Chenango Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked monthly March through May in 2026: rainbow trout, 3 plants in all. A 34-acre lake.

Broome County · New York · see it on the national map

last stocked May 1 175 days ago

best window 10:03 pm-12:03 am solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

11,540 fish reported

34 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Fish	Status
Mar 1mo	Rainbow trout	5,300	stocked
Apr 1mo	Rainbow trout	3,120	stocked
May 1mo	Rainbow trout	3,120	stocked

When to fish Chenango Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:40-11:40 am and 10:03 pm-12:03 am	3:56-4:56 am and 4:12-5:12 pm
Tomorrow	10:26 am-12:26 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am	5:06-6:06 am and 4:35-5:35 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked May 1

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New York fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Snake Creek PA	14 mi	May 6
Salt Lick Creek PA	18 mi	May 6
Silver Creek PA	20 mi	May 6
Fall Brook PA	21 mi	Apr 14
Starrucca Creek PA	21 mi	May 7

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Records from New York DEC (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New York fishing regulations.