StockingMap

New York Fish Stocking Schedule and Report, Fall 2026

New York publishes its spring plan by month, not by day, and releases actual counts after the season ends.

Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: New York DEC

151 stocking entries on the 2026 New York record, across 89 waters in 26 counties, from New York DEC. The published counts add up to 497,500 fish.

Stocking runs March through June, heaviest in April.

What goes in: brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Brown trout alone accounts for 82 of the entries.

This page adds live water level and temperature on 5 gauged waters and a page for every county that gets fish.

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  • RSS feed New stockings as they post. Works in Feedly and any feed reader.
  • Calendar (iCal) Copy this link, then in Google Calendar choose Other calendars, From URL. Announced dates land on your calendar and stay current.
  • Print this schedule A clean one-pager for the shop wall or the truck.
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Today: New York fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings

151 stocking records 2026
89 waters
497,500 fish reported

Between seasons

New York is between stocking seasons. Spring plan; actuals after the season.

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. Spring plan; actuals after the season.

Jan ·
Feb ·
Mar 32
Apr 63
May 47
Jun 9
Jul ·
Aug ·
Sep ·
Oct ·
Nov ·
Dec ·

What gets stocked

SpeciesStockings Fish
Brown trout 82 421,290
Rainbow trout 62 69,830
Brook trout 7 6,380

All stocked waters

Every New York water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Broome County 1

Cattaraugus County 2

Cayuga County 2

Chemung County 1

Chenango County 1

Delaware County 1

Dutchess County 1

Essex County 1

Franklin County 1

Fulton County 1

Greene County 1

Hamilton County 1

Herkimer County 2

Lewis County 2

Livingston County 1

Nassau County 1

Orange County 1

Putnam County 7

Rensselaer County 2

Rockland County 1

St Lawrence County 2

Suffolk County 12

Sullivan County 2

Ulster County 2

Washington County 1

Westchester County 2

Questions about New York stocking

When does New York stock fish?
New York DEC stocked fish March through June in 2026.
Can I see New York stocking by county?
Yes. Every one of the 26 New York counties with stocked water has its own page listing that county's waters, its recent stockings and any dates announced ahead.
Is there a printable New York stocking schedule?
Yes. The print view on this page lays the New York schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
How do I get New York stocking updates automatically?
This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for New York, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
How current is this New York stocking information?
The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from New York DEC's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
Which New York waters have live conditions?
5 New York waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
All rows come from New York DEC publications (official page). Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New York fishing regulations.