: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this reservoir (feature 943941). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.
Also in Delaware County: Delaware River West Branch, Beaver Kill.
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 . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.