The 2026 spring stocking is finished. These are this year's planned stockings for reference. DEC publishes next spring's plan in mid-March and this page switches over automatically.
Every stocked water, by county
57 counties
Albany County
- Basic Creek First week of April
- Six Mile Waterworks March to April
- Thompsons Lake Spring (week not set)
- Vly Creek Third week of March
Allegany County
- Allen Lake Second week of April
- Black Creek First week of April
- California Hollow Brook Third week of March
- Canacadea Creek Second week of April
- Canaseraga Creek First week of April
- Clarksville Town Pond Early April
- Cryder Creek Fourth week of March
- Dodge Creek Third week of March
- Dyke Creek Fourth week of March
- Genesee River Third week of March
- Little Genesee Creek Third week of March
- Root Creek Third week of March
- Rushford Camp Pond During June
- Rushford Lake Spring (week not set)
Broome County
- Arctic Lake Spring (week not set)
- Chenango Lake During March
- Dudley Creek Third week of March
- Finch Hollow Site 1 (Overbrook) During April
- Greenwood Lake During April
- Little Choconut 2e Spring (week not set)
- Nanticoke 7a During April
- Nanticoke Creek Third week of March
- Nanticoke Creek East Branch Third week of March
- Nanticoke Lake During May
- Oquaga Creek First week of April
- Palmers Pond Spring (week not set)
- Patterson Pond (#1) During April
Cattaraugus County
- Birch Run Pond #1 Early April
- Bone Run Second week of April
- Case Lake Second week of April
- Cattaraugus Creek South Branch First week of April
- County Pond A Early April
- County Pond B Early April
- Crandall Pond Mid April
- Elton Creek Third week of March
- Five Mile Creek First week of April
- Forks Creek First week of April
- Franklinville Conservation Club Pond Fourth week of March
- Great Valley Creek First week of April
- Harwood Lake Second week of April
- Ischua Creek Fourth week of March
- Lake Flavia Mid April
- Little Conewango Creek Fourth week of March
- Mansfield Creek First week of April
- New Albion Lake Spring (week not set)
- Paisley Park Pond During March
- Quaker Lake During March
- Quaker Run Fourth week of March
- Red House Brook Fourth week of March
- Red House Lake During April
- Science Lake During March
Cayuga County
- Cayuga Lake During April
- Fall Creek Third week of April
- Lake Ontario Mid May
- North Brook Third week of April
- Owasco Inlet Mid April
- Owasco Lake During May
- Owasco Outlet Fourth week of April
Chautauqua County
- Canadaway Creek First week of April
- Cassadaga Creek Fourth week of March
- Clay Pond Early April
- Goose Creek Fourth week of March
- Mill Creek First week of April
Chemung County
- Cayuta Creek Fourth week of March
- Eldridge Lake March to April
- Park Station Pond During April
- Sing Sing Creek Fourth week of March
Chenango County
- Bowman Lake During April
- Genegantslet Creek First week of April
- Guilford Lake During April
- Jeffrey Pond During May
- Mill Brook Reservoir During April
- Otselic River Fourth week of March
- Pharsalia Y Pond Spring (week not set)
Clinton County
- Altona School Pond Spring (week not set)
- Chazy Lake Spring (week not set)
- Dry Mill Brook First week of April
- Great Chazy River North Branch Second week of April
- Military Pond Spring (week not set)
- Mud Pond Spring (week not set)
- Peru Fish & Game Club Pond Spring (week not set)
- Salmon River First week of April
- Saranac River Fourth week of April
- Saranac River North Branch Third week of April
Columbia County
- Kinderhook Creek Third week of March
- Ore Pit Pond During April
- Queechy Lake Spring (week not set)
- Roeliff Jansen Kill Second week of April
- Weed Mines Pond During April
Cortland County
- Casterline Pond Mid April
- Durkee Park Pond Mid April
- Little York Lake Third week of April
- Otselic River Fourth week of March
- Tioughnioga River - West Branch Second week of April
- Tioughnioga River East Branch Third week of April
Delaware County
- Beaver Kill First week of April
- Big Pond Spring (week not set)
- Cannonsville Reservoir Early May
- Charlotte Creek Second week of April
- Delaware River East Branch Fourth week of April
- Delaware River West Branch First week of April
- Launt Pond During April
- Little Delaware River First week of April
- Little Pond Spring (week not set)
- Mud Pond Spring (week not set)
- Ouleout Creek First week of April
- Pepacton Reservoir Spring (week not set)
Dutchess County
- Crum Elbow Creek Fourth week of March
- Fishkill Creek Third week of March
- Overlook Park Pond Mid April
- Roeliff Jansen Kill Fourth week of March
- Sprout Creek Fourth week of March
- Swamp River Third week of March
- Sylvan Lake During April
- Ten Mile River Third week of March
- Wappingers Creek Third week of March
- Webatuck Creek Third week of March
Erie County
- Cattaraugus Creek First week of April
- Cayuga Creek First week of April
- Cazenovia Creek East Branch Fourth week of March
- Eighteenmile Creek Fourth week of March
- Ellicott Creek Fourth week of March
- Little Buffalo Creek Fourth week of March
- Main Park Pond - Village of Clarence Early April
- Sprague Brook Park - Foote Road Pond Mid April
- Sprague Brook Park A and B Pond Mid April
- Sprague Brook Park Veteran's Pond Mid April
- Springville Field and Stream Club Pond April to May
- Westwood Park Pond Early April
Essex County
- Ausable River - West Branch Second week of April
- Ausable River East Branch Second week of April
- Balfour Lake Spring (week not set)
- Big Sherman Pond Spring (week not set)
- Boquet River Fourth week of April
- Boreas River First week of May
- Cheney Pond Spring (week not set)
- Clear Pond Spring (week not set)
- Coldspring Pond Spring (week not set)
- Connery Pond Spring (week not set)
- Courtney Pond During May
- Crane Pond Spring (week not set)
- Dimmick Pond During May
- Eagle Lake Spring (week not set)
- Fifth Lake Essex Chain Spring (week not set)
- Glidden Marsh Spring (week not set)
- Goose Pond Spring (week not set)
- Gooseneck Pond Spring (week not set)
- Hudson River Spring (week not set)
- Lake Placid Spring (week not set)
- Long Pond Spring (week not set)
- Lost Pond Spring (week not set)
- Mirror Lake Spring (week not set)
- Moose Pond Spring (week not set)
- Munson Pond Spring (week not set)
- Oliver Pond Spring (week not set)
- Owen Pond Spring (week not set)
- Paradox Lake Spring (week not set)
- Rankin Pond Spring (week not set)
- Saranac River Fourth week of April
- Schroon River First week of May
- South Meadow Brook Second week of May
- Spruce Mill Brook First week of May
- Third Lake Essex Chain Spring (week not set)
- Tom Peck Pond Spring (week not set)
- Twentyninth Pond Spring (week not set)
- Vanderwacker Pond Spring (week not set)
- Ward Pond Spring (week not set)
- Westport Club Pond Spring (week not set)
- Westport Reservoir 1 Spring (week not set)
- Westport Reservoir 2 Spring (week not set)
- Willsboro Club Pond 1 Spring (week not set)
- Willsboro Club Pond 2 Spring (week not set)
- Winch Pond Spring (week not set)
Franklin County
- Chateaugay River Third week of April
- Chub Pond Spring (week not set)
- Deer Pond Spring (week not set)
- Deer River First week of May
- Drain Pond Spring (week not set)
- Green Pond Spring (week not set)
- Lake Clear Spring (week not set)
- Lake Colby Spring (week not set)
- Little Long Pond (East) Spring (week not set)
- Little Salmon River First week of April
- Malone Village Pond During April
- Mountain Pond C-P57 Spring (week not set)
- Rat Pond Spring (week not set)
- Rock Pond Spring (week not set)
- Salmon River Second week of April
- Saranac River First week of April
- Saranac River North Branch Fourth week of April
- St. Regis River First week of May
- Trout River Fourth week of April
- Two Bridge Brook Second week of May
- Whey Pond During May
Fulton County
- Canada Lake Spring (week not set)
- Cayadutta Creek Second week of April
- East Canada Creek First week of May
- East Caroga Lake Spring (week not set)
- Middle Sprite Creek Fourth week of April
- Northville Pond During April
- Wolford's Pond During April
Genesee County
- Dewitt Pond March to April
- Oatka Creek Third week of March
Greene County
- Basic Creek First week of April
- Batavia Kill Second week of April
- Catskill Creek First week of April
- Colgate Lake During April
- East Kill Second week of April
- Greens Lake Spring (week not set)
- Schoharie Creek First week of April
- West Kill First week of April
Hamilton County
- Cedar River Fourth week of April
- Cedar River Flow Spring (week not set)
- Clear Pond Spring (week not set)
- Eighth Lake Spring (week not set)
- Elbow Creek Reservoir During June
- First Lake Essex Chain Spring (week not set)
- Gilman Lake Spring (week not set)
- Indian Lake Spring (week not set)
- Indian River Fourth week of April
- Jessup River Second week of May
- Lake Eaton Spring (week not set)
- Lake Pleasant Spring (week not set)
- Mill Creek First week of May
- Raquette River Second week of May
- Sacandaga Lake Spring (week not set)
- Sacandaga River Second week of May
- Sacandaga River - West Branch Second week of May
- Seventh Lake Spring (week not set)
- Sixth Lake Spring (week not set)
- Sprague Pond Spring (week not set)
- Stephens Pond Spring (week not set)
- Unknown Pond Spring (week not set)
- Upper Mitchell Pond Spring (week not set)
- Wakely Pond Spring (week not set)
- West Canada Creek South Branch Fourth week of April
- Woods Lake Spring (week not set)
Herkimer County
- Beardsley Lake Spring (week not set)
- Fourth Lake Spring (week not set)
- Moss Lake Spring (week not set)
- Nicks Lake During May
- Old Forge Pond During April
- Otsquago Creek First week of April
- Prospect Reservoir Spring (week not set)
- Quiver Pond Third week of April
- Spruce Creek Third week of April
- Sunday Creek Second week of May
- Third Lake During May
- Twitchell Lake During May
- Unadilla River First week of April
- West Canada Creek Second week of April
Jefferson County
- Black Creek First week of May
- Black Creek West Branch First week of May
- Black River First week of May
- Felts Mills Creek First week of May
- Jacobs Creek First week of May
- Lake Ontario Mid May
- Millsite Lake Spring (week not set)
- Remington Pond First week of May
- Sandy Creek First week of May
- Sandy Creek North Branch First week of May
- South Sandy Creek First week of May
- Townsend Creek First week of May
Lewis County
- Alder Creek Third week of May
- Black River Second week of May
- Bonaparte Lake Spring (week not set)
- Deer River West Branch Second week of May
- Fish Creek East Branch First week of May
- Forestry Pond May to June
- Indian River First week of May
- Long Pond During May
- Moose River Second week of May
- Mud Pond Early May
- Oswegatchie River West Branch Second week of May
- Otter Creek Third week of May
- Point Rock Creek Fourth week of April
- Quarry Pond During May
- Rock Pond Early May
- Trout Lake Early May
Livingston County
- Springwater Creek During May
- Sugar Creek First week of April
Madison County
- Beaver Creek Second week of April
- Chenango River First week of April
- Chittenango Creek First week of April
- Chittenango Greek First week of April
- Eaton Reservoir Spring (week not set)
- Lebanon Reservoir Spring (week not set)
- Oneida Creek Second week of April
- Payne Brook Second week of April
- Sangerfield River Second week of April
- Upper Lelands Pond During May
Monroe County
- Lake Ontario During May
- Oatka Creek Third week of April
Montgomery County
- Canajoharie Creek Second week of April
Nassau County
- Massapequa Reservoir During March
- Oyster Bay Mill Pond During March
- Upper Twin Pond During March
Niagara County
- Hyde Park Lake Early April
- Lake Ontario During May
- Lower Niagara River During May
- Oppenheim Park Pond Early April
Oneida County
- Black River Second week of May
- Fish Creek East Branch Second week of May
- Fish Creek West Branch Second week of April
- Hinckley Reservoir Early May
- Lansing Kill Third week of April
- Mad River Fourth week of April
- Mohawk River First week of April
- Ninemile Creek First week of April
- Oneida Creek Second week of April
- Oriskany Creek Second week of April
- Point Rock Creek First week of May
- Sauquoit Creek Second week of April
- Sconondoa Creek First week of April
- West Canada Creek Second week of April
Onondaga County
- Skaneateles Lake Mid May
Ontario County
- Canadice Lake Spring (week not set)
- Canandaigua Lake Spring (week not set)
- Canandaigua Outlet Fourth week of March
Orange County
- Askoti Lake During April
- Bull Pond March to April
- Highland Brook March to April
- Island Pond Third week of April
- Lusk Reservoir March to April
- Moodna Creek Fourth week of March
- Neversink River Fourth week of March
- Popolopen Brook March to April
- Ramapo River Fourth week of March
- Round Pond March to April
- Rutgers Creek Fourth week of March
- Shawangunk Kill Fourth week of March
- Skanatati Lake Third week of April
- Walton Lake During April
Orleans County
- Lake Ontario During May
Oswego County
- Fish Creek - West Branch First week of May
- Lake Ontario Mid May
- Lighthouse Hill Reservoir During May
- Redfield Sportsmen's Pond During May
- Reese's Pond During May
- Salmon River First week of May
- Salmon River North Branch First week of May
Otsego County
- Basswood Pond Early May
- Elk Brook Second week of April
- Gilbert Lake Spring (week not set)
- Otego Creek Second week of April
- Schenevus Creek Second week of April
- Wharton Creek Second week of April
Putnam County
- Bog Brook Reservoir During April
- Croton Falls Reservoir During May
- Croton River East Branch Fourth week of March
- Croton River West Branch Fourth week of March
- Diverting Reservoir During April
- Lake Gilead During April
- Lake Gleneida During April
- Peekskill Hollow Brook Fourth week of March
- Pelton Pond During March
- Stillwater Pond During March
- West Branch Reservoir During April
Rensselaer County
- Arnold Lake During June
- Kinderhook Creek Third week of March
- Long Pond During June
- Poesten Kill Second week of April
- Second Pond During June
- Shaver Pond Spring (week not set)
- Town Park Pond April to May
- Walloomsac River Third week of March
Rockland County
- Hessian Lake During March
- Mahwah River Fourth week of March
- Minisceongo Creek Fourth week of March
- Minisceongo Creek North Branch Fourth week of March
- Pascack Brook Fourth week of March
- Ramapo River Fourth week of March
- Stony Brook Fourth week of March
Saratoga County
- Corinth Reservoir Ponds During March
- Geyser Brook Third week of April
- Glowegee Creek Fourth week of April
- Great Sacandaga Lake Mid March
- Kayaderosseras Creek First week of April
- Moreau Lake Spring (week not set)
- Palmer Lake Spring (week not set)
- Snook Kill Fourth week of March
- Upper Corinth Reservoir Spring (week not set)
Schenectady County
- Lisha Kill Third week of March
Schoharie County
- Holding Pond Early May
- Mallet Pond Early May
- West Kill Third week of April
Schuyler County
- Ballard Pond Spring (week not set)
- Catharine Creek April to May
- Cayuta Creek Fourth week of March
- Foster Pond Spring (week not set)
- Potomac Pond Spring (week not set)
Seneca County
- Canoga Creek Second week of April
- Seneca Lake Spring (week not set)
St Lawrence County
- Bog River Third week of May
- Grass River Second week of May
- Grass River South Branch Second week of May
- Hopkinton Brook First week of April
- Little River First week of May
- Oswegatchie River Third week of May
- Ozonia Lake Spring (week not set)
- Parishville Reservoir During May
- Plumb Brook Second week of May
- St. Regis River First week of May
- St. Regis River - West Branch First week of May
- Star Lake Spring (week not set)
- Sucker Lake During May
- Sylvia Lake During May
- Trout Brook First week of April
Steuben County
- Bennett Creek First week of April
- Canacadea Creek Fourth week of March
- Canisteo River Fourth week of March
- Cohocton River Third week of March
- Cold Brook Spring (week not set)
- Meads Creek Fourth week of March
- Post Creek Fourth week of March
Suffolk County
- Argyle Lake During March
- Belmont Lake During March
- Canaan Lake During April
- Carlls River Third week of March
- Carmans River During March
- Connetquot River During May
- East Lake During April
- Hards Lake During March
- Kahler Pond During March
- Laurel Lake During April
- Nissequogue River During March
- Rattlesnake Creek During May
- Southards Pond During March
- Twin Pond During March
- Upper Lake During March
- West Lake During March
Sullivan County
- Beaver Kill Third week of April
- Callicoon Creek Second week of April
- Callicoon Creek East Branch Second week of April
- Callicoon Creek North Branch Second week of April
- Halfway Brook Third week of April
- Little Beaverkill Third week of April
- Loch Sheldrake During April
- Mongaup Falls Reservoir Third week of April
- Mongaup River First week of April
- Neversink Reservoir During April
- Neversink River Second week of April
- Willowemoc Creek Third week of April
Tioga County
- Catatonk Creek Second week of April
- Cayuta Creek Fourth week of March
- Owego Creek Third week of March
- Owego Creek - West Branch Third week of March
- Owego Creek East Branch Third week of March
- Tri-county Pond During May
Tompkins County
- Cayuga Inlet Spring (week not set)
- Cayuga Lake During April
- Enfield Creek Third week of April
- Enfield Creek, T4 Third week of April
- Fall Creek Second week of April
- Salmon Creek Spring (week not set)
- Virgil Creek Fourth week of April
Ulster County
- Ashokan Reservoir (East Basin) During June
- Ashokan Reservoir (West Basin) During June
- Beer Kill First week of April
- Black Creek Third week of April
- Plattekill Creek First week of April
- Rondout Creek Third week of April
- Rondout Reservoir During June
- Sandburg Creek First week of April
- Sawkill Creek First week of April
- Vernooy Kill Third week of April
Warren County
- Botheration Pond Spring (week not set)
- Brant Lake Spring (week not set)
- Clear Pond Spring (week not set)
- Glen Creek Second week of April
- Glen Lake Spring (week not set)
- Hudson River Third week of April
- Lake Luzerne Spring (week not set)
- Mill Creek Third week of April
- New Lake Spring (week not set)
- Palmer Pond Spring (week not set)
- Round Pond Spring (week not set)
- Schroon River Third week of April
- Upper Siamese Lake Spring (week not set)
Washington County
- Batten Kill Third week of April
- Dead Lake During May
- Indian River Third week of April
- Mettawee River Second week of April
Wayne County
- Lake Ontario During May
Westchester County
- Amawalk Inlet (Muscoot River) Third week of March
- Amawalk Reservoir Third week of March
- Cross River Reservoir Third week of March
- Cross River Reservoir Outlet Third week of March
- Croton River Third week of March
- Dogwood Pond March to April
- Kensico Reservoir During April
- Muscoot Reservoir March to April
- Pocantico River Third week of March
- Stone Hill River Third week of March
- Titicus Reservoir During April
- Titicus River Third week of March
- Waccabuc River Third week of March
Wyoming County
- Cattaraugus Creek Third week of March
- East Koy Creek Fourth week of March
- Letchworth Park Pond During March
- Little Tonawanda Creek Fourth week of March
- Perry Park Pond Mid April
- Tonawanda Creek Fourth week of March
Yates County
- Keuka Lake Outlet Second week of April
Rules to know
A New York fishing license is required from age 16. On inland trout streams you can keep trout from April 1 to October 15 (5 a day, no more than 2 longer than 12 inches, on wild and stocked streams); from October 16 to March 31 it's catch-and-release with artificial lures only. Brown and rainbow trout in lakes and ponds are open all year. Many waters have special rules, so check DEC's freshwater fishing regulations for the exact water.
- DEC publishes planned timing (a week or month), not exact days. Actual stocking can shift with fish availability, weather and water conditions.
- The plan is replaced every year in mid-March. This page picks up the 2027 plan automatically.
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (open data) · last checked 2026-11-03